Hamilton’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the cover athlete of NBA 2K26 following his MVP and title-winning season, the video game’s developer announced Tuesday.
Last season’s scoring champ and finals MVP will be featured on the game’s standard edition. The Canadian averaged 32.7 points, 6.4 assists and five rebounds per game, leading the Thunder to a 68-14 record.
The Thunder outscored teams by 12.9 points per game, the biggest margin in league history. They beat the Indiana
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the NBA 2K26 cover athlete after MVP, title-winning season
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Last Canadian falls at Wimbledon as Dabrowski ousted from women’s doubles competition
LONDON — Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand were eliminated from the Wimbledon women’s doubles tournament Tuesday with a 7-5, 7-6 (4) quarterfinal loss to Elise Mertens and Veronika Kudermetova.
The No. 2 seeds defended just one of the three break points they faced against Belgium’s Mertens and Russia’s Kudermetova.
The eighth-seeded team of Mertens and Kudermetova also out-aced Dabrowski and Routliffe 7-2.
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Argonauts defensive end Andrew Chatfield Jr. leading CFL in sacks
TORONTO — Defensive end Andrew Chatfield Jr. has been a bright light in what’s been a tough start for the Toronto Argonauts.
Chatfield has posted a CFL-leading five sacks for Toronto (1-4), which acquired the 26-year-old Florida native from the Ottawa Redblacks on Feb. 10 for defensive back Craig James.The six-foot-two, 254-pound Chatfield anchors an Argos defensive front that has recorded a league-high 14 sacks, a commendable accomplishment for a unit that’s minus seven starte -
Pogačar claims 100th career win, beating Van der Poel in sprint on stage 4 of Tour de France
Defending champion Tadej Pogačar secured the 100th professional victory of his stellar career in typically flamboyant style, beating Mathieu Van der Poel in a dash to the line to win the hilly fourth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday.
Van der Poel was the better sprinter of the two at the end of Sunday’s second stage and looked set to clinch a second win in this year’s race when he attacked about 200 meters from out and led.
But the defending Tour champion somehow found ano -
Chilliwack River Valley resident fulfills goal of a working helipad for public safety incidents in CRV
CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack resident Derrick Kramer’s goal of creating a helipad in the Chilliwack River Valley for public safety incidents like backcountry rescue missions or fires in the CRV has come to fruition.
Thanks to support from a number of people, including the nearby Post Creek community and forestry personnel, Kramer told Fraser Valley Today this past week that he’s been able to create a working helipad in Post Creek, located approximately 38 kilometers east of the Vedd -
Canadian junior hockey phenom Gavin McKenna to announce NCAA destination
Junior hockey phenom Gavin McKenna will announce his anticipated move to the NCAA on Tuesday.
McKenna will make the announcement on ESPN’s SportsCenter at 6 p.m. ET. NHL.com reported Penn State and Michigan State are both in the running to land the 17-year-old forward.
It will be a game-changing decision for junior hockey as the presumptive No. 1 overall pick in next year’s NHL draft leaves the Western Hockey League’s Medicine Hat Tigers to join the United States college ranks. -
B.C. seeks to claw back future ownership and breeding of exotic cats
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is proposing to ban the breeding, sale and future ownership of all exotic and non-domestic cats, including servals, ocelots and European wildcats.The proposed changes would add the cats to the list of about 1,200 animals already designated as “controlled alien species” under the provincial Wildlife Act.A statement from the government says the changes respond to “long-standing concerns” from animal-welfare organizations and -
Public health warns of measles exposure at Fort St. John, B.C., prenatal clinic
FORT ST. JOHN — People who attended a prenatal clinic in Fort St. John, B.C., have been told they may have been exposed to measles.The Northern Health authority says in a statement on social media that the exposure happened on June 27, between 10:30 a.m. from 1:15 p.m.
The authority says people who may have been exposed need to monitor for symptoms, including fever and rash.It advises that they seek medical attention if they experience severe symptoms, such as difficulty breathing, confusi -
Highly anticipated Quebec byelection in Arthabaska riding to be held Aug. 11
QUÉBEC — Quebec’s government has announced that a hotly contested byelection northeast of Montreal will take place Aug. 11.
