Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Tom Stoppard, sparkling playwright who won an Oscar for 'Shakespeare In Love,' dies at 88
LONDON (AP) - British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998's "Shakespeare In Love," has died. He was 88. In a statement Saturday, ...
Nov 29, 2025
Piastri wins sprint race at Qatar GP to close gap on F1 leader Norris
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) - Oscar Piastri won the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race from pole position Saturday to move 22 points behind McLaren teammate Lando Norris heading into Sunday's main Formula One race. ...
Nov 29, 2025
Love wins monobob World Cup gold for U.S., Canada's Lotholz fifth
IGLS, Austria (AP) - Reigning world champion Kaysha Love of the U.S. claimed the fourth women's monobob World Cup win of her bobsled career Saturday, rallying in the second run of the two-heat race fo...
Nov 29, 2025
Canadian women miss out on Dubai rugby sevens semifinals after costly loss to Japan
DUBAI - Japan rallied with two late tries to defeat Canada 21-19 on Saturday and move into the semifinals of the Emirates Dubai 7s, the opening event of the HSBC SVNS series, at the expense of the Can...
Nov 29, 2025
Canadian defender Nikola Markovic making his mark with North Carolina State
Canadian Nikola Markovic is hard to miss at the heart of the North Carolina State backline. At six foot four and 205 pounds, the ACC Defensive Player of the Year cuts a commanding figure. The 21-year-...
Nov 29, 2025
Independent report into Quebec Liberal vote-buying allegations due in January 2026
QUBEC - The Quebec Liberal Party says a retired judge hired to investigate allegations of cash payments during the party's leadership race will have to submit a report by the end of January 2026. The ...
Nov 29, 2025
Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza ministry says
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza's Health Ministry said Saturday, while a hospital said that Israeli fire killed ...
Nov 29, 2025
Study says Canada is too lax on civilian oversight of the military
OTTAWA - Canada maintains a low level of civilian oversight of the military due to Parliament's rigid party discipline, according to a new book that compares it with fourteen other democracies. That c...
Nov 29, 2025
The NDP leadership candidates have some ambitious ideas — here are some of them
OTTAWA - The five NDP leadership candidates all agree on the need to revitalize the party's grassroots and build up riding associations as the party recovers from its near-wipeout in the April electio...
Nov 29, 2025
Canada women outplayed in 3-0 loss to Japan in international soccer friendly
NAGASAKI - The slump continues for the Canadian women's soccer team. Ninth-ranked Canada fell to its fourth straight defeat Saturday, blanked 3-0 by Japan in a women's soccer friendly. Momoko Tanikawa...
Nov 29, 2025