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Victoire place Ann-Renée Desbiens on LTIR, status for worlds to be determined
MONTREAL - Ann-Rene Desbiens' status for the upcoming women's world hockey championships remains uncertain after the Montreal Victoire placed the goaltender on long-term injured reserve. Desbiens - Ca...
Mar 31, 2025

Kucherov, Hintz, Hellebuyck named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov, Dallas Stars centre Roope Hintz and Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Kucherov led th...
Mar 31, 2025

Canada women to face top-ranked U.S. in July in Washington, D.C., soccer friendly
Canada will face the top-ranked U.S. in an international women's soccer friendly on July 2 in Washington, D.C. The game at Audi Field, one-day after Canada Day, falls during the FIFA June-July interna...
Mar 31, 2025

Former business lobby head Blackburn confirms he is seeking Quebec Liberal leadership
MONTREAL - A former politician and head of an influential business lobby group is joining the race to be the next leader of the Quebec Liberals. Karl Blackburn published an open letter this morning th...
Mar 31, 2025

UAE court sentences 3 people to death in killing of Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Zvi Kogan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced three people to death for the killing of Israeli-Moldovan Zvi Kogan, state media reported Monday. The state-run WAM...
Mar 31, 2025

NDP's Jocelyn Johnson makes first campaign visit to Medicine Hat
The federal New Democratic Party candidate for Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner says, just like Premier Danielle Smith, not living in the riding doesn't made her any less qualified to represent it.---Joce...
Mar 31, 2025

Hundreds of thousands in Ontario still without power on third day of spring storm
Hundreds of thousands of people across Ontario were still without power on the third day of a spring storm, after freezing rain coated swaths of the province with thick layers of ice. An outage map fr...
Mar 31, 2025

Canadian Music, Identity Dominate 2025 JUNO’s in Vancouver
The 2025 JUNO Awards broadcast on Sunday was hosted by Burnaby's Michael Buble. He first opened the evening with a medley of his hits, joined by a vibrant array of guest artists from various regions, ...
Mar 31, 2025

French court finds far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty in embezzlement case
PARIS (AP) - A French court found Marine Le Pen guilty Monday in an embezzlement case but didn't immediately say what her sentence might be and how it might impact the far-right leader's political fut...
Mar 31, 2025

In the news today: Second week of election underway, with eyes on new U.S. tariffs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Eyes warily turn to next round of U.S. tariffs during second week of federal election The second week of the f...
Mar 31, 2025