KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The death toll in the catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet climbed past 900 Monday with more than 4,700 missing.
Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basnet, Nepal’s army spokesman, said authorities intensified their rescue efforts in the disaster zones.
“We... Read more
Novak Djokovic loses in opening round of US Open for first time, falling in 5 sets to Mariano Navone
NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic grinded through physical and internal ailments, made one mistake after another and could not find what it took to beat a feisty, younger opponent who was not intimidated under the lights against tennis... Read more
OTTAWA — Zander Horvath rushed for 164 yards and four touchdowns to lead the B.C. Lions to a 45-24 win over the winless Ottawa Redblacks on Sunday night.
With the loss, the 0-11 Redblacks will go more than a calendar year without a victory. Ottawa last won Sept. 5, 2025, and with a bye next week... Read more
Grand Canyon flooding knocks out water pipeline serving tourists at the national park, officials say
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A major flash flood at the Grand Canyon forced the evacuation of dozens of people and swept large boulders, metal structures and other debris into the Colorado River that runs through it, the National Park Service said.... Read more
TORONTO — Sarah Stratigakis scored the eventual winner as AFC Toronto defeated Ottawa Rapid FC 2-1 in Northern Super League action on Sunday at BMO Field.
Stratigakis scored in the 86th minute to put Toronto (9-5-4) ahead 2-0.
Florence Belzile put Ottawa (10-5-3) on the board three minutes later to... Read more
CLAYTON, NEW YORK — Canadian Evan Kung saved his Elite Series career in a big way Sunday.
Kung, of Pickering, Ont., won the season-ending event at the St. Lawrence River for his first Elite Series victory. Kung's five-fish limit weighed 27 pounds 12 ounces, giving him 109 pounds nine ounces for the... Read more
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays will roll into Cleveland in style to begin a critical three-game series against the Guardians on Tuesday.
The Blue Jays’ offence showed up in a three-game weekend sweep of the Seattle Mariners, outscoring the visitors 19-4. Toronto’s starting pitching was also... Read more
Heading into the season last year, the Prince Albert Raiders had four 20-year-olds to start the season, all of which had been a part of the Raiders for at least four years.
The crew of Justice Christensen, Aiden Oiring, and Brayden Dube would stay with the Raiders and be considered by many around... Read more
OTTAWA — Nepalese community organizations across the country cancelled annual cultural festivals over the weekend following the devastating flash flooding that struck Nepal and China.
This weekend would normally be the annual Teej festival, a Hindu practice celebrating womanhood. Organizers across... Read more
NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Ruoning Yin won the FM Championship on Sunday at the TPC Boston for her sixth career LPGA Tour victory, outlasting Hyo Joo Kim.
Yin ran in a 25-foot birdie putt on the par-5 12th for a share of the lead with playing partner Kim. The 23-year-old Chinese player parred the next... Read more
TORONTO — Max Scherzer struck out a season-high 10 batters in a sizzling seven-inning, one-hit outing to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-0 win and a three-game sweep against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.
The seven innings and 97 pitches also were season highs for the 42-year-old Scherzer (2-7)... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month,, a U.S. official said Sunday.
Semiofficial news outlets in Iran reported sounds of explosions near Larak island on the strait.
Forces with... Read more
NEW YORK — Canada's Leylah Fernandez is on to the second round of the U.S. Open.
The Laval, Que., native defeated China's Shuai Zhang 6-3, 6-2 in opening-round women's singles action on Sunday.
Fernandez had four aces to three double faults and converted three of her seven break-point chances.
She... Read more
An area that includes Prince Albert, Battlefords, Melfort, Saskatoon and south down to Yorkton is under a heavy rainfall warning.
Environment and Climate Change Canada said a low pressure system is expected to... Read more
OTTAWA — Canada needs to make further cuts to the number of temporary residents in the country and generate better tracking data when they leave the country, the head of an expert panel on immigration said.
Parisa Mahboubi chairs the C.D. Howe Institute’s immigration targets council, which includes... Read more
OTTAWA — Google Maps has updated to display “Lake America” for users located in the United States, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week to rename the Great Lake.
Users in Canada will still see it displayed as Lake Ontario on Google Maps, though the search engine will... Read more
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Tens of thousands of Norwegians lined up Sunday in front of cathedrals and churches across the country for memorial services held for the late King Harald V, who died at 89... Read more
The federal government has committed another $5.4 million to a state-of-the-art virtual health centre that is aiming to transform healthcare for those in rural and remote areas.
The Virtual Health Hub (VHH), currently being constructed on Whitecap Dakota First Nation, is an Indigenous-led... Read more
Day two of Prince Albert Raiders camp is underway.
Teams are playing the same format of games as they did the day before: Periods one and three are 18 minutes straight time, while period two is played in two nine minute halves to allow for a flood and goaltender change.
