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Oilers show 'mental resiliency' in tough climb to top spot
EDMONTON - It hasn't been easy, but it is now one, two, three for the Edmonton Oilers. After a tough start to the season in the wake of losing Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final to the Florida Panthers, ...
Jan 25, 2025
Trudeau meets with families of victims of deadly 2017 Quebec mosque attack
QUBEC - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met with the families of six men who were killed at a Quebec City mosque, days before the anniversary of the 2017 attack. Eight years ago, on Jan. 29, 2017, A...
Jan 25, 2025
Nugent-Hopkins scores twice, Oilers edge Sabres 3-2 without McDavid
EDMONTON - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers won their second game in a row, knocking off the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Saturday. Jeff Skinner also scored for the Oilers (31-1...
Jan 25, 2025
Nurse, Miller 'put on a show' for Sceptres at Scotiabank Arena
TORONTO - Sarah Nurse, Hannah Miller and the Toronto Sceptres have taken a shine to performing at the Maple Leafs' home. Nurse checked in with the late-game winner and Miller scored twice as the Scept...
Jan 25, 2025
Stolz victorious again, Ghiotto sets world record in World Cup speedskating
CALGARY - American speedskating star Jordan Stolz stayed undefeated this World Cup season with a victory in the men's 1,000 metres in Calgary. The 20-year-old from West Bend, Wis., also won the 1,500 ...
Jan 25, 2025
Freestyle ski star Kingsbury lands 94th career World Cup victory at dual moguls event
WATERVILLE VALLEY - Canadian freestyle ski star Mikal Kingsbury has won back-to-back men's World Cup events at Waterville Valley Resort. The 32-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., beat Australia's Mat...
Jan 25, 2025
Carney secures two more ministerial endorsements
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney secured two more endorsements from cabinet on Saturday. Defence Minister Bill Blair backed Carney in a statement on X, while Nate Erskine-Smith hosted a...
Jan 25, 2025
Trump’s sweeping pardon of rioters highlights differences in U.S., Canadian systems
In one of his first acts upon taking office Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned or moved to dismiss the cases of some 1,500 people charged in the Capitol riots of Jan. 6, 2021.The sentences o...
Jan 25, 2025
Quebec provincial police make arrest in Montérégie homicide investigation
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police have opened a homicide investigation after a death in the Montrgie region of the province on Saturday. Police say they were called to a home in Saint-Anicet, Que., ...
Jan 25, 2025
Italian speedskater Davide Ghiotto sets world record in 10,000 metres in Calgary
CALGARY - Italian speedskater Davide Ghiotto has set a world record in the men's 10,000 metres in Calgary's Olympic Oval. Ghiotto crossed the line in 12 minutes, 25.69 seconds to better the previous r...
Jan 25, 2025