Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Kohli leads Bengaluru to 5-wicket win over Gujarat in Indian Premier League final
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) - Cricket great Virat Kohli hit the winning six as defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained its Indian Premier League title with a five-wicket victory over Gujara...
May 31, 2026

Quebec moves ahead with AI cultural databank project
MONTREAL - Quebec's national library is moving ahead with plans to create a database of cultural and government content that could be used to train artificial intelligence systems and improve their un...
May 31, 2026

Advocates call on Ottawa to limit nicotine use among youth, demand stricter measures
OTTAWA - Several health organizations are urging the federal government to bring down nicotine use among Canadians to less than five per cent of the population by 2045, as vaping among youth rises. Le...
May 31, 2026

Manitoba police watchdog investigating man's death after hostage-taking, house fire
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's police watchdog is investigating a man's death after he allegedly slammed into a car and held a teen hostage in a burning home. Winnipeg police say the chaotic scene involving a ...
May 31, 2026

Jonas Vingegaard wins Giro d’Italia to become the eighth male rider to win all three Grand Tours
ROME (AP) - Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard won the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, becoming the eighth male rider to win all three Grand Tours. Vingegaard, who rides for Team Visma-Lease a Bike, ended the t...
May 31, 2026

Norway edges Canada 3-2 in overtime to win world hockey bronze medal
ZURICH - Noah Steen scored in overtime to earn Norway a 3-2 upset win over Canada on Sunday to claim the bronze medal at the world hockey championship. Steen's goal came at the 3:32 mark of the extra ...
May 31, 2026

New Zealand defeats Canada 50-14 in third-place game at rugby sevens event in Spain
VALLADOLID - Asia Hogan-Rochester had two tries and two conversions as the Canadian women's rugby sevens squad dropped a 50-14 decision to New Zealand in the third-place game Sunday at the HSBC SVNS W...
May 31, 2026

Tory leader takes aim at Liberals with call for emergency debate on the economy
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is stepping up his attack on Liberal policies with a call for an emergency parliamentary debate on the economy. Statistics Canada said Friday the economy ...
May 31, 2026

Woman who had to give up baby urges Ottawa to apologize for forced adoptions
Christine Nayler spent only four days with her newborn daughter after giving birth at a hospital north of Newmarket, Ont., in 1982, before her baby was taken away from her. Then a 15-year-old expectan...
May 31, 2026

New book explores the rugged adaptability of Sable Island, N.S.'s wild horses
HALIFAX - Damian Lidgard has spent 30 years studying and photographing wildlife on Nova Scotia's Sable Island, and hopes his forthcoming book will give people an appreciation for the beauty and hardin...
May 31, 2026