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Toronto van attack hearing and Capitol riot probe : In The News for June 13, 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 13, 2022... What we are watching in Canad...
Jun 13, 2022

Inquiry to hear testimony on Ottawa's off-the-rails transit system
OTTAWA - Hundreds of public servants and downtown workers trudged shoulder to shoulder down the sidewalk on the outskirts of Ottawa's core on a dreary October 2019 morning, making an unexpected march ...
Jun 13, 2022

Newgarden wins at Road America, earns $1 million bonus
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) - Josef Newgarden wanted to thank the pet service that helped him adopt his 30-pound mutt, Axel, that has become part of his family. The Team Penske driver repaid the shelter -...
Jun 12, 2022

Vallee proves she belongs in elite divers company
CALGARY - After collecting gold Saturday in synchronized diving with teammate Margo Erlam of Saskatoon, Sask., Mia Vallee of Beaconsfield, Que., hoped to get back on the podium Sunday in the individua...
Jun 12, 2022

Floyd Mayweather Jr. touched by Hall of Fame induction
VERONA, N.Y. (AP) - Reduced to tears at a banquet on the eve of his big day, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Sunday, just a tinge of emotion in his voic...
Jun 12, 2022

Backpack, laptop found where pair went missing in Amazon
ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) - Divers from Brazil's firefighters corps found a backpack and laptop Sunday in the remote Amazon area where Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and freelance British journal...
Jun 12, 2022

Corey Conners wins Rivermead Cup low Canadian at RBC Canadian Open
TORONTO - Corey Conners won a trophy at the RBC Canadian Open for the first time of his career. But it's not the one he really wanted. Conners, from Listowel, Ont., fired an 8-under 62 in the final ro...
Jun 12, 2022

Minister St-Onge announces creation of Sport Canada athletes commission
Canada's sport minister Pascale St-Onge emphasized once again that the athlete voice is critical in changing the sports culture in this country. St-Onge announced a couple of safe-sport initiatives on...
Jun 12, 2022

Rory McIlroy wins back-to-back RBC Canadian Opens
TORONTO - Rory McIlroy has won back-to-back RBC Canadian Opens. The Northern Irishman fired an 8-under 62 to hold on for a two-stroke victory over Tony Finau of the United States to finish at 19-under...
Jun 12, 2022

Guerrero homers, leads Stripling, Blue Jays over Tigers 6-0
DETROIT (AP) - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered, Ross Stripling pitched one-hit ball for six innings and the Toronto Blue Jays went on to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-0 Sunday. The Blue Jays took two of thr...
Jun 12, 2022