Category Archives: The Canadian Press
‘Will not remember this game because of basketball’: Tempo soak in pre-season opener
TORONTO - In the hours and minutes leading up to the first Toronto Tempo game ever on Wednesday at Coca-Coliseum, normalcy reigned. Well before the Tempo fell 83-78 against the Connecticut Sun, fans w...
Apr 29, 2026
Cam York scores in OT as Flyers beat Penguins 1-0 in Game 6, reach Round 2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Cam York scored 17:32 into overtime and chucked his stick into the crowd in a wild celebration to send the Philadelphia Flyers into the second round for the first time in six years...
Apr 29, 2026
Schroder, Mobley rally Cavaliers in 4th quarter for 125-120 win over Raptors to take 3-2 series lead
CLEVELAND (AP) - Dennis Schroder scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, Evan Mobley hit a pair of pivotal 3-pointers in the final period and finished with 23 points, and the Cleveland Caval...
Apr 29, 2026
New Zealand court rejects appeal by mosque gunman to abandon his guilty pleas
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - The white supremacist who shot and killed 51 Muslims at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, lost an attempt to undo his guilty pleas in a Court of Appeal ruling Th...
Apr 29, 2026
Texier breaks 3rd-period tie, Canadiens beat Lightning 3-2 in Game 5 to take series lead
TAMPA, Fla. - (AP) - Alexandre Texier broke a tie 1:06 into the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the first-round series...
Apr 29, 2026
Expansion Tempo fall 83-78 to Sun on home court in first game in franchise history
TORONTO - The WNBA has officially arrived in Toronto. In their first game in franchise history, the Toronto Tempo lost 83-78 to the Connecticut Sun in pre-season action on Wednesday at Coca-Cola Colis...
Apr 29, 2026
Brandon Ingram exits Raptors playoff game early with right heel inflammation
CLEVELAND - Raptors all-star forward Brandon Ingram was hurt in Game 5 of Toronto's series with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Ingram left the game in the second quarter and the Raptors announced he would n...
Apr 29, 2026
Amnesty International report warns of deepening Indigenous people's housing crisis
MONTRAL - A new report by Amnesty International warns that overcrowded and unsafe housing in an Atikamekw community north of Montreal reflects a broader crisis putting Indigenous people's health, safe...
Apr 29, 2026
Lawsuits depict Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shootings and victims in fresh detail
SAN FRANCISCO - Tech firm OpenAI and founder Sam Altman face seven wrongful death lawsuits over their alleged roles in the mass shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., earlier this year. The plaintiffs in t...
Apr 29, 2026
Ottawa announces planned defence bank to be headquartered in Canada
OTTAWA - Canada has been selected to host a multinational bank to provide "long-term, low-cost financing" for defence projects by NATO members and allies, the federal government said Wednesday. The Gl...
Apr 29, 2026