The Arthabaska riding has been held by the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2012, but polls indicate the governing party is set to lose its stronghold to the Parti Québécois or Conservatives.
Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime has put his name forward, hoping to win what would be his party’s only seat in the legislature.
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CP NewsAlert: Trump says he will hit copper with 50 per cent tariffs
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports but did not say when it will take effect.
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CF Montreal looks dig out of Canadian Championship hole against Forge: ‘It’s a final’
MONTREAL — CF Montreal and Forge FC enter the second leg of their Canadian Championship quarterfinal with different outlooks.
Montreal hosts Forge at Stade Saputo on Wednesday night after falling behind 1-0 to the lower-tier Canadian Premier League side in the first leg at Hamilton Stadium on May 20.
Mired at the bottom of Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference with a 3-13-5 record, Montreal needs a result at home to salvage any realistic chance of winning a trophy this season.
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CP NewsAlert: RCMP say two planes have collided southeast of Winnipeg
STEINBACH — RCMP say two planes have collided near Steinbach, southeast of Winnipeg.
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Canucks sign defenceman Jett Woo, goalie Nikita Tolopilo to two-way contracts
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Jett Woo and goaltender Nikita Tolopilo to two-way contracts, the NHL club announced Tuesday.
Woo signed a one-year contract after he had 18 points (two goals, 16 assists) and a plus-18 defensive rating over 67 games for the American Hockey League’s Abbotsford Canucks last season.
The 24-year-old from Winnipeg added a goal and five assists in 22 playoff games as the Canucks won their first Calder Cup championship
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NHL, NHLPA ratify collective bargaining agreement through 2029-30 season
TORONTO — The NHL’s Board of Governors and the NHL Players’ Association membership have ratified a four-year collective bargaining agreement through the 2029-30 season, the two sides announced Tuesday.
In a joint statement, the league and the union said details of the agreement will be available at a later date.
The ratification was expected after the NHL and NHLPA announced June 27 in Los Angeles that they had agreed on a memorandum of understanding.
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Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok planning to leave politics to spend time with family
IQALUIT — The premier of Nunavut has announced he will not seek re-election when his term as a member of the territorial assembly expires this fall.
P.J. Akeeagok says he’s leaving politics to spend more time with his family and not for another political position.
Akeeagok has served as premier since November 2021, when he was elected for the first time to the territorial assembly.
He had previously been president of one of three regional Inuit associations in Nunavut.
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IIO seeks witnesses to arrest and death of Burnaby, B.C., man
BURNABY — The Independent Investigations Office of BC says it is looking for witnesses to the arrest and death of a man in Burnaby, B.C., last week.
It says in a news release that Burnaby RCMP officers reported they were called to the 7000 block of Hillview Street shortly after 4:30 p.m. last Friday.
The IIO says callers reported concerns about a man “creating a disturbance and possibly suffering a mental health issue.”
The IIO says police found the man outside his home but as -
Chilliwack real estate sales show slight gains, as new supply declines: CADREB president
CHILLIWACK — Home sales in the greater Chilliwack area showed modest gains in June, while new housing supply is starting to decline as sellers pull back from the recent peak of activity, according to Emily Vernon, president of the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board.CADREB released its monthly figures Tuesday showing the number of homes sold through the Multiple Listing System totaled 254 units in June 2025, a gain of 2.4 per cent from June 2024. At the same time, home sales were 4.5 -
Raptors sign centre Jakob Poeltl to multiyear contract extension
TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed centre Jakob Poeltl to a multiyear contract extension, the NBA club announced Tuesday.
Financial details were not disclosed, but multiple outlets reported the deal is worth US$104 million over four years.
The 29-year-old from Austria averaged a career-high 14.5 points and 9.6 rebounds, along with 1.2 blocks and 1.2 steals in 57 regular-season games for the Raptors last season.
