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NFL owners approve player participation in Olympic flag football
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) - NFL owners unanimously approved allowing players to participate in flag football for the 2028 Olympics. The vote at the spring meetings Tuesday authorized the league to negotiate s...
May 20, 2025

Trump says his Golden Dome missile defence program will include Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says his plan for a missile defence shield includes collaboration with Canada. Discussing aspects of his "Golden Dome" defence plan in the Oval Office today, T...
May 20, 2025

Here's what you need to know about King Charles and Queen Camilla's visit to Ottawa
OTTAWA - King Charles will drop the puck at a road hockey game and visit an Ottawa farmers market next week during his first visit to Canada since his coronation. People in Ottawa will get multiple ch...
May 20, 2025

MLS Disciplinary Committee fines Toronto's Etienne, Montreal's Waterman
The MLS Disciplinary Committee has fined Toronto FC midfielder Derrick Etienne Jr. and CF Montreal defender Joel Waterman for misbehaviour in Saturday's 6-1 TFC win at Stade Saputo. Etienne was sancti...
May 20, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Liberals announce 2026 convention in Montreal
OTTAWA - Mark Carney will preside over his first Liberal convention as party leader and prime minister next spring. The Liberal party's national board of directors says the convention will be held in ...
May 20, 2025

The EU says it will lift sanctions on Syria but leave those on the former Assad regime
BARCELONA (AP) - The European Union will lift sanctions on Syria's economy but keep those in place targeting the former Assad regime, the EU's top diplomat announced Tuesday. Foreign policy chief Kaja...
May 20, 2025

CP NewsAlert: One person dead after collapse at construction site north of Montreal
BLAINVILLE - Police say one person is dead after a structure at a construction site collapsed north of Montreal. The construction site is located in Blainville, Que. More coming. The Canadian Press
May 20, 2025

Kansas businesses hit by Trump's trade war are wooing Canadian customers
OTTAWA - The head of the Topeka Kansas Chamber of Commerce is in Ottawa this week seeking to strengthen ties as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs continue to rattle cross-border business relations...
May 20, 2025

Mboko advances to second round of French Open qualifying tournament
PARIS - Rising tennis star Victoria Mboko moved a step closer to qualifying for her first career Grand Slam main draw with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Austria's Sinja Kraus on Tuesday. The 18-year-old from To...
May 20, 2025

CRTC hears debate on including a 'cultural element' in new definition of CanCon
OTTAWA - The CRTC is considering whether it should include a "cultural element" in its new definition of Canadian content. A consumers' group says having a test that attempts to define who or what is ...
May 20, 2025