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Jets in must-win mode after dropping 3-1 decision to Stars in Game 4
DALLAS — As the final minutes of regulation time ticked down Tuesday night, Winnipeg Jets…
Spam buns, worm poutine and pork tongue on the menu for Calgary Stampede
CALGARY — The Calgary Stampede menu this year is set to include a heaping of…
Tage Thompson scores OT winner as US edges Norway 6-5 at ice hockey worlds
HERNING, Denmark (AP) — Tage Thompson completed his hat trick with a power-play goal in…
Tage Thompson scores OT winner as US edges Norway 6-5 at ice hockey worlds
HERNING, Denmark (AP) — Tage Thompson completed his hat trick with a power-play goal in…
‘You feel at home’: Playoff hockey helps newcomers feel more Canadian
TORONTO — Mykhailo Ivanov never thought he’d become a diehard hockey fan. The 42-year-old had…
U.S. backup Oettinger outplaying starter Hellebuyck in NHL playoffs with Stars up 3-1 over Jets
DALLAS (AP) — Winnipeg Jets fans have showered Jake Oettinger with chants referring to his…
U.S. backup Oettinger outplaying starter Hellebuyck in NHL playoffs with Stars up 3-1 over Jets
DALLAS (AP) — Winnipeg Jets fans have showered Jake Oettinger with chants referring to his…
Event organizers of Vancouver Chinatown Festival say security is their top priority
VANCOUVER — Organizers of the Vancouver Chinatown Festival said security is their top priority in…
MacKinnon scores twice as Canada beats Austria 5-1 at ice hockey worlds
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals to lead Canada to a 5-1 victory…
MacKinnon has two goals, assist as Canada beats Austria 5-1 at hockey worlds
STOCKHOLM — Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and added an assist as Canada overcame a frustrating…
‘Everybody stepping up’: Jets stay alive with dominant 4-0 win over Stars in Game 5
WINNIPEG — Adam Lowry believes the Winnipeg Jets found another gear on Thursday that was…
‘Pornography is a problem’: Smith defends new rules for Alberta school libraries
Alberta’s premier says “pornography is a problem for young adults” in remarks defending her government’s…
Quebecers are the happiest in Canada, P.E.I residents least happy, survey finds
MONTREAL — A new poll by Leger has found that Quebec residents are the happiest…
Union pleads for action four years after B.C. crane collapse that killed five people
BURNABY — Officials from a B.C. construction union say it’s been four years since a…
Cyclist struck while training with Mountie for B.C. fundraiser dies of injuries
PRINCE GEORGE — One of two cyclists who was struck in a hit and run…
Man gets 3 1/2 years in prison for fatal stabbing in Whistler, B.C.
A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for manslaughter in…
Unhealthy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Upper Midwest when people want to be outside
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Much of the Upper Midwest on Saturday was dealing with swaths…
Surprisingly strong June jobs numbers quash Bank of Canada rate cut odds
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is increasingly expected to keep its benchmark interest rate…
Evacuees arrive in Winnipeg as wildfires force thousands out, bring smoke advisories
WINNIPEG — Evacuees from northern Manitoba continued to pour into Winnipeg Friday as a renewed…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by province
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in June. Here are the…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in June. Statistics Canada also…
In the news today: Trump threatens Canada with 35 per cent tariffs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
NDP leadership to begin in September, new leader chosen no later than March 29
OTTAWA — The NDP’s leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh will formally begin in September,…
Alberta to ban explicit sex books in school libraries starting Oct. 1
EDMONTON — Alberta’s education minister says sexually explicit content must be gone from school library…