Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Blue Jays blank Phillies 3-0 as Varsho, Keys homer in Grapefruit League opener
DUNEDIN - The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 on Saturday in their Grapefruit League opener at TD Ballpark. Daulton Varsho, who started at designated hitter, opened the scorin...
Feb 21, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Canada gets gold after 9-6 win in men's curling final
MILAN - The Canadian men's curling team, led by skip Brad Jacobs, has won gold in the men's curling tournament at the Winter Games. More to come. The Canadian Press
Feb 21, 2026

RCMP investigating threats online and in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., after shootings
RCMP say they are investigating threats that have circulated online and within the community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on the same day that the funeral for one of the victims in the mass shooting had to...
Feb 21, 2026

Canada captain Alphonso Davies injures hamstring in Bayern win
Canada captain Alphonso Davies sustained a torn muscle fibre in his right hamstring during a game Saturday, his club Bayern Munich has confirmed. Davies went off injured during Bayern Munich's 3-2 Bun...
Feb 21, 2026

Trump says he'll raise tariffs to 15 percent after Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Saturday that he wants a global tariff of 15%, up from 10% he had announced a day earlier after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down many of the far-reachin...
Feb 21, 2026

Canadian speedskater Ivanie Blondin wins another silver medal in mass start
MILAN - Ivanie Blondin's talent for thriving in chaos served her well again. The 35-year-old speedskater from Ottawa repeated as an Olympic silver medallist Saturday in the unpredictable race that is ...
Feb 21, 2026

Trump says he's increasing the worldwide tariff to 15 per cent
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's erratic tariffs threats continued Saturday with a pledge to increase his new worldwide tariff to 15 per cent, a day after the Supreme Court quashed the U.S. president's fav...
Feb 21, 2026

NASA moon rocket hit by new problem, putting March launch with astronauts in jeopardy
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's new moon rocket has suffered another setback, putting next month's planned launch with astronauts in jeopardy, the space agency announced Saturday. Officials reveale...
Feb 21, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Canada beats U.S. 10-7 in women's curling bronze-medal game
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO - Canada has defeated the United States 10-7 in the women's curling bronze-medal game at the Milan Cortina Olympics. More to come. The Canadian Press
Feb 21, 2026

As expected, Canada's Cassie Sharpe sits out Olympic halfpipe final after nasty crash
LIVIGNO - Canadian freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe, citing a heavy concussion, facial contusion and some lingering dizziness, pulled out of Saturday's Olympic freeski halfpipe final in the wake of a nas...
Feb 21, 2026