Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Antetokounmpo scores 31 as Bucks beat Raptors 122-116 to spoil home opener
TORONTO - Milwaukee Bucks standout Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a game-high 31 points and grabbed 20 rebounds to spoil the 29-point home debut of Toronto Raptors guard Brandon Ingram in the Bucks' 122...
Oct 24, 2025

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit has died at age 93
BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, died on Friday. She was 93. The Roy...
Oct 24, 2025

Blue Jays' Gausman excited to make World Series debut after 13 MLB seasons
TORONTO - Kevin Gausman's years of waiting are finally over: he will pitch in a World Series. Gausman was named the Toronto Blue Jays starter for Game 2 of the best-of-seven championship series, facin...
Oct 24, 2025

Canada's Rachel Homan qualifies for playoffs at Pan Continental Curling Championships
VIRGINIA - Defending champion Rachel Homan of Canada clinched a playoff spot at the Pan Continental Curling Championships with a 9-1 win over Australia's Helen Williams on the final day of competition...
Oct 24, 2025

Blue Jays manager Schneider's first World Series experience came as a fan in 2003
TORONTO - Blue Jays manager John Schneider's first World Series experience came as a fan in 2003. In his first full season at the minor-league level at the time, Schneider and Brendan Fuller, a teamma...
Oct 24, 2025

The CEO of the Alamo's historic site has resigned after a top Texas Republican criticized her
The CEO of the nonprofit managing the Alamo resigned after a powerful Republican state official criticized her publicly, suggesting that her views aren't compatible with the history of the Texas shrin...
Oct 24, 2025

O'Shea to rest some starters for Bombers' game against Als as playoffs approach
WINNIPEG - Mike O'Shea doesn't want to make the same mistake twice. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach is resting a number of starters for Saturday's final regular-season game at home against the Mo...
Oct 24, 2025

Former Mulroney aides say Ontario ads accurately present Reagan's views on trade
OTTAWA - Associates of former prime minister Brian Mulroney say Ronald Reagan's embrace of free trade and rejection of tariffs grew out of the late U.S. president's relationship with his Canadian coun...
Oct 24, 2025

Vancouver authorities should have known festival attacker posed threat, lawsuit says
VANCOUVER - In the weeks before a deadly attack at a Vancouver Filipino festival, suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo asked to have his antipsychotic medication reduced, even as his mental health was deteriorating...
Oct 24, 2025

Chief says he's offended by mandatory federal branding on Orange Shirt Day funding
OTTAWA - The chief of James Smith Cree Nation says he's offended by Ottawa's requirement that promotional materials for Orange Shirt Day events funded by the federal government carry government brandi...
Oct 24, 2025