Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Svechnikov, Aho strike as Hurricanes top Golden Knights 4-2 to move within a win of the Stanley Cup
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and Sebastian Aho added a second-period goal in a breakout game for Carolina's top-line performers, helping the Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Kni...
Jun 11, 2026

Supreme Court nixes Alabama request for nitrogen execution, which lower court ruled unconstitutional
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama man facing the death penalty by nitrogen gas was spared Thursday as the U.S. Supreme Court refused to set aside a lower-court ruling that found the method is unconstitut...
Jun 11, 2026

Matthews of Little Britain, Ont., making most of local knowledge at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON - Most golfers have a few tricks in their golf bag, but Justin Matthews has one carrying his around TPC Toronto at this week's RBC Canadian Open. Braeden Cryderman, the course's director of in...
Jun 11, 2026

Mother of B.C. cyberbullying victim Amanda Todd welcomes federal online safety bill
The mother of a British Columbia teen who died by suicide after being relentlessly tormented by a cyberbully says proposed federal legislation tackling online safety would have helped her daughter and...
Jun 11, 2026

Lightning's Nikita Kucherov wins the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP, his second such honor
NEW YORK (AP) - Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP, the second such honor of his career after also winning the Hart in 2019. The league announced the news Thursd...
Jun 11, 2026

Edin Dzeko available for Bosnia-Herzegovina's World Cup opener against Canada
TORONTO - Edin Dzeko is ready to go. Bosnia-Herzegovina head coach Sergej Barbarez says the 40-year-old striker will be available for the country's World Cup opener against Canada on Friday. Dzeko has...
Jun 11, 2026

Joe Sakic backs Avs coach Jared Bednar, plans to run it back again with core led by Nathan MacKinnon
DENVER (AP) - Joe Sakic trusts his core group of players. That trust extends to his head coach, too. So he's giving them the benefit of the doubt. The Colorado Avalanche president of hockey operations...
Jun 11, 2026

NDP, Conservatives still mulling stance on online harms bill, social media age cap
OTTAWA - The Conservatives and the NDP aren't offering opinions yet on the online harms bill introduced by the federal Liberal government Wednesday. The bill includes a high-profile plan to force soci...
Jun 11, 2026

Carney announces national food security strategy meant to expand choice, lower prices
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has announced a national food security strategy aimed at giving Canadians more access to locally produced fruit, vegetables and other fresh items at lower prices. The p...
Jun 11, 2026

'I followed all the rules' on Alto, Champagne says amid conflict allegations
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Franois-Phillippe Champagne says he "followed all the rules" to make sure he wasn't in a conflict of interest related to the Alto high-speed rail project. The minister testif...
Jun 11, 2026