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Toronto Tempo revealed as handle for new WNBA team as leak accelerates unveiling
TORONTO — Canada’s new WNBA franchise will be called the Toronto Tempo, a handle officially…
Meet the Toronto Tempo, the WNBA’s first expansion team in Canada
The Toronto WNBA expansion team has a name — Tempo. The Tempo will begin play…
Renowned Canadian sailor Ed Botterell, who placed 11th at Tokyo Olympics, dead at 93
TORONTO — Ed Botterell, who represented Canada in sailing in the 1964 Olympics and competed…
NHL stars relish chance to play best-on-best hockey at 4 Nations Face-Off
Brady Tkachuk remembers skipping school to watch his dad play in the 2006 Olympics. Now…
‘It’s not a right’ — Kenya blocking Canadians from resettling LGBTQ+ refugees
NAIROBI — The United Nations says the Kenyan government is blocking Western countries like Canada…
End Game: A look back at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour as it arrives in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — After a year of anticipation, Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour lands in Vancouver on…
Montreal blacksmith says he has a ‘place in paradise’ as Notre-Dame reopens its doors
MONTREAL — Five years ago, Notre-Dame Cathedral erupted in flames. A column of smoke rose…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for November, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.8 per cent in November. Statistics Canada also…
Music industry survey of Black Canadians finds systemic barriers
TORONTO — A report on the experiences of Black music artists and professionals details myriad…
Here’s the latest on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Superstar Taylor Swift is in Vancouver tonight for the first of three shows…
Canada’s housing crisis leads to more unsafe housing for victims of domestic violence
HALIFAX — Women’s advocates say provincial and federal governments need to step up efforts to…
The year in review: Influential people who died in 2024
It was a life that took him from peanut farming to the presidency. While former…
Red Bulls go into MLS Cup final with distinctly Canadian flavour in front office
With Marc de Grandpre as president and GM and Julian de Guzman as sporting director,…
Montreal’s Lu Dort is defensive backbone of top-ranked Oklahoma City Thunder
TORONTO — RJ Barrett was on one of the hottest stretches of his career, making…
Gilles, Poirier struggle at Grand Prix final after fall in rhythm dance
GRENOBLE — Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier have an uphill climb at…
Murisier claims 1st World Cup win by taking men’s downhill, Canada’s Crawford fourth
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Justin Murisier of Switzerland claimed his first World Cup victory…
Toronto FC captain says Herdman resignation as coach an ‘unfortunate situation’
TORONTO — John Herdman’s decision to step down as Toronto FC coach is an “unfortunate…
‘As good as we’ve played’: Capitals set franchise mark with 8th straight road win
TORONTO — Spencer Carbery was fuming the last time his Capitals faced the Maple Leafs.…
Not just for your parents: Facebook’s buy-and-sell platform drawing back millennials
HALIFAX — A historic 400-kilogram anchor that was dragged up from the ocean floor off…
Drought, heat threaten future of balsam firs popular as Christmas trees
FREDERICTON — University of New Brunswick forestry professor Anthony Taylor was heading down a highway…
Taylor Swift ends her ‘beloved Eras Tour’ in Vancouver, after glittering global run
VANCOUVER — Is it over now? For Vancouver and Taylor Swift fans around the world…
Understanding the science behind Hinton and Hopfield’s Nobel Prize in physics
British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton and co-laureate John Hopfield are set to receive the Nobel…
Nobel recipient Geoffrey Hinton wishes he thought of AI safety sooner
Geoffrey Hinton says he doesn’t regret the work he did that laid the foundations of…
In the news today: Government faces third Tory non-confidence vote
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…