Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Hockey Canada unveils blueprint to grow game for women and girls
EDMONTON - Hockey Canada has unveiled a blueprint to get more oomph behind girls and women in the sport. Registration of female players, coaches and officials has increased, but the organization state...
Dec 13, 2025
Canada's Naomi Urness captures gold in women's freeski big air at World Cup
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS - Canadian freestyle skier Naomi Urness struck gold in women's big air World Cup competition on Saturday. The Mont-Tremblant, Que., native had a score of 156.25. Ukraine's Kateryna K...
Dec 13, 2025
UN chief says 6 peacekeepers killed in drone strike on a UN facility in Sudan
CAIRO (AP) - A drone strike hit a United Nations facility in war-torn Sudan on Saturday, killing six peacekeepers, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. The strike hit the peacekeeping logisti...
Dec 13, 2025
'Very exciting': Tristan Jarry reflects on trade to Edmonton Oilers
TORONTO - Tristan Jarry was at home Friday morning when his phone rang. Pittsburgh Penguins general manager and president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas was on the line. He needed to see the veteran ...
Dec 13, 2025
Canadian snowboarder Kaylie Buck earns World Cup silver
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO - Canadian snowboarder Kaylie Buck earned World Cup silver in the women's parallel giant slalom event on Saturday. The Oakville, Ont., native finished with a time of one minute 17.35...
Dec 13, 2025
Ottawa's Isabelle Weidemann earns speedskating World Cup silver in 3000m
HAMAR - Canadian speedskater Isabelle Weidemann raced to World Cup silver on Saturday in the women's 3,000 metres to capture her second individual distance medal of the season. Weidemann, from Ottawa,...
Dec 13, 2025
Churchill Falls agreement could be jeopardized by Quebec election, minister says
QUBEC - The Quebec government is warning that a draft energy deal with Newfoundland and Labrador could be at risk if it's not settled before next year's provincial election. In a recent interview with...
Dec 13, 2025
Robert Rousseau, four-time Stanley Cup champ with Habs in 1960s, dead at 85
Robert (Bobby) Rousseau, a four-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1960s, has died. He was 85. The Canadiens made the announcement Saturday, mentioning he had died in Trois-R...
Dec 13, 2025
Fan-favourite lion put down at Toronto Zoo after months of veterinary care
TORONTO - The Toronto Zoo says it has euthanized one of its lions after the animal spent several months undergoing veterinary care for a gastrointestinal symptoms. In a Friday social media post the zo...
Dec 13, 2025
Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - President Donald Trump said Saturday that "there will be very serious retaliation" after two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria tha...
Dec 13, 2025