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Why anti-poverty researchers bristle at holiday appeals for food bank donations
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Campaigns for food bank donations are a staple of the holiday season, but some Canadian food insecurity researchers say the appeals can be tough to swallow. Josh Smee, the executive...
Nov 27, 2022

Indo-Pacific strategy launch boosts military spending and visa processing in region
The Liberals unveiled their long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy on Sunday, announcing more military spending and closer ties with countries such as India.The strategy earmarks $2.3 billion for Canada t...
Nov 27, 2022

Newborn among 7 dead in landslide on Italy's Ischia island
MILAN (AP) - Search teams have recovered seven dead, including a 3-week-old infant and a pair of young siblings, buried in mud and debris that hurtled down a mountainside and through a densely populat...
Nov 27, 2022

Canada ends scoring drought at men's World Cup but can't hold off Croatia
AL RAYYAN, Qatar- Canada wasted little time Sunday ending its scoring drought at the men's World Cup via Alphonso Davies but could not hold off Croatia, losing 4-1 to end its hopes of reaching the tou...
Nov 27, 2022

US-England World Cup game seen by 19.98M on US television
NEW YORK (AP) - The United States' 0-0 draw against England in the World Cup drew 19.98 million viewers for English- and Spanish-language broadcasts, the third-most watched men's soccer game on U.S. t...
Nov 27, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Canada eliminated from World Cup after loss to Croatia
UMM ALL 'AL, Qatar - Canada has been eliminated from the FIFA World Cup following a 4-1 loss to Croatia on Sunday. More coming. The Canadian Press
Nov 27, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Canada eliminated from World Cup after loss to Croatia
UMM ALL 'AL, Qatar - Canada has been eliminated from the FIFA World Cup following a 4-1 loss to Croatia on Sunday. More coming. The Canadian Press
Nov 27, 2022

Canada beats Australia to claim its first Davis Cup tennis championship
MLAGA, Spain - Montreal's Flix Auger-Aliassime beat Australia's Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday to clinch Canada's first Davis Cup championship. Denis Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., won Canad...
Nov 27, 2022

Alphonso Davies scores Canada's first-ever World Cup goal
AL RAYYAN, Qatar - Alphonso Davies scored against Croatia on Sunday to give Canada its first-ever goal at the men's World Cup. A cross from Tajon Buchanan found Davies flying through the air and the B...
Nov 27, 2022

Canada's top five federal contaminated sites to cost taxpayers billions to clean up
YELLOWKNIFE - With a cost estimate of $4.38 billion, remediation of the Giant Mine, one of the most contaminated sites in Canada, is also expected to be the most expensive federal environmental cleanu...
Nov 27, 2022