Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Bottcher returns to skip position on new team with Walker and Horgan brothers
Brendan Bottcher is returning to the skip position with a new-look rink that will be based in Alberta. He will team up with third Jacob Horgan, second Tanner Horgan and lead Geoff Walker on a squad th...
Mar 16, 2026
Tumbler Ridge, B.C., gets arena funding through Hockeyville after deadly shootings
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the town where eight p...
Mar 16, 2026
Tumbler Ridge, B.C., gets arena funding through Hockeyville after deadly shootings
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the town where eight p...
Mar 16, 2026
Quebec's Abitibi region buried by March storm estimated to bring up to 50 cm of snow
MONTREAL - A March storm forecast to bring up to 50 centimetres of snow and freezing rain to Quebec's Abitibi-Tmiscamingue region closed schools and suspended municipal services on Monday. The city of...
Mar 16, 2026
Asian Football Confederation says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - A leading soccer official in Asia says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup which kicks off in June in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Also on Monday in Tehra...
Mar 16, 2026
New York Rangers forward Lafrenière named NHL first star of the week
NEW YORK - New York Rangers forward Alexis Lafrenire was named NHL first star of the week on Monday. He led all NHL players with seven points (five goals, two assists) last week. Lafrenire had two gam...
Mar 16, 2026
'Where is the justice?' No charges three years after Old Montreal fire killed seven
MONTREAL - Three years after his daughter and six others were killed in a building fire in Old Montreal, Zafar Mahmood says he can't believe the case has not been solved. "Where is the justice? Why ha...
Mar 16, 2026
Edmonton, Calgary and Prague to co-host the 2028 World Cup of Hockey tournament
EDMONTON - The World Cup of Hockey will be held in Canada and Czechia in 2028. Edmonton's Rogers Place, Calgary's under-construction Scotia Place and the O2 Arena in Prague will host the best-on-best ...
Mar 16, 2026
Flood, avalanche risks rise as atmospheric river sweeps over several areas of B.C.
VANCOUVER - An atmospheric river washing over British Columbia from the Pacific is creating dangerous conditions that could lead to flooding and the potential for large avalanches. Environment Canada ...
Mar 16, 2026
'Lives have been divided': Teen who set girl on fire at Saskatoon school gets 3 years
SASKATOON - Two teen girls who were once friends came to court Monday for a final chapter after one set the other's scalp on fire in a school hallway - but they never locked eyes. The victim, now 16, ...
Mar 16, 2026