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Ballpark Feel: Toronto Blue Jays showcase lower bowl renovations at Rogers Centre
TORONTO - The so-called outfield district got the love last year at Rogers Centre. Now it's time for a renovated 100-level seating area, new-look dugouts and fresh turf at the home of the Toronto Blue...
Apr 4, 2024
Alberta Appeal Court dismisses coal company lawsuit alleging expropriation
EDMONTON - Alberta's top court is dismissing a coal company's request for compensation over government policies to phase out coal power. Altius Royalty Corp. was asking for $190 million in compensatio...
Apr 4, 2024
CP NewsAlert: One Canadian missing, two rescued, in Taiwan quake zone, says diplomat
OTTAWA - Taiwan's top diplomat in Ottawa says a Canadian is missing after the powerful earthquake that hit the island this week, while two tourists from Canada have been "successfully rescued" from a ...
Apr 4, 2024
Reaves rediscovers game with Maple Leafs after early struggles: 'I had no confidence'
TORONTO - Ryan Reaves delivered a pair of massive hits to roaring approval. The Maple Leafs enforcer then dropped the gloves later in the game looking to spark his teammates, emphatically gesturing to...
Apr 4, 2024
Swimming Canada says contingency plan in the works for Olympic trials
MONTREAL - Swimming Canada says a contingency plan for the Olympic and Paralympic trials is in the works following the extended closure of Montreal's Olympic pool. The national trials - Swimming Canad...
Apr 4, 2024
B.C. to get wildfire training and education centre in response to expert task force
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - British Columbia's premier says a training and education centre for wildfire fighters will be established in response to recommendations by a task force that looked into last year's c...
Apr 4, 2024
LeBron James says popularity of women's basketball is due to familiar stars
WASHINGTON (AP) - LeBron James figures there's at least one obvious explanation for the surging popularity of the NCAA women's basketball tournament. Recognizable stars. "I don't think there's much di...
Apr 4, 2024
Quebec music festival cancelled after band makes censorship accusation
MONTREAL - A music festival in northwestern Quebec has been cancelled after a local band accused organizers of rescinding an invitation to perform because of its criticism of an arsenic-emitting coppe...
Apr 4, 2024
Supreme Court won't hear Ticketmaster, Live Nation 'ticket bot' appeal
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal by Ticketmaster and Live Nation, which face class-action lawsuits in multiple provinces for allegedly profiting from third-party ticket res...
Apr 4, 2024
RCMP will provide intelligence help, police to help secure Paris Olympics this summer
OTTAWA - The RCMP will be part of an international policing effort to keep the Olympics in Paris safe this summer. In January France's Interior Ministry asked for help from 46 different countries, inc...
Apr 4, 2024