He also shot 62.7 per cent from the field, ranking fifth in the NBA amon -
Euro 2025: Wales team bus involved in road traffic crash en route to practice
ST. GALLEN, Switzerland (AP) — The Wales team bus was involved in a road traffic crash on Tuesday and its training session was canceled at the stadium where it plays France at the Women’s European Championship.
The Welsh Football Association said in a statement all the people involved — players and staff on the bus and in the other vehicle — were unharmed in the incident en route to the stadium in St. Gallen.
Wales coach Rhian Wilkinson, a Canada Soccer Hall of Famer who -
Valour FC looks for ‘miracle’ against Whitecaps in Canadian Championship quarterfinal
Despite playing the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 2-2 draw in the opening leg of their Telus Canadian Championship quarterfinal, Valour FC coach and general manager Phillip Dos Santos knows the odds are stacked against his Canadian Premier League team getting a result in Wednesday’s return leg at B.C. Place Stadium.
Dos Santos, a former Vancouver assistant coach, calls the Major League Soccer club “arguably one of the best teams in North America and CONCACAF.”“It would be a mi -
CF Montreal acquires goalkeeper Thomas Gillier on loan from Bologna
MONTREAL — CF Montreal acquired Chilean goalkeeper Thomas Gillier on loan from Bologna FC until the end of the season on Tuesday.
The deal includes an option to extend the loan through the 2026 season. Gillier will be eligible to play starting July 24, when the secondary transfer window opens.
Gillier did not play a match for Bologna after joining the club on July 2.
The 21-year-old made his professional debut with Chilean top-flight side Club Deportivo Universidad Católica on Feb. -
Motorcyclist overtakes police at nearly 100 km/h above speed limit, pays the price
ABBOTSFORD — Police in Abbotsford say an older motorcyclist with a need for speed is paying the price for driving nearly 100 km/h above the posted speed limit on an Abbotsford roadway.According to a social media post from the department, plainclothes patrol officers had been conducting speed enforcement along King Road between McCallum Road and Clearbrook Road Monday morning (July 7) when they were overtaken by a 58-year-old motorcyclist traveling at nearly 150 km/h in a posted 50 km/h zon -
Percentage of Canadians who see the U.S. as a top threat triples: poll
WASHINGTON — As U.S. President Donald Trump pursues his global trade war and talk of annexation, a new poll suggests the percentage of Canadians who view the United States as a top threat has tripled since 2019.
The survey by the Pew Research Center also suggests that 55 per cent of Canadians say the U.S. remains this country’s most important ally.
The centre polled people in 25 countries and the nation most commonly cited as a critical ally was the United States.
But the U.S. was al -
ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women and girls
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Tuesday for the Taliban’s supreme leader and the head of Afghanistan’s supreme court on charges of persecuting women and girls since seizing power nearly four years ago.
The warrants also accuse the leaders of persecuting “other persons non-conforming with the Taliban’s policy on gender, gender identity or expression; and on political grounds against persons perceived as ‘all -
Smile Cookie campaign raises five figures for health care needs in the Fraser Valley
CHILLIWACK — Residents of Chilliwack and Hope just couldn’t keep their hands off those delicious cookies, as evidenced by the outcome of a recent charitable effort.The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation says the recent Smile Cookie campaign, a collaborative initiative with local Tim Hortons owner Simon Loo, raised just over $18,000 to support health care programs and projects in Chilliwack and Hope.The foundation says the annual Smile Cookie campaign, a beloved initiative across Ca -
Valley Helicopters involved in yet another rescue mission
HOPE — Just days after a wanted man was plucked from the side of a forested hillside by long line via one of their helicopters, Valley Helicopters was instrumental in rescuing a stranded hiker northeast of Hope on Monday.
