Category Archives: Canadian Press

LONDON - Singer-songwriter Annie Lennox has been made chancellor of Scotland’s Glasgow Caledonian University, becoming the first woman to occupy the ceremonial post. Lennox, who had critical and...

MONTREAL - Finding a tractor would have been easy, but Mylaine Massicotte wanted horses. After her last draft horse died last fall, the 34-year-old spent weeks combing classifieds before bringing home...

CALGARY - The International Olympic Committee has committed to contributing US$925 million to the host city of the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Calgary is among the cities mulling a bid. Stockho...

MANILA, Philippines - Basketball’s international governing body has opened disciplinary hearings against Australia and the Philippines after a wild brawl that included Milwaukee Bucks forward Th...

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have added a much-needed sniper to their lineup while cementing their top-six forward core, signing proven scorer James Neal on Monday. The deal is worth US$28.75 million ...

MAE SAI, Thailand - The 12 boys and soccer coach found in a partially flooded cave in northern Thailand after 10 days are mostly in stable medical condition and have received high-protein liquid food,...

SAMARA, Russia - Flaunting his flair and his finishing touch wasn’t enough. Neymar put his theatrics on show, too. What became clear in Brazil’s 2-0 victory over Mexico on Monday is that t...

CLEVELAND - LeBron James jerseys in assorted colours hung inside the Cavaliers team shop, their retail price slashed by 40 per cent. Eight years ago, some of them were still smouldering in the streets...

TORONTO - Joe Biagini’s first interaction with Jose Bautista gave him two simultaneous perspectives of the former Blue Jays slugger. Biagini was in the weight room at Toronto’s spring trai...

HALIFAX - As nice as it might be to watch birds flock outside the window, a group advocating for the conservation and protection of wild birds is cautioning against hanging up bird feeders. There are ...