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Four Canadian WHL teams bidding to host 2026 Memorial Cup
TORONTO — Five Western Hockey League teams — including four Canadian clubs — are vying…
Hall of Famer Mark Messier headlines Amazon’s NHL broadcast team
TORONTO — Hall of Fame hockey player Mark Messier will be among the on-air talent…
Jim Mullin stepping down as Football Canada president after six years on the job
Jim Mullin is stepping away from Football Canada to concentrate on his post with the…
Trudeau tells Stephen Colbert there’s frustration in Canada, but he’ll keep fighting
NEW YORK — Justin Trudeau’s interview on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” began with…
Caddies and paper bags: Schools figuring out new world of cellphone bans
From cellphone “hotels” to patchwork policies to recalibrating lesson plans, teachers and schools across Canada…
In the news today: MPs set to debate Tory non-confidence motion
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
HandyDART strike in Metro Vancouver ending as workers ratify new deal with TransDev
VANCOUVER — The union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver has voted to ratify a…
Carruthers chases three-peat in third edition of curling’s PointsBet Invitational
CALGARY — Reid Carruthers seeks a three-peat in curling’s quirky PointsBet Invitational that’s become an…
‘Colonialist mentality:’ Indigenous groups challenge Quebec over new history museum
QUEBEC CITY — Several Indigenous groups are calling on the Quebec government to distance itself…
Four newsroom staff at Radio NL in Kamloops, B.C., are cut in format change
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — More than half of the newsroom at Radio NL in Kamloops, B.C.,…
Vancouver mayor promises more police to quell ‘street disorder’ in Gastown
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says the city is taking immediate steps to improve…
Canisia Lubrin, Fawn Parker make Writers’ Trust fiction prize short list
TORONTO — Poet-novelists Canisia Lubrin and Fawn Parker are among the authors shortlisted for the…
Canucks lean on special teams in 3-1 pre-season win over Kraken
VANCOUVER — Arturs Silovs is picking up where he left off in the playoffs. The…
Population growth slows for first time since pandemic as feds clamp down: StatCan
OTTAWA — Population growth in Canada slowed slightly in the last quarter of the year…
2024 wildfire season is on track to be second largest in last two decades
Canada’s wildfire season is on track to be the second largest in at least the…
‘Big Sam’: Paleontologists unearth giant skull of Pachyrhinosaurus in Alberta
It’s a dinosaur that roamed Alberta’s badlands more than 70 million years ago, sporting a…
Henley’s roller coaster year of emotions marked by father’s death and his 1st Presidents Cup team
MONTREAL (AP) — Russell Henley, who won a Nationwide Tour event while still at Georgia…
Homan wins, Dunstone upset to kick off curling’s PointsBet Invitational
CALGARY — Gabby Wood says her curling team is ready for anything this season after…
Winnipeg Jets hand Edmonton Oilers 6-1 loss in NHL pre-season
WINNIPEG — The fact that Neal Pionk has come to camp feeling better about himself…
Kevin Koe skipping a three-man curling team at PointsBet Invitational
CALGARY — Kevin Koe will skip a three-man curling team for now. The four-time Canadian…
Canada’s Corey Conners two shots back of leader Justin Rose at the Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The end of a long Friday that reshaped the Masters had…
DeBrusk scores second goal in overtime to give Canucks pre-season win over Flames
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Daniel Sprong made an impact in his first game in a Vancouver…
Rising prices pinch B.C. households. Political parties feel the pressure, too
VANCOUVER — In the seven years since the NDP came to power in British Columbia,…
Rourke: Lions need ‘sense of urgency’ entering final stretch of CFL season
VANCOUVER — Quarterback Nathan Rourke says the B.C. Lions “have to have a sense of…