Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Breezy Johnson wins 1st gold for US at Milan Cortina Olympics after Lindsey Vonn crashes
MILAN (AP) - The crash. The gasps. The helicopter. Lindsey Vonn's frightening fall in the women's downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics couldn't help but overshadow U.S. teammate Breezy Johnson's fea...
Feb 08, 2026
A truck carrying passengers crashes in northern Nigeria, killing at least 30 people
KANO, Nigeria (AP) - A truck carrying passengers crashed in northern Nigeria because of reckless driving, killing at least 30 people and injuring several others, authorities said Sunday. The trailer w...
Feb 08, 2026

Canada's Victoria Mboko wins opening-round match in straight sets at Qatar Open
DOHA - Canada's Victoria Mboko defeated Czechia's Marie Bouzkova 7-5, 6-2 in opening-round women's singles tennis action at the Qatar Open on Sunday. The 19-year-old from Toronto broke on six of her 1...
Feb 08, 2026

Scottie Barnes's double-double leads Raptors in 122-104 rout of Pacers
TORONTO - Scottie Barnes had a double-double to lead the Toronto Raptors in a 122-104 rout of the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. Barnes finished with 25 points, 14 rebounds and six assists as Toronto (32-2...
Feb 08, 2026

Canadian tennis star Auger-Aliassime defends Montpellier title, sets Canadian mark
MONTPELLIER - Flix Auger-Aliassime defended a title Sunday and set a Canadian record in the process. Auger-Aliassime claimed his second straight Open Occitanie championship with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win ove...
Feb 08, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Sidney Crosby named captain of Canada's men's hockey team
MILAN - Two-time Olympic gold medallist Sidney Crosby was been named captain of Canada's men's hockey team at the Milan Cortina Games. More coming. The Canadian Press
Feb 08, 2026

'Get their act together': Freeland on U.S. relationship with others on world stage
Former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland says when it comes to the U.S. and its relationships with other countries on the world stage, it needs to "get their act together." Since his 2025 inauguratio...
Feb 08, 2026

UK leader's chief of staff quits over appointment of Mandelson as ambassador despite Epstein ties
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer 's chief of staff resigned Sunday over the furor surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the U.K. ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to...
Feb 08, 2026

Cascadia movement has roots in the past, but does B.C. separatism have a future?
VICTORIA - In 2017, Cory Pahl was a candidate for the Cascadia Party of British Columbia, whose official goals included the creation of a provincial assembly that would assert the sovereign rights of ...
Feb 08, 2026

Mustangs to hold benefit game for hockey players who died in Alberta highway crash
STAVELY - The small southern Alberta town of Stavely is set to host a benefit game Sunday evening for three junior hockey players who died last week in a highway crash. The Southern Alberta Mustangs w...
Feb 08, 2026