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Connor McDavid says Olympics ‘finally feel real’ after Team Canada roster reveal
EDMONTON — Connor McDavid says the Olympic experience finally feels real after the Edmonton Oilers…
Longtime Buccaneers radio play-by-play voice Gene Deckerhoff retiring after this season
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers radio play-by-play announcer Gene Deckerhoff is retiring after…
Hong Kong greets 2026 without fireworks after deadliest blaze in decades
HONG KONG (AP) — Fireworks are typically a celebratory centerpiece of Hong Kong’s New Year…
Canadian men’s and women’s soccer teams in different states of mind going into 2026
The Canadian men’s and women’s soccer teams enter 2026 in vastly different moods. While the…
Canadian Walter Sieber played his part before 1998 World Cup championship game
Having worked at 10 FIFA men’s World Cups, Walter Sieber knows a tournament general co-ordinator…
Canada’s dream of hosting a men’s World Cup dates back to 1976 Montreal Olympics
The quest for Canada to host a men’s FIFA World Cup dates back some 50…
Nardwuar becomes first ‘human serviette’ appointed to Order of Canada
TORONTO — When Nardwuar rhymes off a list of fellow members of the Order of…
Trump isn’t the 1st president to want more room to entertain, longtime White House usher says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is not the first president to want more room…
Treasury Board minister silent on details of plan to shrink federal public service
OTTAWA — Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says the federal government hasn’t worked out details…
A rough year for journalists in 2025, with a little hope for things to turn around
NEW YORK (AP) — By nearly any measure, 2025 has been a rough year for…
Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse honoured with Order of Canada
It was surprising for Andre De Grasse at first. The seven-time Olympic medallist from Markham,…
Lens and PSG resume Ligue 1 title battle with Marseille waiting to pounce
PARIS (AP) — Lens begins the year one point ahead of defending champion Paris Saint-Germain…
Pacifist Japan has slowly transformed from exclusively self-defense to a military buildup
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is barreling forward with efforts to significantly boost its military capabilities…
In The Rings: Change coming to curling scene with lineup moves and Rock League
The Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials did more than just determine this country’s representatives for the…
Rashid Khan to lead Afghanistan’s cricketers at T20 World Cup
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Rashid Khan was named Afghanistan captain of a 15-man squad announced…
Junta leader is declared the winner of Guinea’s presidential election
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Junta leader Gen. Mamdi Doumbouya was declared the winner of Guinea’s…
See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists
Dec. 24-30, 2025. AP mobile scroll: a selection of standout vertical images published by The…
Pakistan’s polio cases fell by half in 2025 despite attacks on vaccination teams
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan reported fewer than half as many cases of polio in 2025…
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Arctic blast brings snow and wind to the Great Lakes and Northeast A surge of…
Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon agrees to restructure final year of his $245 million contract
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Anthony Rendon has agreed to restructure the final year of his…
Former Australian cricketer Damien Martyn is in serious condition in a Gold Coast hospital
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Former cricketer Damien Martyn, who played 67 test matches for Australia,…
LIV Golf still waiting on approval from world ranking. OWGR reduces point for 54-hole events
LIV Golf will end the year with no decision whether the Official World Golf Ranking…
China flexes blockade capabilities near Taiwan on second day of military drills
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s People’s Liberation Army staged a second day of large-scale military…
Saudi Arabia bombs Yemen port city over weapons shipment from UAE for separatists
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla on…