Article will be... Read more
The cost of living and the economy are taking centre stage as the Quebec election campaign enters its fourth day.
The Quebec Liberal Party is promising to cap rents and service fees for seniors in privately managed homes, while Québec solidaire wants a rent cap for all tenants.
The Quebec... Read more
OTTAWA — Google Maps has updated to display "Lake America" when people in the United States search for the term.
Canadians will still see it written out as Lake Ontario — unless they specifically search for the term Lake America.
The search giant said in a post on its corporate website that it made... Read more
A man being sought by RCMP in Biggar after he escaped while being transferred to a police vehicle on Aug. 20 has turned himself in.
Josh Meszaros, 34... Read more
The Saskatchewan Roughriders leaned into adversity throughout Saturday’s game against the Toronto Argonauts to get an important... Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret... Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret... Read more
BODRUM, Turkey (AP) — A ferry carrying more than 260 passengers capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media reported.
The catamaran-style ferry was traveling from the port of Kyrenia, also known as Girne, in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus, to... Read more
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Karina strengthened into a hurricane in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday and could become a major storm this week, forecasters said. The cyclone's center was at far out sea and was not threatening land.
Karina had... Read more
OTTAWA — Canada needs to make further cuts to the number of temporary residents in the country and generate better tracking data when they leave the country, the head of an expert panel on immigration said.
Parisa Mahboubi chairs the C.D. Howe Institute's immigration targets council, which includes... Read more
OTTAWA — A trio of federal byelections are set for Monday in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia.
Two of the ridings are considered fairly safe Liberal seats, both of which were vacated by former cabinet ministers. In Quebec, where voters had elected a Conservative four consecutive times, the... Read more
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland is headed toward rejecting a referendum that would have restarted negotiations to join the European Union more than a decade after previous talks died, the national broadcaster reported Sunday.
The vote will put the long-debated issue to rest for the... Read more
GENEVA (AP) — A shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau killed one person and left five injured, local police and media reported Sunday.
Cantonal police wrote on X that one person was killed and five injured — some seriously — by a shooting at event in the canton's... Read more
Saturday's Scoreboard
MLB
American League
Toronto 4 Seattle 3
Kansas City 8 Cleveland 3
Chicago White Sox 3 Minnesota 2
Baltimore 5 Athletics 3
Boston 6 N.Y. Yankees 0, 1st game
N.Y. Yankees 9 Boston 2, 2nd game
National League
Chicago Cubs 17 Cincinnati 5
Washington 5... Read more
PHOENIX (AP) — Noemie Brochart and Shay Ciezki scored 15 points each to lead six Phoenix players in double digits and the Mercury beat the Toronto Tempo 101-69 on Saturday night.
It was Phoenix's second-highest win margin this season following a 99-66 season-opener win over the Las Vegas Aces.... Read more
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Thomas Muller had a goal and an assist, Brian White and Rayan Elloumi each added a goal and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0 on Saturday night.
The Whitecaps (13-4-4) lead the Western Conference with 43 points and are tied with Eastern Conference-... Read more
MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi scored three times in the second half to finish off his first four-goal effort in Major League Soccer play while adding an assist, and Inter Miami scored six unanswered goals in a 7-1 romp over CF Montreal on Saturday night.... Read more
SANTO DOMINGO — Mission accomplished.
Top-ranked Canada earned a coveted spot in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Saturday with a victory over the host Dominican Republic in the championship match of the women's volleyball NORCECA Continental Qualifier.
Canada, coached by Carolyn O'Dwyer, won the... Read more
REGINA — There will be no Toronto Argonauts sweep of Saskatchewan in 2026.
In front of a sold-out Mosaic Stadium, where 33,350 seats were filled for the CFL’s biggest crowd of the season, the hometown Roughriders used a noisy fan base to expose a few leaks in the Argonauts' boat en route to a 28-24... Read more
TORONTO — Toronto FC battled back with a late second-half goal and salvaged a point as they played New York City FC to a 1-1 draw on Saturday at BMO Field.
The draw stretched Toronto’s unbeaten run to five, with the Major League Soccer team not having lost since July 25th. The Reds have two wins... Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — Viktor Hovland finally got a little separation Saturday at the Tour Championship, and all he had to do was finish with six consecutive putts of seven feet or longer for a 5-under 65. All that got him was a one-shot lead in a season finale very much up for grabs.
Four of those putts... Read more
BURNABY — Jessica De Filippo's goal five minutes into second-half stoppage time helped the Vancouver Rise salvage a 2-2 draw with the visiting Calgary Wild in Northern Super League action on Saturday.
Serita Thurton gave the visitors a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute at Swangard Stadium, but Quinn got... Read more