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Friend of Quebec man killed in Florida boat explosion says his sister also injured
MONTREAL - A childhood friend of the Quebec man killed in a Florida boat explosion earlier this week says one of the victim's sisters was among the other six passengers injured in the blast. Thi Cam N...
Dec 28, 2024
ESPN reports that Panthers to put Canadian Hubbard on season-ending IR
It appears Canadian Chuba Hubbard's breakout 2024 season is over. ESPN reports that the Carolina Panthers are putting the star running back on season-ending injured reserve with calf and knee injuries...
Dec 28, 2024
Top Canadian defensive prospect Matthew Schaefer out for rest of world juniors
OTTAWA - Canadian defenceman Matthew Schaefer will miss the rest of the world junior hockey championship. Schaefer was injured early in the first period of Canada's 3-2 shootout loss to Latvia last ni...
Dec 28, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Olympic champion relay sprinters voted Canadian Press team of the year
Canada's men's 4x100-metre relay squad has been voted The Canadian Press team of the year after sprinting to gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. More coming. The Canadian Press
Dec 28, 2024
New Canadians, non-traditional demographics boost minor hockey uptake in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Participation in hockey in British Columbia was struggling in 2021 - the pandemic had dealt a heavy blow to player registrations, and numbers had already been flagging before COVID-19 arri...
Dec 28, 2024
New Canadians, non-traditional demographics boost minor hockey uptake in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Participation in hockey in British Columbia was struggling in 2021 - the pandemic had dealt a heavy blow to player registrations, and numbers had already been flagging before COVID-19 arri...
Dec 28, 2024
Putin apologizes to Azerbaijani leader for 'tragic incident' involving crashed Azerbaijani plane
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a "tragic incident" following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan...
Dec 28, 2024
Corbin Burnes and Arizona Diamondbacks agree to $210 million, 6-year deal, AP source says
PHOENIX (AP) - Corbin Burnes and the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a $210 million, six-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press late Friday night. The per...
Dec 28, 2024
NHL roundup: Luke Hughes shines with goal, assist as Devils dump Hurricanes 4-2
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Devils defenceman Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist, Jacob Markstrom made 29 saves and New Jersey defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Friday night. Ondrej Palat, Nico Hischi...
Dec 28, 2024
Kondas makes a difference in debut with Sceptres
TORONTO - Jess Kondas was home for the holidays in Calgary when the phone rang with the best early Christmas present she could have imagined. After an entire calendar year on the Toronto Sceptres thre...
Dec 27, 2024