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Ukrainian girls’ team finds hockey haven at Wickenheiser festival
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — A Ukrainian girls’ hockey team is in Canada for a few…
Nova Scotia curler Christina Black angling for a return trip to Tournament of Hearts
Christina Black’s laser-precise draws drew oohs and aahs at the 2023 national women’s curling championship.…
New AFC Toronto midfielder Cloey Uddenberg played her part in Canada soccer history
TORONTO — Midfielder Cloey Uddenberg, AFC Toronto’s latest recruit to the new Northern Super League,…
Future of Sport in Canada commissioner invites more voices to consultations
CALGARY — The woman at the helm of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission…
WHL Roundup: Blazers shutout Pats, Silvertips thump Giants
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Dylan Ernst stopped all 31 shots he faced as the Kamloops Blazers…
Canada’s Weidemann takes 3,000-metre bronze in World Cup speedskating
BEIJING — Canadian speedskater Isabelle Weidemann finished on the World Cup podium Saturday, taking bronze…
Canadian long-track speedskater Valerie Maltais takes silver in Beijing
BEIJING — Canadian long-track speedskater Valerie Maltais earned a silver medal Sunday in the women’s…
Here’s where Canadian experts stand on fluoridating drinking water
For decades, water fluoridation has played a key role in improving the oral health of…
Alexander, Crawford lead deep Canadian men’s downhill ski team into season
CALGARY — The Canadian men’s downhill ski team opens an important racing season intent on…
Hockey Canada invites 32 players to national junior team selection camp
CALGARY — A total of 32 players have been invited to Canada’s national junior team…
Two-time Olympian Mirela Rahneva retires from competitive skeleton racing
CALGARY — Canada’s Mirela Rahneva announced her retirement from competitive skeleton racing Monday, ending an…
Lighting designer Sonoyo Nishikawa wins Siminovitch Prize
TORONTO — Lighting designer Sonoyo Nishikawa has won Canada’s largest theatre prize. The Siminovitch Prize…
Alpine Canada eyes Panorama or Whistler, B.C., for future men’s World Cup downhills
Whistler and Panorama, B.C., are candidates to host men’s World Cup downhill ski races in…
Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult lead thriller about the real FBI manhunt for a white supremacist leader
Forty years ago, on Dec. 8, 1984, one of the largest manhunts in FBI history…
Northern Super League and team officials hold two days of meetings in Toronto
TORONTO — Northern Super League and team officials kick off two days of meetings Wednesday…
AFN, mothers call on all parties to support inquiry into policing
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on politicians…
In the news today: Pressure up on feds to intervene in postal strike
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Justice Minister Arif Virani says controversial online harms bill to be split in two
OTTAWA — Justice Minister Arif Virani said the Liberal government will split up its contentious…
Canadian Elite Basketball League unveils 2025 schedule, longest in league history
An all-Alberta rivalry game will tip off the Canadian Elite Basketball League’s longest season ever.…
Northern Super League players to get helping hand in building their new home
TORONTO — Stephanie Labbe remembers arriving at a new club abroad and having to start…
‘Name what things are’: Recognizing ‘femicide’ 35 years after the Montreal Massacre
MONTREAL — Ahead of the 35th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre on Friday, Annie Ross,…
NHL stars relish chance to play best-on-best hockey at 4 Nations Face-Off
Brady Tkachuk remembers skipping school to watch his dad play in the 2006 Olympics. Now…
Reinhart’s late goal lifts Panthers past Flyers 7-5
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored the go-ahead power-play goal with 1:59 left in the…
Parayko scores overtime winner for Blues in 4-3 win over Flames
CALGARY — Colton Parayko scored the overtime winner for the St. Louis Blues in a…