Category Archives: The Canadian Press

'I'm torn': Seattle Kraken's Canadian contingent having allegiances tested in ALCS
TORONTO - Jordan Eberle is having his allegiances put to the test. The Regina native has always supported Canada's only Major League Baseball team. Eberle is also captain of the NHL's Seattle Kraken. ...
Oct 18, 2025
Seven charged for flying drones over Rogers Centre during Blue Jays post-season
TORONTO - Toronto police say they've charged seven more people for illegally flying drones over Rogers Centre during the Blue Jays post-season baseball games. Police say earlier this week the Toronto ...
Oct 18, 2025

Canada's Shapovalov falls to Norway's Ruud in semifinals of Stockholm Open
STOCKHOLM - Canada's Denis Shapovalov fell just short of playing for an ATP title. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native lost 6-3, 6-4 to Norway's Casper Ruud in the semifinals of the Stockholm Open tennis ...
Oct 18, 2025

Canada's Auger-Aliassime advances to European final
BRUSSELS - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is off to the European Open final. The Montreal native defeated Belgium's Raphael Collignon 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the semifinals of the tennis tournament. Auger-Ali...
Oct 18, 2025

Yemen's Houthi rebels raid a UN facility but all staff are reported safe
CAIRO (AP) - Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Saturday raided a U.N. facility in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, a U.N. official said, but all staff were reported to be safe. Jean Alam, a spokesman for the U.N...
Oct 18, 2025
Passenger bus crash in northeastern Brazil leaves 17 dead
SAO PAULO (AP) - A passenger bus in northeastern Brazil crashed into a sand embankment and flipped on its side, killing at least 17 people, authorities said Saturday. The bus was carrying about 30 pas...
Oct 18, 2025

Canada's Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps earn pairs silver at figure skating Grand Prix
ANGERS - Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps earned silver in the pairs event at the figure skating Grand Prix de France on Saturday. The duo finished with a total score of 197.66 afte...
Oct 18, 2025

Canadian under-17 women suffer injury setback on eve of FIFA U-17 World Cup
Canada has suffered a blow on the eve of its opening match at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco, losing co-captain Emma Reda to injury. The 16-year-old midfielder from Woodbridge, Ont., the d...
Oct 18, 2025

Nottingham Forest fires manager Ange Postecoglou minutes after 3-0 loss to Chelsea
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) - Nottingham Forest fired manager Ange Postecoglou minutes after a 3-0 loss to Chelsea on Saturday. Postecoglou didn't win any of his eight matches in charge after replacing N...
Oct 18, 2025

British military says ship ablaze after being struck off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A ship caught fire Saturday in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen after being struck by a projectile, the British military said, with one report suggesting its crew was prep...
Oct 18, 2025