WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed orders Monday to hammer certain Canadian products with 50 per cent tariffs, escalating trade tensions with the United States' northern neighbour. "President Trump took decisive action to hold Canada accountabl...

VANCOUVER - Here's a look at the policing of the World Cup in Vancouver from June 11 to July 13, according to numbers provided by the Vancouver Police Department on Monday. Arrest numbers cover the FIFA Fan Fest in East Vancouver, BC Place and the Gra...

WINNIPEG - Now that Cole Perfetti has secured his long-term financial future by signing his first big-ticket contract, the Winnipeg Jets forward understands the real work is just beginning. The 24-year-old spoke publicly Monday for the first time since...

BERLIN (AP) - The Women's Tennis Association is introducing one-off mandatory gene-testing for all players effective from Tuesday - a requirement to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The WTA updated its women's eligibility policy to include gen...

CHICAGO (AP) - Connor Bedard never wavered. Whenever the young center was asked about his future, he always responded with similar variations of the same message. All the way to his $75 million, five-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks. "I've sai...

MADRID (AP) - Spain's World Cup-winning soccer team returned home on Monday and an estimated crowd of almost two million was on hand to greet the squad through the streets of Madrid. The 26 players and their coaching staff met with the country's royals...

ZURICH - Canada remained No. 30 in the latest FIFA men's world rankings released Monday, while World Cup champion Spain climbed back to No. 1 after its title victory. Spain moved up one place to replace Argentina, which slipped to second after Sunday's...

Customers paid a lot more for travel services last month, particularly in Toronto and Vancouver - the country's host cities for the World Cup - Statistics Canada said Monday. The cost of traveller accommodation in June rose 10 per cent overall, and abo...

CALGARY - Hockey Canada has announced its coaching staff for the 2027 world junior hockey championship, with Drew Bannister, Brad Lauer, Jim Hulton and Ryan Getzlaf joining head coach Misha Donskov's staff as assistants. Canada's hockey governing body ...

VANCOUVER - Vancouver police have described how controlling the air around World Cup sites during the tournament became a key part of their mission, with officers using drones to manage crowds while dozens of civilian drones were "jammed" and brought d...

REGINA - Saskatchewan Roughrider player Jayden Dalke was driving on the wrong side of a divided highway - with alcohol and cannabis in his SUV - when the vehicle slammed into another, killing himself and a second driver, Mounties said Monday. They al...

EDMONTON - Brooke Henderson draws a direct line between her recent success on the golf course to her happiness off of it. Top-three finishes in her last two majors - including a monster final round at the Evian Championship put her in a playoff - has c...

Kevin Keegan, the two-time Ballon d'Or-winning soccer star who captained and coached England and won the European Cup with Liverpool, has died. He was 75. His death was announced Monday by former club Newcastle, where he had been both a p...

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have hired Derek Lalonde as an associate coach, the team announced Monday. The 53-year-old spent last season as an assistant with the Toronto Maple Leafs after serving as head coach of the Detroit Red Wings from 2022-2...

OTTAWA - Dru Brown couldn't contain his big smile as he walked off the field at TD Place Sunday night. The 29-year-old quarterback engineered an impressive fourth quarter comeback before leading the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (4-2) to a 36-34 overtime victo...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Kylian Mbappé is now the owner of World Cup Golden Boots. Spain then won all the individual player awards Sunday, denying Lionel Messi not only a second World Cup title but also more personal hardware. ...

TORONTO - Luster proved Sunday she deserves consideration to run with the boys in the $1-million King's Plate. Jockey John Velazquez moved Luster from second into the lead just after the half-mile mark of the $750,000 Woodbine Oaks. From there, the 3-5...

ATLANTA (AP) - Angel Reese has accepted Toronto Tempo coach Sandy Brondello's apology for an inappropriate comment about the Atlanta Dream star. The WNBA suspended Brondello one game for being overheard calling Reese a "protected species" during the Dr...

TORONTO - Even the usually optimistic John Schneider was defeated by his Toronto Blue Jays' offensive struggles in their first series returning from the All-Star break. The Blue Jays (46-53) managed only five runs and 16 hits in their three-game set ag...

REGINA - Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Jayden Dalke has died in a car accident. The CFL club announced Sunday that the 30-year-old Dalke was killed Saturday night. The Roughriders were on a bye week. "A relentless warrior on the field, Jayden's d...

Madonna, Justin Bieber, BTS and Shakira each brought a bit of one of their hits to the World Cup's first halftime show in a whirlwind performance Sunday that also squeezed in Burna Boy, Ted Lasso and many Muppets. The show at what's othe...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - This is how good Spain was at the World Cup: Not even Lionel Messi had any answers. And when it was over, Spain walked off with the trophy. Messi simply walked off in tears. Spain is back atop th...

VICTORIA - West Kelowna RCMP say a 67-year-old man drowned Saturday, while attempting to swim across Lake Okanagan. Mounties say in a statement that the senior was participating in the Swim Across the Lake event, when another participant found him unre...

TORONTO - Sean Burke surrendered only two hits in 6 2/3 shutout innings, and shortstop Colson Montgomery drilled his 24th homer to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 3-0 win in the rubber match against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. Burke (7-4) retired ...

SOUTHPORT, England (AP) - The hard work for Ryan Fox was just getting to the 18th hole in the British Open with a share of the lead. Still to come was the toughest hole at Royal Birkdale, which had yielded only four birdies to the 76 players who had al...

Oklahoma City traded starting forward and defensive standout Lu Dort to Atlanta as part of a three-team deal that also had the Hawks sending former No. 1 draft pick Zaccharie Risacher to Dallas. Atlanta also will receive Ryan Nembhard fro...

TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Inflation Statistics Canada will release its latest inflation figures on Monday when it publishes the consumer price index for June. The annual inflation rate rose to...

TORONTO - Duane Ward, a two-time World Series champion and one of the most accomplished relievers in Toronto Blue Jays history, has died at 62. The Blue Jays said Sunday that Ward died of natural causes in Toronto. He had arrived in the city Friday ahe...