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Canada international Achini Perera takes to the street for Cricket to Conquer Cancer
TORONTO - Achini Perera gets to tick a few boxes Saturday, playing cricket and helping raise money for a good cause. The Canadian international cricketer is taking part in the inaugural Cricket to Con...
May 30, 2025
Crews brace for more hot, dry temperatures in fight against Prairie wildfires
Crews will face hot, dry conditions with the odd chance of rain today as they try to put down wildfires that have forced thousands out of their homes from Alberta to Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Manitob...
May 30, 2025
Canadian teen Victoria Mboko falls to Olympic champ Zheng Qinwen at French Open
PARIS - Canadian teen Victoria Mboko's breakthrough Grand Slam run came to an end Friday at the French Open. The 18-year-old from Toronto was beaten 6-3, 6-4 by No. 8 seed Zheng Qinwen of China in thi...
May 30, 2025
Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams wins libel lawsuit against BBC
LONDON (AP) - Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams won his libel suit against the BBC on Friday over a claim he authorized the killing of an informant. A jury at the High Court in Dublin ruled in Adams...
May 30, 2025
Real Madrid confirms signing of Alexander-Arnold ahead of Club World Cup
MADRID (AP) - Real Madrid confirmed the signing of Trent Alexander-Arnold on Friday in time for the Club World Cup after paying a reported fee of 10 million euros ($11 million) to Liverpool. The 26-ye...
May 30, 2025
Officials say at least 2 people are dead and 8 are missing after stone quarry collapse in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A natural stones quarry in Indonesia's West Java province collapsed on several people who were working inside on Friday, killing at least two people and leaving several worke...
May 30, 2025
Massimiliano Allegri returns as coach at crisis-hit AC Milan
MILAN (AP) - Massimiliano Allegri was named AC Milan's new coach on Friday, charged with restoring to glory the crisis-hit team that he won Serie A with nearly 15 years ago. Allegri replaces Sergio Co...
May 30, 2025
Five things to know about the Oilers-Panthers Stanley Cup final rematch
The Oilers will face the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup final for the second straight year, starting with Game 1 in Edmonton on Wednesday. The Panthers won last season's showdown in seven games t...
May 30, 2025
Tony Hawk, Mark McMorris help open skateboard park expansion in Smithers, B.C.
Tony Hawk and Mark McMorris wanted their presence at the Smithers Skate Park expansion unveiling to amplify skateboarding's importance in the remote, northern B.C. community. Skateboarding icon Hawk a...
May 30, 2025
In the news today: Hot, dry weather on tap in Prairie wildfires fight
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Hot, dry weather on tap in Prairie wildfires fight Hot, dry conditions with the odd chance of rain are likely ...
May 30, 2025