Category Archives: The Canadian Press

FIFA says it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for 2026 World Cup
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - FIFA said Wednesday it has received more than 500 million ticket requests for this year's World Cup. Soccer's organizing body said outside the host United States, Mexico and ...
Jan 14, 2026

Underdog millionaire as local amateur beats Sinner on way to 1 Point Slam title at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - A little-known local amateur player beat Jannik Sinner and went on to make himself a millionaire in Australian dollars after winning the 1 Point Slam on Wednesday at the Au...
Jan 14, 2026

Senate Republicans defeat Venezuela war powers resolution as Trump pressures 2 GOP senators to flip
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans voted to dismiss a war powers resolution Wednesday that would have limited President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela after two GOP s...
Jan 14, 2026

Vancouver Goldeneyes forward Sarah Nurse eager to defend Olympic gold with Canada
VANCOUVER - Sarah Nurse realized early in the Professional Women's Hockey League season that she wouldn't be able to show on the ice why she deserves to be part of Canada's Olympic team. The Goldeneye...
Jan 14, 2026

Timeline of B.C.'s three-year drug decriminalization pilot project
British Columbia's three-year pilot project that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use is set to end on Jan. 31. Health Minister Josie Osbourne has announced...
Jan 14, 2026

Nick Taylor ready to defend Sony Open crown at Hawaii's Waiʻalae Country Club
Waialae Country Club has become a home away from home for Canada's Nick Taylor. The golfer from Abbotsford, B.C., won the Sony Open in Hawaii on the course last year and is set to defend his title sta...
Jan 14, 2026

Real Madrid ousted from Copa by 2nd-division club Albacete in debut of coach Arbeloa
MADRID (AP) - lvaro Arbeloa got off to a dismal start as the new coach of Real Madrid, seeing his team lose to second-division club Albacete 3-2 and drop out of the Copa del Rey in the round of 16 on ...
Jan 14, 2026

Five topics other than trade that could come up during Carney's China visit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Beijing this week for meetings with President Xi Jinping and other officials. Upon arriving in China Wednesday, Carney said he was "ready to build a new partn...
Jan 14, 2026

Eloy Jimenez one of five Toronto Blue Jays free-agent signings
TORONTO - Designated hitter Eloy Jimenez was one of five free agents the Toronto Blue Jays signed to minor-league contracts on Wednesday, giving them invites to the team's major-league spring training...
Jan 14, 2026

Researchers concerned after endangered whooping cranes test positive for bird flu
SASKATOON - A wildlife biologist says it's deeply concerning that two dead members of a critically endangered flock of birds that only breed in Canadian marshes have tested positive for the avian flu....
Jan 14, 2026