Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Bublé, Morissette among starry lineup at Canadian World Cup opening ceremony
TORONTO - Canadian artists Michael Bubl and Alanis Morissette will be among a star-studded lineup of performers at the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in Toronto in June. FIFA has announced separate o...
May 08, 2026

Jeeno Thitikul takes advantage of changing weather for a 69 to open 3-shot lead on LPGA
WEST CALDWELL, N.J. (AP) - Jeeno Thitikul took advantage on a friendly change in the weather Friday and closed with four birdies over her last seven holes to build a three-shot lead in the Mizuho Amer...
May 08, 2026
Aaron Rai takes a one-shot lead in his Myrtle Beach debut
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Aaron Rai handled the tougher pins and made four birdies on his inward nine Friday for a 4-under 67, giving him a one-shot lead over Presidents Cup captain Brandt Snedeker an...
May 08, 2026

Canada's Leylah Fernandez exits Italian Open after three-set loss to Masarova
ROME - Leylah Fernandez was upset by world No. 160 Rebeka Masarova of Switzerland 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the round of 64 at the Italian Open on Friday. The Laval, Que., native took the opening set before Ma...
May 08, 2026

Experts understand anxiety about hantavirus, but say it's unlikely to be next pandemic
TORONTO - Infectious disease specialist Dr. Allison McGeer has lived and worked through SARS-1 in 2003, the H1N1 flu pandemic in 2009 and the COVID-19 pandemic, which began in 2020. With the trauma of...
May 08, 2026

Feds want pipeline projects reviewed by energy regulator instead of impact agency
OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing giving authority to review interprovincial pipelines and transmission lines, and offshore renewable energy projects, to the Canada Energy Regulator instead...
May 08, 2026

Montreal seeks to make Stade Saputo a 'fortress' in home-heavy schedule
MONTREAL - Life for CF Montral under caretaker manager Philippe Eullaffroy has started positively for the Major League Soccer Club, due in part to a long stretch of home games coinciding with his appo...
May 08, 2026

Alabama lawmakers pass plan for new US House primary if courts allow different districts
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A national redistricting battle over U.S. House seats swung toward Republicans on Friday, as a Virginia court invalidated a Democratic gerrymandering effort and Republicans in ...
May 08, 2026

Feds greenlight $673 million to keep Canada Post afloat this year
OTTAWA - The federal government is handing hundreds of millions of dollars to Canada Post to keep the money-bleeding mail service afloat for the current fiscal year. A cabinet order gives the beleague...
May 08, 2026

Suspect in Navajo woman’s disappearance sentenced to 5 years for robbery after plea deal
EDGEWOOD, N.M. (AP) - The only person ever charged in the unsolved 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay, whose case became emblematic of a crisis fueled by disproportionately high rates o...
May 08, 2026