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Canada’s Mboko withdraws from Queen’s Club singles match with knee injury
LONDON — Canada’s Victoria Mboko withdrew from her first-round match at the HSBC Championships on…
The Latest: Louise Arbour installed as Canada’s 31st Governor General
OTTAWA — Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has been installed as Canada’s 31st Governor…
As Ukraine fights off Russia’s invasion, some regions see a rise in premature births
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — When Marharyta Nekhoroshyva first saw her newborn son, she was gripped…
The Olympic effect: U Sports to introduce women’s flag football as a pilot sport
Flag football makes its Olympic debut in 2028 and Canadian university sport has stepped up…
Workers at iconic B.C. hotel serve strike notice ahead of FIFA World Cup’s arrival
VICTORIA — Workers at a renowned British Columbia hotel have served strike notice in what…
Steampunk festival creates an unlikely capital for Victorian style and sci-fi oddity in New Zealand
ŌAMARU, New Zealand (AP) — The woman in the pink frock coat announced herself as…
Photos show airship captains and Victorian inventors flocking to a New Zealand steampunk festival
ŌAMARU, New Zealand (AP) — The small, rural town of Ōamaru, New Zealand, has become…
B.C. Lions look to turn playoff heartbreak into a Grey Cup run this season
VANCOUVER — Last season, the BC Lions were just 11 seconds away from advancing to…
Photos show airship captains and Victorian inventors flocking to a New Zealand steampunk festival
ŌAMARU, New Zealand (AP) — The small, rural town of Ōamaru, New Zealand, has become…
Kavan’s 4-hit shutout keeps defending champ Texas alive at WCWS with 4-0 win over Mississippi State
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Teagan Kavan pitched a complete-game four-hitter, Kaiah Altmeyer and Kayden Henry…
Canadian theatre festival founder in Mexican ICU as family seeks help with costs
The family of a Canadian theatre producer who helped establish fringe festivals across the country…
Canada’s push to diversify trade away from U.S. seeing mixed results: report
OTTAWA — A small group of cities across the country drove Canada’s progress on diversifying…
Seeded Canadians Mboko, Auger-Aliassime advance to French Open second round
PARIS — Victoria Mboko sailed and Félix Auger-Aliassime struggled. But in the end, both seeded…
Western Canadian premiers set to meet in Alberta as province grapples with separatism
Premiers from Western Canada and the northern territories are set to gather in Alberta to…
Canada’s struggling tennis stars look to tame clay surface at French Open
PARIS — Victoria Mboko is the only Canadian player coming into the French Open with…
University of Alberta’s Abby Guezen, Ryder Rattee sweep U Sports awards
CALGARY — The University of Alberta swept the U Sports awards with volleyball player Abby…
Rugby Canada fundraising again as men’s World Cup, 2028 Olympic Games loom
When Emerson Prior works a nursing shift at Victoria’s Royal Jubilee hospital, patients comment on…
Kenya’s professional mourners help grieving families and keep tradition alive
KISUMU, Kenya (AP) — The body of Tom Ochieng Mima is dressed in formal funeral…
Professional mourners mix tribal tradition with Kenya’s widespread Christianity
KISUMU, Kenya (AP) — The body of Tom Ochieng Mima is dressed in formal funeral…
Canadian isolating in B.C. tests “presumptive positive” for hantavirus
British Columbia’s provincial health officer says one of the four Canadians isolating in the province…
UK health secretary resigns, setting up a potential Labour leadership challenge to Keir Starmer
LONDON (AP) — Efforts to unseat British Prime Minister Keir Starmer from within his own…
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top…
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top…
The Latest: Starmer’s job hangs in the balance as King Charles lays out UK government’s agenda
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III delivered the government’s legislative program for the coming year…