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Stamkos thriving in different role with Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Steven Stamkos, at 32 and wrapping up his 14th season, is no longer one of the NHL's most prolific scorers or even the second- or third-best player on his own team. The six-time All...
Jun 13, 2022

Medicine professor says no need to panic over COVID-19 reinfection
An expert says Canadians don't need to panic about COVID-19 reinfections even as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive a second time for the virus. Stephen Hoption Cann, a clinical profess...
Jun 13, 2022

Edmonton Oilers sign depth forward Brad Malone to two-year, two-way deal
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed depth forward Brad Malone to a two-year, two-way contract. The deal carries an average annual value of US$762,500. Malone, 33, played eight regular-season...
Jun 13, 2022

Federal government now posting passport wait times online as long lineups continue
OTTAWA - Passport offices are still dealing with a surge of applications, the minister responsible says, and wait times are "far from acceptable." Karina Gould says those long wait times are her top p...
Jun 13, 2022

Calgary cabinet minister running to replace Jason Kenney as UCP leader and premier
CALGARY, AB - A cabinet minister from Calgary has joined the race to replace Jason Kenney as United Conservative leader and Alberta premier.Rajan Sawhney says if she were to win, she would order a pub...
Jun 13, 2022

RBC Canadian Open finds success despite LIV Golf Invitational challenge
TORONTO - Golf's ability to bring people together - while remaining socially distant and outdoors - raised it to new levels of popularity during the most intense periods of the COVID-19 pandemic. But ...
Jun 13, 2022

Life for 'How to Murder Your Husband' author in spouse death
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A self-published romance novelist who once wrote an online essay called "How to Murder Your Husband" was sentenced Monday to life in prison with the possibility of parole for mur...
Jun 13, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Watchdog launches probe into actions of police in 8 B.C. departments
VICTORIA - British Columbia's police complaint commissioner has set off an investigation into the conduct of 19 officers from eight separate police departments. A statement from the commissioner says ...
Jun 13, 2022

Olympic champion Warner not feeling pressure as he readies to compete in Canada
VANCOUVER - Even Canada's top athlete has to change diapers. Decathlete Damian Warner has become a recognizable face since winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics last summer, but the 32-year-old said he's...
Jun 13, 2022

Former Raptors star Kyle Lowry to have street named after him in Toronto
TORONTO - Former Raptors star guard Kyle Lowry is getting a street named after him in Toronto. The city announced Monday that Lowry would be among seven people lending their name to a street at Don Mi...
Jun 13, 2022