Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Canadiens say 'win one' is sole focus for tonight's Game 7 showdown with Sabres
BUFFALO - Flush and forget and bounce forward - that was basically the public offering from coach Martin St. Louis moments after his Montreal Canadiens blew a 3-1 lead on home ice Saturday with an opp...
May 18, 2026
'Lion' of journalism loses its voice as Vancouver's Langara College program faces end
VANCOUVER - Oksana Shtohryn, a former lawyer in Ukraine, was attracted to the two-year journalism program at Vancouver's Langara College because it was hands on, quicker to complete than a four-year c...
May 18, 2026
Ottawa still pledging to double construction pace despite home building headwinds
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is sticking to its pledge to double the pace of home building even as headwinds buffet the construction industry. Prime Minister Mark Carney promised in his 202...
May 18, 2026
Mitchell scores 26 as Cavaliers rout Pistons 125-94 in Game 7 to reach East finals
DETROIT (AP) - Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Sam Merrill each added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 125-94 on Sunday night in Game 7 to advance to the Ea...
May 17, 2026
Sykes has career-high 38 points, Tempo get first road win with 106-96 decision over Sparks
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Brittney Sykes scored a career-high 38 points, rookie Kiki Rice added 19 in her first start, and the Toronto Tempo raced past the Los Angeles Sparks 106-96 on Sunday. Marina Mabrey ...
May 17, 2026
Toronto Rock win NLL Cup with series-clinching 12-7 win over Halifax Thunderbirds
HALIFAX - Owen Hiltz and Chris Boushy each had three goals and an assist, Mark Matthews had a goal and three assists, and Nick Rose made 34 saves as the Toronto Rock defeated the Halifax Thunderbirds ...
May 17, 2026
Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander becomes 14th player to win back-to-back NBA MVPs
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - He's the best player on the best team. And the voters say he's the best player in the league, too. Again. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunde...
May 17, 2026
Aaron Rai runs away with the PGA Championship, first English-born winner in more than a century
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) - Aaron Rai was just another name among a dozen others who had reason to believe the PGA Championship was theirs for the taking Sunday at tough Aronimink. There was Rory McIlr...
May 17, 2026
Chris Johnston claims emphatic Elite Series victory at Santee Cooper Lakes
CLENDON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - There's nothing like an emphatic victory to cure what ails Canadian Chris Johnston. The Peterborough, Ont., angler won the Elite Series event on Santee Cooper Lakes on...
May 17, 2026
Lottie Woad wins Kroger Queen City Championship for 2nd LPGA Tour title
CINCINNATI (AP) - Lottie Woad held off Haeran Ryu on a gusty Sunday afternoon at Maketewah Country Club in the Kroger Queen City Championship. Three strokes ahead of playing partner Amanda Doherty and...
May 17, 2026