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‘Biggest sport no one’s heard of:’ Walking soccer gains ground in Canada
TORONTO - Kerrin Hands calls walking soccer "the biggest sport no one's heard of." Hands, who runs the Toronto Walking Soccer Club, was initially skeptical about the appeal of a no-running version of ...
Jul 23, 2025
Trump announces more trade deals as deadline looms for higher tariffs on Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump announced more trade deals this week as his deadline for Canada and the United States to negotiate a new economic and security partnership draws closer. Trump ...
Jul 23, 2025
As losses pile up, CF Montréal pledges rebuild in open letter to fans
MONTREAL - As CF Montreal languishes at the bottom of the Major League Soccer standings, the club says it is entering a rebuild. Montreal has a 3-15-6 record in MLS play - for 15 points in 24 games - ...
Jul 23, 2025
Red Deer man's Florida trial delayed until September
A Red Deer man accused of various child exploitation-related offences in the United States has had his trial delayed.James Hjelmeland, 30, was scheduled to stand trial in Florida in June for the follo...
Jul 23, 2025
The UN's top court delivers landmark decision on tackling climate change
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The top United Nations court has opened a hearing to deliver an advisory opinion in a landmark case about nations' obligations to tackle climate change and consequences t...
Jul 23, 2025
Officials say Syria has asked Turkey for defense support after sectarian clashes
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Syria's interim government has requested Turkey's support to strengthen its defense capabilities, Turkish officials said, following sectarian violence over the past two weeks tha...
Jul 23, 2025
Indian police arrest a suspected scammer running a fake embassy near New Delhi
NEW DELHI (AP) - Indian police have arrested a man accused of running a bogus embassy from a rented residential building near the capital, New Delhi, and recovered cars with fake diplomatic plates. Th...
Jul 23, 2025
In the news today: Convoy leaders to be sentenced, festival attack suspect in court
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Sentencing begins for 'Freedom Convoy' leaders The sentencing hearing for "Freedom Convoy" leaders Tamara Lich...
Jul 23, 2025
A timeline of sexual assault allegations against former Hockey Canada junior players
A timeline of events that led to former Canada world junior hockey team players Michael McLeod, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube and Cal Foote being charged with sexual assault. Jan. 5, 2018 -...
Jul 23, 2025
Hockey players' sex assault trial: What court heard about each of the 5 accused
An Ontario judge is set to deliver her ruling Thursday in the case of five hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room seven years ago. Michael McLeod, Carter H...
Jul 23, 2025