According to a social media post, Hope Volunteer Search and Rescue says they were dispatched Monday for the report of a stranded hiker on Needle Peak. The summit is located northeast of Hope, and east of the Coquihalla Highway.Image: Google Maps / Needle Peak, as indicate -
48-year-old man transported to hospital after daytime shooting in Langley
LANGLEY — Mounties in Langley say a 48-year-old man was transported to hospital following a report of shots fired near 200 Street and Willoughby Way Monday afternoon.According to a statement from Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, Langley RCMP personnel responded to an incident of shots fired close to Meadows Edge Park in Langley Monday at about 5:32 p.m. Frontline officers attended the scene and located evidence consistent with a shooting. A 48-year-old man has been transported to a local area hospital -
Few Canadians are familiar with possible NDP leadership contenders: poll
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests most Canadians are unfamiliar with nine possible NDP leadership contenders.
A majority of respondents to the Research Co. poll said they “don’t know who the person is” when asked about possible candidates like current NDP MPs Leah Gazan, Gord Johns, Jenny Kwan and Heather McPherson.
The same goes for other high-profile New Democrats like former House leader Ruth Ellen Brosseau, former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart and filmmaker Avi Lewis.
Br -
CP NewsAlert: Four charged in alleged violent extremist plot to take over Quebec City
The RCMP says four people, including active members of the Canadian Armed Forces, are facing charges after allegedly plotting to “forcibly take possession” of land in the Quebec City area.
Police describe the case as “ideologically motivated violent extremism.”
More coming.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 8, 2025.The Canadian Press -
Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack a ship in the Red Sea after claiming they sunk another
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea killed three mariners and wounded two others, a European Union naval force said Tuesday.
The attack on the Greek-owned Eternity C also saw one of the wounded lose his leg in the attack, the EU’s Operation Aspides told The Associated Press.
The attack began Monday night and continued into Tuesday morning, officials said.
The Houthis have yet to claim the attack b -
June home sale prices saw 'slight increase' in Chilliwack and beyond - The Chilliwack Progress
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In the news today: Israeli minister rejects outside probes of Gaza
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed…
Israeli minister rejects outside probes of Gaza
As Canada escalates its criticism of how Israel is fighting the war in Gaza, one Israeli junior minister says her government won’t submit to international investigations of the war that it feels are meant to undermine the state’s legitimacy.
“We are a democracy with checks and balances and a robust judicial system,” said Sharren Ha -
Why Canada may not be ready for ‘new reality’ of flash flooding and severe storms
VANCOUVER — Ryan Ness of the Canadian Climate Institute says he’s been following the “terrible tragedy” of deadly flash flooding unfolding in Texas, where more than 100 people have died.
But he’s also worried Canada isn’t doing enough to prevent such disasters here, saying the country needs to invest in flood mapping, infrastructure and early warning systems.
“Luckily, there are many ways that we can protect ourselves, but we have to make the effort,&rdq -
Israeli junior minister rejects outside probes of Gaza war
OTTAWA — As Canada escalates its criticism of how Israel is fighting the war in Gaza, one Israeli junior minister says her government won’t submit to international investigations of the war that it feels are meant to undermine the state’s legitimacy.
“We are a democracy with checks and balances and a robust judicial system,” said Sharren Haskel, Israel’s deputy minister of foreign affairs.
In an interview with The Canadian Press, the Toronto-born Haskel &mdash -
Advocacy group says court battle over psilocybin-assisted therapy is a turning point
OTTAWA — A non-profit group that advocates for access to therapy using psychedelic drugs has won a legal battle in a years-long fight with Health Canada — one the organization believes is far from over.
“There’s an obvious societal turning point here, one where the public, for sure, clinicians and certainly parts of the government are waking up to the reality that psychedelics work,” said John Gilchrist, director of communications for Therapsil.
Therapsil obtained e -
5 Israeli soldiers killed overnight in northern Gaza, military says
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Five Israeli soldiers were killed overnight in northern Gaza, the Israeli military said Tuesday.
The military said two other soldiers were seriously wounded.
Israeli media said the infantry soldiers were on patrol when explosive devices were detonated against them. Media said militants also opened fire on the reinforcements sent to evacuate the dead and wounded.
The deaths came roughly two weeks after Israel reported once of its deadliest days in months in Gaza, whe -
Loperfido homers, Blue Jays beat White Sox 8-4 for 9th consecutive win
CHICAGO (AP) — Joey Loperfido homered and drove in three runs, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 8-4 on Monday night for their ninth consecutive win.
