Category Archives: The Canadian Press
No 1 Thitikul struggles in the first round of the LPGA Singapore led by Kim
SINGAPORE (AP) - Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul struggled during the first round of the HSBC Women's World Championship on Thursday, shooting a 1-over 73 to trail the leader by seven strokes. Thitikul won ...
Feb 26, 2026
Montreal's Auger-Aliassime rolls into Dubai semifinals, sets up Medvedev clash
DUBAI - Flix Auger-Aliassime powered his way into the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a dominant serving display Thursday. The top seed from Montreal hammered 16 aces, won 83 per cen...
Feb 26, 2026
New football chinstrap designed to lessen force of blows to facemask
Erin Hanson wants to make taking it on the chin in football much safer in Canada. Guardian Sports officially launched the Guardian Flex chinstrap on Thursday for individual and team sale, with the CFL...
Feb 26, 2026
Danish prime minister calls a parliamentary election on March 24
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced Thursday that the Scandinavian country will hold a parliamentary election on March 24, giving voters a say several months e...
Feb 26, 2026
Raptors bigs' strategy works against Wembanyama but Toronto still comes up short
TORONTO - When the Toronto Raptors announced their starting lineup against the San Antonio Spurs, there was a small surprise at centre with rookie Collin Murray-Boyles taking the tipoff instead of vet...
Feb 26, 2026
In the news: P.M. leaving for overseas trip, Telefilm Canada looking for a spark
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney follows up Davos speech with Asia trip Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves Thursday for a 10-day visit t...
Feb 26, 2026
Telefilm wants to reframe the Canadian film success story after box-office slump
Telefilm Canada says a nearly 41 per cent drop in box-office revenue for Canadian films last year reflects the volatility of the theatrical market, not a crisis of quality. At the same time, the agenc...
Feb 26, 2026
B.C. man cured of rare disease in world-first for new gene-editing technology
Ty Sperle says he felt "insane shock" after learning he'd been cured of a rare genetic disease through a clinical trial using a new gene-editing treatment. The B.C. man says he'd started that day last...
Feb 26, 2026
Feds knew EV rebates were running out months before telling public, documents suggest
OTTAWA - Transport Canada officials were aware funding for the popular electric vehicle rebate program was at risk of running out several months before the department told the public about it in Janua...
Feb 26, 2026
Carney follows up speech in Davos with trip to India, Australia, Japan
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney left Ottawa Thursday morning for a 10-day visit to India, Australia and Japan - his first international trip since his headline-making speech in Davos that called f...
Feb 26, 2026