Category Archives: The Canadian Press

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - A counterattacking 80-run partnership for the seventh wicket between captain Mitchell Santner and Cole McChonchie guided New Zealand to a 61-run win that knocked host Sri Lan...

DUBAI - Top seed Flix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-4, 6-4 win over French qualifier Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard on Wednesday. Auger-Aliassime...

VANCOUVER - Major League Soccer's reigning defender of the year is sticking with the Vancouver Whitecaps. The club announced Wednesday that it has signed centre back Tristan Blackmon to an extension t...

QUBEC - A new poll indicates that the Quebec Liberals are experiencing a bump in support days after naming Charles Milliard as leader, as debate heats up about a possible independence referendum ahead...

PITTSBURGH - Sidney Crosby says he felt he was "close" to playing in the men's hockey gold-medal game at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The injury he sustained in the Olympic tournament quarterfinals, ho...

NYON, Switzerland (AP) - UEFA has rejected Benfica's last-minute appeal against the provisional suspension of Gianluca Prestianni, meaning he remains ruled out of the Champions League playoff second l...

OTTAWA - Canada is sending $8 million in food aid to Cuba, where a U.S. oil blockade has triggered a humanitarian crisis. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and MP Randeep Sarai, secretary of state ...

TORONTO - An annual hospital ranking by Newsweek magazine has deemed Toronto General the second-best in the world. The University Health Network (UHN) hospital has moved up a spot since last year, pla...

TORONTO - Spring is set for a sluggish and volatile start over parts of Canada, the Weather Network's seasonal forecast suggests, though there are signs it could close out with a sudden flip to hot an...

TORONTO - RJ Barrett is keeping the Toronto Raptors' struggles against the NBA's top-tier teams in perspective. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., had 21 points, eight rebounds and four assists as Toron...