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Burn bans and water restrictions in place in Ottawa area as dry conditions persist
OTTAWA — Tourists visiting the nation’s capital were hunting for shade on Tuesday afternoon, leaving…
Largest wildfire continues to gain ground in eastern Newfoundland
SMALL POINT-ADAM’S COVE-BLACKHEAD-BROAD COVE — He has no official confirmation, but Luo Xu is certain…
Wildfires: Penalties for violating fire bans soar up to $150,000 in Newfoundland
ST. JOHN’S — As some of eastern Newfoundland’s tinder-dry forests continued to burn out of…
Canadian basketball player Aaliyah Edwards traded to Connecticut Sun
WASHINGTON — The Washington Mystics have dealt Canadian forward Aaliyah Edwards to the Connecticut Sun,…
Reigning Olympic, world champ Camryn Rogers wins fifth national hammer throw title
OTTAWA — Camryn Rogers has secured her fifth national title. The Richmond, B.C., native had…
Australia’s Caribbean cricket tour ends with a perfect 8-0 record in tests and T20s
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (AP) — Australia completed a sweep of the Twenty20 international cricket series…
Green, Inglis lead Australia to 4-0 lead in T20 series against West Indies
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (AP) — Half-centuries to Cameron Green and Josh Inglis led Australia to…
Tim David scores fastest T20 century for Australia in series-clinching win
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (AP) — Tim David scored the fastest century for Australia in a…
Royal Canadian Navy to retire eight warships before the end of the year
HALIFAX — The Royal Canadian Navy plans to retire some of its older warships this…
Jamaican police kill 5 men as department criticized for surge in fatal shootings
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Jamaica say they have filled five men…
OL Richards returns to Toronto after being drafted first overall by Argos in 2019
TORONTO — The Argonauts have signed offensive lineman Shane Richards, who Toronto selected first overall…
Jets’ Vilardi glad to have avoided arbitration, calls extension ‘inevitable’
Gabriel Vilardi said his contract extension was “inevitable” and he was glad to avoid arbitration.…
Jets sign forward Vilardi to six-year extension worth US$45 million
WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets locked up forward Gabriel Vilardi on Friday, signing the forward…
In the news today: PM meeting steelworkers, Ontario chiefs cry foul, Alberta next?
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Canada’s Aphrodite Deng learns from Nelly Korda at junior golf event
Aphrodite Deng got to live out the dream of every competitive golfer, playing two rounds…
Canada’s Arop wins 800 for third straight time at Grand Slam Track event
PHILADELPHIA — Canada’s Marco Arop crossed the finish line in one minute 43.48 seconds to…
Canada’s Marco Arop wins short-distance title at Grand Slam Track stop
PHILADELPHIA — Edmonton’s Marco Arop won the short-distance title at a Grand Slam Track event…
All-Canadian trio of Taylor, Pendrith and Hughes to draw crowds at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON — It’s always a busy week for Canada’s top male golfers ahead of the…
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle has always had to take the winding road to NBA success
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The drive between the little upstate New York towns of Lisbon…
Triumph reunites to lay it on the line at Stanley Cup final in Edmonton
Gil Moore can barely go a day without hearing someone belt out the words to…
Calgary’s Thomson makes good first impression in first pro round at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON — You wouldn’t know that Hunter Thomson was playing his first professional round of…
Vancouver’s Richard T. Lee, third on Asian Tour, tied for third at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON — After Richard T. Lee’s first round of the RBC Canadian Open his wife…
Women’s Football Alliance looking to expand into Canada next season
Commissioner Lisa King wants to bring the Women’s Football Alliance to Canada. The WFA has…
Canada’s Myles Creighton does it all in first win on Korn Ferry Tour
Myles Creighton had such a good week he almost forgot about the hole-in-one. Creighton, from…