Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Oilers captain Connor McDavid named NHL's first star after 10-point week
NEW YORK - Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid has been named the NHL's first star of the week. The superstar centre had a league-leading 10 points (four goals, six assists) in four games last week...
Dec 15, 2025
Fraser Valley flood cleanup begins, as latest blast of rain swells B.C. rivers
The cleanup is starting in British Columbia's Fraser Valley as water that flowed across the border from the Nooksack River in Washington state recedes, but the flood threat remains for several B.C. ri...
Dec 15, 2025
Sabres fire general manager Kevyn Adams and promote Jarmo Kekalainen to replace him
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Sabres fired general manager Kevyn Adams on Monday in a move made 2 1/2 months into his sixth season, with the team sitting at the bottom of the Eastern Conference sta...
Dec 15, 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps sign MLS NEXT Pro defender Nikola Djordjevic
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have added to their backline, signing American defence Nikola Djordjevic to a Major League Soccer contract. The team announced the deal Monday, saying it runs throu...
Dec 15, 2025
Canada's David (Excalibur) Cameron loses opening match at world darts championship
LONDON - Serbian-born Austrian Mensur (The Gentle) Suljovic defeated Canada's David (Excalibur) Cameron in first-round play Monday at the five-million-pound ($9.21-million) Paddy Power World Darts Cha...
Dec 15, 2025
Anti-doping agency asks court to declare privacy watchdog's probe out of bounds
OTTAWA - The World Anti-Doping Agency is challenging the legal basis of the federal privacy watchdog's investigation into the agency's handling of biological samples collected from athletes. The offic...
Dec 15, 2025
Anti-doping agency asks court to declare privacy watchdog's probe out of bounds
OTTAWA - The World Anti-Doping Agency is challenging the legal basis of the federal privacy watchdog's investigation into the agency's handling of biological samples collected from athletes. The offic...
Dec 15, 2025
Quebec family doctors voting on new deal after province backtracks on reforms
MONTREAL - Quebec family doctors have until Friday to vote on a deal that would see the provincial government back down on several controversial reforms in a new law that changes how physicians are pa...
Dec 15, 2025
COVID shot reduces risk of severe illness, premature birth in pregnancy, study says
TORONTO - A new study says the COVID-19 vaccine protects pregnant women from getting severely ill or giving birth prematurely. Researchers with the Canadian Surveillance of COVID-19 in Pregnancy (CANC...
Dec 15, 2025
Two-time Olympian Toews says Jets teammate Scheifele should wear Maple Leaf in Milan
WINNIPEG - Jonathan Toews always remembers how excited and proud he felt when he was named to Canada's 2010 Olympic team. It's a feeling the Winnipeg Jets forward wants teammate Mark Scheifele to expe...
Dec 15, 2025