Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Former Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins has died at 88
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Martha Layne Collins, the first and only woman elected governor of Kentucky, died on Saturday. She was 88. The Democrat's most visible legacy is a sprawling Toyota auto assembly ...
Nov 01, 2025
Auger-Aliassime wins way into Paris Masters final, beats Bublik in semifinal
PARIS - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the Paris Masters tennis tournament final with a straight-sets win over Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan on Saturday. Montreal's Auger-Aliassime prevai...
Nov 01, 2025
Mboko reaches Hong Kong Open final with three-set win over Fernandez
HONG KONG - Victoria Mboko downed fellow Canadian Leylah Fernandez in three sets to advance to the Hong Kong Open tennis tournament final. Toronto's Mboko prevailed 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 over Fernandez of Lav...
Nov 01, 2025
'We almost had it': Blue Jays fans stunned after Dodgers win World Series in Game 7
TORONTO - Blue Jays fans were left in stunned silence Saturday night as Toronto's early lead in the clinching World Series game slipped away and the Los Angeles Dodgers won 5-4 in extra innings. Roger...
Nov 01, 2025
'We almost had it': Blue Jays fans stunned after Dodgers win World Series in Game 7
TORONTO - Blue Jays fans were left in stunned silence Saturday night as Toronto's early lead in the clinching World Series game slipped away and the Los Angeles Dodgers won 5-4 in extra innings. Roger...
Nov 01, 2025
Mom of soldier killed in Afghanistan named national Silver Cross Mother
OTTAWA - When Nancy Payne lays a wreath on Remembrance Day at the National War Memorial, it won't be the first time she's represented mothers of Canadian soldiers who have died in combat. But it will ...
Nov 01, 2025
'Hurricane Bob' Rae says he's leaving the United Nations with no regrets
OTTAWA - Bob Rae knows that as Canada's ambassador to the United Nations he had a habit of going off-message with Global Affairs Canada but he has no regrets. He says it created a healthy tension, eve...
Nov 01, 2025
Jays, Dodgers set for Game 7 World Series showdown
TORONTO - The 2025 Major League Baseball season that started March 18 in Toyko ends tonight in Canada. And the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, who took part in the first regular-season game at...
Nov 01, 2025
9 dead, dozens injured in crowd surge at Hindu temple in southern India
NEW DELHI (AP) - A crowd surge at a popular Hindu temple in southern India left at least nine people dead and dozens injured, local authorities said Saturday. The incident occurred at the Swamy Venkat...
Nov 01, 2025
No buses or metros Saturday in Montreal because of transit strike
MONTRAL - Montreal's buses and metro trains ground to a halt Saturday as hundreds of striking public transit workers gathered downtown to press for improved pay and working conditions. Montrealers who...
Nov 01, 2025