Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Phillies president Dombrowski says losing prized free agent Bo Bichette to Mets a gut punch
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bo Bichette spurning the Phillies for the National League East rival New York Mets was akin to a gut punch for the NL East champions. A two-time All-Star shortstop with the Toronto...
Jan 20, 2026
Two-time Paralympian Rob Shaw retiring from wheelchair tennis
TORONTO - Rob Shaw will retire from wheelchair tennis after competing at the Australian Open, Tennis Canada announced Tuesday. The 36-year-old from North Bay, Ont., played most of his career in the qu...
Jan 20, 2026
Strate, Boyd-Clowes named to ski jump team, but no chance for another mixed medal
CALGARY - Two athletes who helped Canada win its first Olympic ski jumping medal will be back at the Milan Cortina Games, but the mixed team that achieved the breakthrough won't be back for another sh...
Jan 20, 2026
Carney's pitch at World Economic Forum could set stage for new global partnerships
Experts say Canada's presence at the World Economic Forum has outsized importance this year, with Prime Minister Mark Carney's pitch to expand global trade relationships coming as rhetoric from U.S. P...
Jan 20, 2026
Carney takes cautious approach to Trump's invitation to join 'Board of Peace'
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney is sounding a cautious note on his invitation to take part in U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" - even as other leaders balk at the hefty price tag...
Jan 20, 2026
Organizing soccer friendlies ahead of World Cup comes with a lot of moving parts
Organizing a soccer friendly takes more than a phone call and a glance at the calendar. And doing it on the eve of the FIFA World Cup adds to the Rubik's Cube-like degree of difficulty. Canada Soccer ...
Jan 20, 2026
Federica Brignone shows competitive skiing on return from injury with Olympics approaching
SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy (AP) - Defending overall World Cup champion Federica Brignone is back skiing after a nine-month injury layoff and already competitive with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympi...
Jan 20, 2026
Syrian military, Kurdish-led forces announce new truce after guards leave camp housing IS families
RAQQA, Syria (AP) - Guards from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces abandoned a camp Tuesday in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group, and the Syrian milit...
Jan 20, 2026
B.C. parents honour 'brave' Piper James, found dead in Australia circled by dingoes
Angela James said she last spoke to her 19-year-old daughter, Piper, early on Saturday morning, when she called her parents from Australia to tell them she was going for a swim, and that she was thank...
Jan 20, 2026
Carney says beefing up Arctic security key to solving Greenland crisis
OTTAWA - There are solutions to the crisis enveloping Greenland, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday, as global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland absorbed another escalation in U....
Jan 20, 2026