Category Archives: Canadian Press

OTTAWA - The final buzzer sounded on Canada’s first round of FIBA World Cup qualifying on Monday night - job No. 1 complete. Kelly Olynyk and Phil Scrubb scored 14 points apiece, while teenager ...

Increased shipping could make parts of the Northwest Passage among the most dangerous places in the Arctic for the whales and other mammals that live there, a study suggests. In a paper published Mond...

LONDON - Singer-songwriter Annie Lennox has been made chancellor of Scotland’s Glasgow Caledonian University, becoming the first woman to occupy the ceremonial post. Lennox, who had critical and...

MONTREAL - Finding a tractor would have been easy, but Mylaine Massicotte wanted horses. After her last draft horse died last fall, the 34-year-old spent weeks combing classifieds before bringing home...

CALGARY - The International Olympic Committee has committed to contributing US$925 million to the host city of the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Calgary is among the cities mulling a bid. Stockho...

MANILA, Philippines - Basketball’s international governing body has opened disciplinary hearings against Australia and the Philippines after a wild brawl that included Milwaukee Bucks forward Th...

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have added a much-needed sniper to their lineup while cementing their top-six forward core, signing proven scorer James Neal on Monday. The deal is worth US$28.75 million ...

MAE SAI, Thailand - The 12 boys and soccer coach found in a partially flooded cave in northern Thailand after 10 days are mostly in stable medical condition and have received high-protein liquid food,...

SAMARA, Russia - Flaunting his flair and his finishing touch wasn’t enough. Neymar put his theatrics on show, too. What became clear in Brazil’s 2-0 victory over Mexico on Monday is that t...

CLEVELAND - LeBron James jerseys in assorted colours hung inside the Cavaliers team shop, their retail price slashed by 40 per cent. Eight years ago, some of them were still smouldering in the streets...