Category Archives: The Canadian Press

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

Blast at building storing explosives in Myanmar kills more than 45 people
BANGKOK (AP) - A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar said to have been storing explosives for mining has killed more than 45 people, according to rescue workers and independent media...
May 31, 2026

Second-year linebacker Casey among Toronto Argonauts final cuts
TORONTO - American linebacker Aaron Casey, who finished second on the team in sacks last season as a CFL rookie, was among the Toronto Argonauts final cuts. Toronto unveiled its moves Sunday. CFL team...
May 31, 2026

Landmark Indigenous languages office under audit, $10M spent hosting conference
The federal government has ordered a financial audit into transactions and activities at a landmark Indigenous languages office after receiving anonymous complaints. Canadian Heritage didn't elaborate...
May 31, 2026

First Nations haven't been consulted on clean drinking water legislation: lawyer
OTTAWA - A lawyer who represented First Nations in a class-action lawsuit against Ottawa says his clients still have not been consulted on promised clean drinking water legislation - even though the l...
May 31, 2026