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Canada hosts Davis Cup tie against Israel in Halifax
TORONTO - Halifax will host a Davis Cup World Group I tie between Canada and Israel on Sept. 12-13, Tennis Canada announced Thursday. The matchup at Scotiabank Centre will decide which nation moves on...
May 15, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Manitoba declares state of emergency in provincial park due to fires
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province is declaring a state of emergency in Whiteshell Provincial Park due to wildfires. He says two people who died Wednesday in a fire in the eastern...
May 15, 2025

Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he is sending a delegation to Istanbul for peace talks with Russia
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday he will send a team headed by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov to the Turkish city of Istanbul for peace talks with a Russian ...
May 15, 2025

Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty to helping a man evade federal immigration agents
MILWAUKEE (AP) - A Wisconsin judge pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that she helped a man who is in the country illegally evade U.S. immigration authorities looking to arrest him in her courtroo...
May 15, 2025

Home sales down almost 10% annually last month: Canadian Real Estate Association
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in April fell 9.8 per cent compared with the same month last year, as the national housing market has returned "to the quiet markets we've experien...
May 15, 2025

Dick's Sporting Goods to buy struggling shoe chain Foot Locker for $2.4 billion
Dick's Sporting Goods is buying the struggling footwear chain Foot Locker for about $2.4 billion, the second buyout of a major footwear company in as many weeks as business leaders struggle with uncer...
May 15, 2025

Dick's Sporting Goods to buy struggling shoe chain Foot Locker for $2.4 billion
Dick's Sporting Goods is buying the struggling footwear chain Foot Locker for about $2.4 billion, the second buyout of a major footwear company in as many weeks as business leaders struggle with uncer...
May 15, 2025

Naples will host the next America's Cup in 2027
ROME (AP) - The next America's Cup will be held off Naples, Italy, in 2027, holder Team New Zealand announced on Thursday. It will be the 38th edition of the world's most famous regatta and the first ...
May 15, 2025

In the news today: SUV attack victim recovering, Ontario to spend now, balance later
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... After festival tragedy, a long road to recovery Even the smallest victories are being celebrated by Roland Nul...
May 15, 2025

Former hockey player continues testifying at ex-teammates' sex assault trial
A former member of Canada's world junior hockey team is expected to continue testifying today at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates. Tyler Steenbergen began testifying by videoconfer...
May 15, 2025