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Canada’s Diallo, Shapovalov, Andreescu lose as tennis season starts Asian swing
TOKYO — Canada’s Gabriel Diallo pushed second-seeded Taylor Fritz to a third-set tiebreak, but ultimately…
UK’s Starmer hopes a vision of ‘renewal’ can silence doubts about his leadership
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Keir Starmer never had much of a political honeymoon. Now some…
Rice takes on Illinois State
Illinois State Redbirds (4-1) vs. Rice Owls (3-2) Carolina, Puerto Rico; Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. EST…
Premier Eby tells Carney it’s unacceptable B.C. has been cut out of pipeline talks
VICTORIA — For a project he says “doesn’t actually exist,” there was a lot British…
Norwegian defence company pitches Ottawa as Arctic partner in sub procurement
OTTAWA — As the international competition for Canada’s lucrative submarine contract heats up, a Norwegian…
Carissa Norsten named captain of Canadian women’s rugby sevens side
Carissa Norsten, named U-Sports’ women’s rugby player of the year last month, will captain Canada…
Texas Association of Basketball Coaches high school rankings
SUGAR LAND, Texas (AP) — The Texas Association of Basketball Coaches high school rankings for…
Columbia’s Zhang makes history while repeating as NCAA singles champion in tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Michael Zheng of Columbia became the ninth men’s tennis player to…
Mexico’s bullied pageant contestant gets payback by capturing Miss Universe crown
BANGKOK (AP) — Fátima Bosch Fernández of Mexico was crowned Miss Universe 2025 on Friday,…
Fire prompts evacuations at UN climate talks in Brazil, and 13 people suffer smoke inhalation
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — A fire briefly spread through pavilions being used for U.N. climate…
B.C. government ‘dashes’ out digital tool to help build homes faster
VICTORIA — British Columbia is launching a free, new digital tool aimed at helping developers…
Canadian rugby sevens men resume journey to reclaim HSBC SVNS status
The Canadian men’s rugby sevens team restarts its climb back to the top-tier HSBC SVNS…
Travel-weary Canadian men wrap up November tour with rugby test in Portugal
The Canadian men’s rugby team is seeing more of Europe than expected on its November…
New trade deal to chop red tape, knock down trade barriers across Canada
VICTORIA — Trade of tens of thousands of goods across Canada’s 14 jurisdictions will soon…
Australian prisoner sues for his ‘human right’ to eat Vegemite
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A prisoner is challenging an Australian state’s ban on inmates eating…
B.C. abandons EV rebates to the Feds as it scraps sales mandate of 100% by 2035
VICTORIA — British Columbia has abandoned a rebate program for electric vehicles that it paused…
Texas high school football playoff pairings
Texas high school football playoff pairings from Texas Football magazine and TexasFootball.com, distributed by The…
Texas Association of Basketball Coaches high school rankings
SUGAR LAND, Texas (AP) — The Texas Association of Basketball Coaches high school rankings for…
A list of some of the resolutions at British Columbia’s NDP convention
VICTORIA — Delegates at the British Columbia NDP convention met over the weekend in Victoria…
Canadian rugby sevens men set to take first step back to elite HSBC SVNS series
Interim Canada men’s sevens coach Christiaan Esterhuizen has named five debutants to his squad for…
Eby says B.C. is at a ‘pivot point’ as he promises future based on natural resources
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby used his appearance at the convention of British…
Dabrowski, Mboko lead Canada past Denmark in Billie Jean Cup playoffs
MONTERREY — Doubles star Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa teamed up with Victoria Mboko of Toronto…
Northern Super League season closes in dramatic fashion with Vancouver comeback win
TORONTO — The curtain closed Saturday on the inaugural Northern Super League season with a…
In the news today: New major projects list has some Indigenous buy-in
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…