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Tigers tame Wildcats 3-1, have chance to advance to the Memorial Cup final Tuesday
Ryder Ritchie found the back of the net twice while adding an assist, as the Medicine Hat Tigers toppled the Moncton Wildcats 3-1.The Tigers poured 41 shots onto the net of Wildcats netminder Mathis R...
May 27, 2025
No NHL, Crosby faced the powerhouse Knights: Looking back at the 2005 Memorial Cup
Corey Perry remembers playing on what felt like hockey's biggest stage well before reaching a Stanley Cup final. The year was 2005. The NHL was locked out. Rabid fans in Canada were starved for high-l...
May 27, 2025
The Supreme Court rejects a plea to block a copper mine on land in Arizona that's sacred to Apaches
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches who are fighting to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred. The justices l...
May 27, 2025
The Latest: King Charles to read throne speech after parade wraps up royal visit
OTTAWA - King Charles will formally open Parliament today by reading the speech from the throne - a rare event for Canada's monarch. Before reading the speech, the King will take part in a short parad...
May 27, 2025
Provincial government budgets funding for University of Calgary veterinary diagnostic laboratory
The province says it has budgeted $9.5 million over three years to keep what it calls "a full-service veterinary diagnostic laboratory " operating at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Veterinary ...
May 27, 2025
Huge explosion rocks a chemical plant in eastern China, no information on casualties
BEIJING (AP) - A huge explosion rocked a chemical plant in China's eastern Shandong province around noon Tuesday, according to state broadcaster CCTV, with thick plumes of black smoke visible from the...
May 27, 2025
In the news today: Liberals' goals to be outlined in throne speech
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Government's priorities to be outlined in today's throne speech Prime Minister Mark Carney's vision for nation...
May 27, 2025
Defence to finish cross-examining hockey player at ex-teammates' trial
Defence lawyers are expected to finish cross-examining a former member of Canada's world junior hockey team today at the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates. Brett Howden, who now plays i...
May 27, 2025
Canada faces 'massive challenge' as NATO eyes new 5% spending target: expert
OTTAWA - When representatives of NATO nations meet in The Hague late next month, they're expected to dramatically hike the alliance's defence spending target for members - the one Canada is failing to...
May 27, 2025
Final day of King's visit will include parade, throne speech
OTTAWA - King Charles and Queen Camilla will wrap up their whirlwind visit to Canada with a bit of royal pomp today including a parade through downtown Ottawa in a horse-drawn carriage. The royal coup...
May 27, 2025