Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Canadian ice dancers Gilles, Poirier just miss podium at Grand Prix Final
NAGOYA - Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier finished fourth in figure skating's Grand Prix final Saturday, missing the podium by just 0.06 points. Gilles and Poirier were third after t...
Dec 06, 2025
Verstappen takes pole position for F1 title-deciding Abu Dhabi GP ahead of Norris and Piastri
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Max Verstappen took a brilliant pole position for the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of Formula 1 title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri on Satur...
Dec 06, 2025
Canadian rugby sevens women have tough day at Cape Town Sevens
CAPE TOWN - Canada had a rough day Saturday at the HSBC Cape Town SVNS, losing all three matches in Pool B play. The day ended with a comprehensive 31- 12 loss to France at DHL Stadium, dropping the C...
Dec 06, 2025
Mass shooting at a South African bar leaves 11 dead, including 3 children
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - A mass shooting carried out Saturday by multiple suspects in an unlicensed bar near the South African capital left at least 11 people dead, police said. The victims incl...
Dec 06, 2025
Potential Canada-Italy World Cup game in Toronto would be 'electric,' fans say
TORONTO - The draw for next summer's World Cup has opened the possibility that Canada will face Italy in its June 12 opener in Toronto, and hopes in the city's Little Italy neighbourhood are running h...
Dec 06, 2025
Thirty-six years after Polytechnique attack killing 14 women, a duty to do more
MONTREAL - Montrealers and others across the country paused to pay tribute Saturday to the 14 women who were murdered at Polytechnique Montral 36 years ago simply because they were women. The prime mi...
Dec 06, 2025
Thirty-six years after Polytechnique attack killing 14 women, a duty to do more
MONTREAL - Montrealers and others across the country paused to pay tribute Saturday to the 14 women who were murdered at Polytechnique Montral 36 years ago simply because they were women. The prime mi...
Dec 06, 2025
Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican collection return to Canada
MONTREAL - First Nations, Inuit and Mtis leaders welcomed back dozens of Indigenous artifacts released from the Vatican collection at Montreal's airport Saturday. The 62 items will ultimately be retur...
Dec 06, 2025
Russian dissidents call on Ottawa to resettle their peers facing deportation in U.S.
OTTAWA - Prominent Russian democracy activists are urging Ottawa to resettle dozens of their peers who tried to claim asylum in the U.S. and now face deportation and imprisonment in Russia. The activi...
Dec 06, 2025
'It's tough': Struggling Canucks searching for answers after another loss
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks fired general manager Jim Benning and head coach Travis Green exactly four years ago. The team's current fortunes are worse than ever. The Canucks sit last in the NHL...
Dec 06, 2025