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Court docs link Olympian’s alleged drug trafficking ring to Ontario homicide
TORONTO — New details are emerging that link a suspected transnational drug trafficking ring allegedly…
Minister apologizes for government’s handling of First Nations’ money in 1800s
NORTHEASTERN MANITOULIN AND THE ISLANDS, Ont. — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree has apologized on…
Canadian cities struggling to get past ‘Whac-A-Mole’ solution to homeless encampments
MONTREAL — On a strip of grass dividing a busy east-end Montreal thoroughfare from a…
Transportation minister looks for provinces, territories to collaborate on car thefts
OTTAWA — The federal transportation minister says national co-operation is needed to close loopholes criminals…
Monthly food bank use soars to record 2 million, driven by cost of groceries, housing
TORONTO — Josephine Sindani’s first memory of using a food bank is a happy one.…
Lawsuit alleging anti-Black racism in federal public service heads to Federal Court
OTTAWA — A Federal Court hearing got underway Monday to determine whether a group of…
‘Baffling’: MP says Alberta minister made false claims about pandemic bill
EDMONTON — A Liberal member of Parliament says he’s baffled by the Alberta United Conservative…
With squash on Olympic program, Eltorgman plots quad hoping to compete at Games
TORONTO — For the first time in his budding squash career, Canada’s Salah Eltorgman can…
Fake content is getting harder to detect but Hinton has an idea to make it easier
TORONTO — Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says it’s getting more difficult to tell videos,…
Tavares helps Maple Leafs snap Jets unbeaten streak with 6-4 road win
WINNIPEG — John Tavares had a hat trick and Max Pacioretty chipped in three assists…
Jets no longer perfect, but still tough to beat without a fight
WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets knew all good things must come to an end. Or…
Veteran goalkeeper Erin McLeod the first player to sign with NSL’s Halifax Tides
Veteran goalkeeper Erin McLeod, whose soccer career has taken her to Sweden, Germany, Iceland and…
Pro Women’s Hockey League announces plans to expand by 2 teams for 2025-26 season
The six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League is launching its expansion process with plans to add…
Canada’s Eltorgman falls to Israel’s Poleshchuk at Cambridge Classic squash tourney
TORONTO — Canadian squash player Salah Eltorgman dropped a 7-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-7 decision to…
Pro Women’s Hockey League says it could add as many as two teams for 2025-26 season
Expansion is on the table for the six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League, and executives aren’t…
Gordon Lightfoot’s instruments, artwork and outfits headed to auction
Dozens of Gordon Lightfoot’s personal belongings — including guitars, artwork, even his highest awards —…
AI will get better than humans at cyber offence by 2030: Hinton Lectures speaker
TORONTO — Artificial intelligence will be able to beat humans at cyber offence by the…
Montembeault, Canadiens try to move forward after ’embarrassing’ 8-2 loss to Kraken
MONTREAL — The fans cheered sarcastically when Sam Montembeault made a routine save with the…
In the news today: Ontario to table ‘ambitious’ economic update
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Fighting takes early dip, but NHL players say it still has a place in hockey
Ryan Reaves and Matt Rempe squared off at centre ice. Most of the talk ahead…
Ottawa urged to halt imports of endangered monkeys for drug testing, amid U.S. probe
TORONTO — The federal government is facing mounting pressure to investigate the importation of endangered…
Quebec City to host Montreal-Ottawa neutral-site PWHL game
QUÉBEC — The Montréal Victoire will host the Ottawa Charge in a Professional Women’s Hockey…
Toronto Argonauts, Saskatchewan Roughriders led way in voting for CFL all-star teams
TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders each had nine players named to the…
Alzheimer Society supports advance MAID requests, but also good dementia care
TORONTO — Andrée McGrath is living “a really wonderful life.” She and her husband of…