Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Western Canadian premiers set to meet in Alberta as province grapples with separatism
Premiers from Western Canada and the northern territories are set to gather in Alberta to discuss business, trade and their neighbouring relationships, all while the host province stews over a monumen...
29m ago
Helmet worn by Canadian F1 great Gilles Villeneuve sells for record US$1.25M
MONTREAL - Gilles Villeneuve's helmet from his final Formula One race in 1982 has sold for a record US$1.25 million ($1.727 million), according to a motorsports memorabilia collector. Darren Jack, pre...
38m ago
Carney welcomes World Cup to Ottawa as Canada prepares to host matches next month
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed FIFA president Gianni Infantino to Ottawa ahead of the 2026 World Cup, as part of the tournament's trophy tour. Carney says that soccer has flourished in C...
40m ago
Carney welcomes World Cup to Ottawa as Canada prepares to host matches next month
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed FIFA president Gianni Infantino to Ottawa ahead of the 2026 World Cup, as part of the tournament's trophy tour. Carney says that soccer has flourished in C...
40m ago
'Owe it to our fans': Canadiens keen for better home-ice effort in Game 3
RALEIGH - Nick Suzuki trudged off the ice hoping it wasn't his team's closing act at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens were embarrassed 8-3 by the Buffalo Sabres in Game 6 of their second-round playoff s...
51m ago
Canada's Gabriel Diallo retires due to injury in opening match at French Open
PARIS - Gabriel Diallo is out of the French Open. The Montreal native retired due to injury from his opening-round match against Australian James Duckworth on Sunday at the tennis Grand Slam event. Du...
56m ago
Turkish police storm offices of main opposition CHP party, firing tear gas and rubber bullets
ANKARA (AP) - Police stormed the offices of Turkey's main opposition CHP party on Sunday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at party supporters and officials who had been holed up inside for three da...
4h ago
Best of times, worst of times: Montreal clinic cares for pregnant women with cancer
MONTREAL - On May 15, 2024, Habalet Andre Loblegnon learned she was pregnant for the fourth time. Two weeks later, she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. She had noticed a lump under her ri...
6h ago
Arrival of World Cup in Toronto, Vancouver means more chances to pick up side gigs
Canadian soccer fanatics have a chance to experience one of the sport's premier events in person this year as the FIFA World Cup comes to North America. For some people, the tournament also means an o...
6h ago
Canadian star Bridget Carleton takes on leadership role with expansion Portland Fire
TORONTO - Ever since Bridget Carleton was selected first overall in the WNBA's 2026 expansion draft the message has been clear: she has to be aggressive. The native of Chatham-Kent, Ont., had 15 point...
7h ago