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Alberta MP to step aside to allow Pierre Poilievre to run for seat in Parliament
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Damien Kurek is set to step aside to allow Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection in the Battle River-Crowfoot riding in Alberta. More to come. The Canadi...
May 02, 2025
Gregg Popovich, the NBA's all-time wins leader, retires after 29 seasons as coach in San Antonio
Gregg Popovich stepped down as coach of the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, ending a three-decade run that saw him lead the team to five NBA championships, become the league's all-time wins leader and ea...
May 02, 2025
Some key moments in the career of San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich
Some of the key moments in the career of San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich, who stepped down as coach Friday: Dec. 10, 1996: The beginning Saying the team needed a change in direction, general manager ...
May 02, 2025
Hockey players' sexual assault trial hears from former world junior teammates
LONDON - The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is hearing today from other players who were on the 2018 team. Taylor Raddysh, who now plays in the NHL fo...
May 02, 2025
Hockey players' sexual assault trial hears from former world junior teammates
LONDON - The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is hearing today from other players who were on the 2018 team. Taylor Raddysh, who now plays in the NHL fo...
May 02, 2025
Fleury, Landeskog and Monahan named Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy finalists
NEW YORK - Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and forwards Gabriel Landeskog of the Colorado Avalanche and Sean Monahan of the Columbus Blue Jackets were named the finalists for the NHL's Bil...
May 02, 2025
Canadian women look to build on momentum going into rugby sevens season finale
The Canadian women's rugby sevens team, coming off back-to-back third-place finishes in Hong Kong and Singapore, look to finish the HSBC SVNS season with a bang this weekend in Carson, Calif. Canada, ...
May 02, 2025
PM Carney won't enter a formal pact with the NDP; plans to meet with Trump Tuesday
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he won't enter a formal pact with the NDP to maintain his minority government.Carney says the Liberals received a strong mandate and he won't make a formal agreement wi...
May 02, 2025
Canada ousted at mixed doubles curling worlds, but Olympic spot still in sight
FREDERICTON - Canada was knocked out of medal contention at the world mixed doubles curling championship after a 7-5 loss to Estonia in Friday's playoff qualifier. Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant o...
May 02, 2025
Montreal men plead guilty after keeping woman's body on couch for six months
MONTREAL - Two Montreal men have pleaded guilty to committing an indignity to a body after admitting they left the remains of an Indigenous woman on the couch in their home for six months. Prosecutor ...
May 02, 2025