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Brian Burke 'deeply disappointed' by NHL's ban of on-ice support for community causes
Longtime NHL executive Brian Burke says the league's decision to ban on-ice support for community causes, which includes the use of rainbow-coloured stick tape on Pride nights, is a "surprising and se...
Oct 11, 2023

Influential midfielder Stephen Eustaquio to miss Canada soccer friendly in Japan
Canada will be without influential midfielder Stephen Eustaquio when it takes on Japan in an international soccer friendly on Friday in Niigata. Canada Soccer said the 26-year-old from Leamington, Ont...
Oct 11, 2023

Holy Mackinaw! Joe Bowen excited for 42nd season as Maple Leafs' radio voice
TORONTO - Some pre-game challenges made for a memorable debut when Joe Bowen became the voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs over four decades ago. He took them on with aplomb and was soon on his way to a...
Oct 11, 2023

All seven Canadian NHL teams set to open 2023-24 campaign
All seven Canadian teams will play their season openers tonight in the NHL. The Toronto Maple Leafs open the 2023-24 campaign against fellow Original Six franchise and rival the Montreal Canadiens at ...
Oct 11, 2023

Conservationists raise concerns over B.C.'s proposed grizzly bear stewardship plan
Grizzly bears seen starving in the rainforests of British Columbia's south coast because there isn't enough salmon to sustain them raises alarm bells for wildlife biologist Wayne McCrory, who's known ...
Oct 11, 2023

War crimes inquiry research sheds fresh light on Canadian screening, policies
OTTAWA - When an individual suspected of taking part in the Second World War murder of Jews in western Ukraine applied for admission to Canada in 1951, immigration officials did not follow up with pot...
Oct 11, 2023

Academics call for public review of Alberta Energy Regulator
CALGARY, AB - Academics at the University of Calgary are calling for a public review of the Alberta Energy Regulator, describing it as secretive and too close to industry.In a peer-reviewed report iss...
Oct 11, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Canada will airlift people from Tel Aviv this week
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says the federal government will begin to airlift Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their families from Tel Aviv by the end of the week. As of Tu...
Oct 11, 2023

In the news today: Health ministers in Charlottetown and Joly talks Israel airlifts
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Joly to provide update on Canada's Israel airlift plans Foreign Affairs Ministe...
Oct 11, 2023

RCMP offering traffic safety tips as days grow shorter
Alberta RCMP is urging drivers and pedestrians alike, to use caution as the days grow shorter and the nights colder.Mounties are offering important tips to follow, to ensure everyone is safe on the ro...
Oct 11, 2023