Addison Barger and Nathan Lukes also connected as AL East-leading Toronto improved to 27-10 in its last 37 games. Bo Bichette had two hits and All-Star slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walked three times.
At 53-38, the Blue Jays matched the franchise record for most victories before the All-Star break. It’s the longest w -
Utah Mammoth re-sign Jack McBain to 4-year contract worth $21.25 million
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Mammoth have re-signed Jack McBain to a five-year contract worth US$21.25 million.
McBain will count $4.25 million against the salary cap through the 2029-30 NHL season on the deal announced Monday, a little over 24 hours since the team elected salary arbitration with the restricted free-agent forward.
“He is a big, strong, physical player who competes hard on a nightly basis and brings a gritty toughness to our group,” general manager Bill Armstr -
Fire that triggered evacuations and shut Kelowna, B.C., airport brought under control
KELOWNA — The BC Wildfire Service says a blaze that shut down Kelowna’s airport and triggered a handful of tactical evacuations has been brought under control.
Police began telling residents to get out on Sunday afternoon and later that night the Regional District of Central Okanagan ordered residents out of homes at seven addresses at risk from the Whelan Creek wildfire.
That evacuation order was downgraded to an alert as of 5 p.m. Monday, and those residents will join people living -
Tides net second win of NSL season by trimming Wild 1-0
HALIFAX — Megumi Nakamura scored in the 36th minute and the Halifax Tides’ defenders did the rest as they bent but did not break in edging the visiting Calgary Wild 1-0 in Northern Super League action on Monday.
It was just the second win in nine women’s matches for the Tides, who outshot the Wild 8-4 (2-1 on target) despite having possession for only 48 per cent of the match.
The Tides, who improved to two wins, six losses and a draw, are still last in the six-team circuit but -
B.C. boosts tax credit for developers of video games, virtual reality simulators
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is boosting a tax credit to help developers of video games like Electronic Arts hire additional staff and invest money locally.Premier David Eby says the interactive visual media tax credit will rise to 25 per cent from the current 17.5 per cent starting Sept. 1, which is also when the credit will become permanent to give industry additional certainty.
Eby says the changes will help the sector remain competitive as part of a larger economic respon -
New York Knicks hire Mike Brown, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks hired Mike Brown on Monday, turning to the two-time NBA Coach of the Year after firing Tom Thibodeau.
The Knicks offered the job to Brown last week and announced Monday that he would be taking over the team that reached the Eastern Conference finals last season for the first time in 25 years.
They decided to fire Thibodeau despite that and eventually picked Brown, who wasn’t out of work long after getting fired by the Sacramento Kings during last s -
Meyers, Riders return from bye week as CFL’s only remaining unbeaten team
And then there was one.
Receiver Dohnte Meyers and the Saskatchewan Roughriders returned from their bye week Monday as the CFL’s lone undefeated team. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3-1) fell from the ranks of the unbeaten last week with a 37-16 loss to the Calgary Stampeders.
Saskatchewan (4-0) doesn’t have the luxury of easing back into its season. It hosts Calgary (3-1) on Thursday night.
“It’s always focus once you step into the building for a work week, especially when i -
Scientists map recovery for endangered orcas off British Columbia’s coast
A new report from a group of more than 30 experts says a population of endangered killer whales off the coast of British Columbia and Washington state is showing “no sign of recovery” and there’s an “urgent need” for robust actions to save them.
A statement from B.C.-based conservation groups says it marks the first time scientists have proposed a road map for the recovery of southern resident killer whales on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border.
Despite measures a -
CFL looking into possible discipline from melee that followed Lions-Alouettes game
TORONTO — The CFL says it’s determining whether suspensions are warranted after a past-game melee followed Saturday night’s contest between the B.C. Lions and the Montreal Alouettes.
Tempers flared on the field following the Lions’ 21-20 win at Molson Stadium. Lions linebacker Kemoko Turay and Montreal defensive lineman Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund appeared to be at the centre of the altercation, which drew players — including some who weren’t in uniform — fro
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