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NHL draft prospect Michael Misa used world junior snub as fuel: 'Chip on my shoulder'
LOS ANGELES - Michael Misa did his best to shrug off the snub. The star forward for the Ontario Hockey League's Saginaw Spirit - among a handful of players ever granted exceptional status to play majo...
Jun 26, 2025

Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why it alarms its critics
OTTAWA - Parliament has passed controversial major projects legislation that Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada needs to shore up its economy in the face of a trade war with the United States. Bil...
Jun 26, 2025

Gausman dazzles, Guerrero sustains forearm contusion as Jays down Guardians 6-0
CLEVELAND - Toronto starter Kevin Gausman pitched eight superb innings Thursday in the Blue Jays 6-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians that saw slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leave the game after being ...
Jun 26, 2025

NHL and NHLPA are close to agreeing on a new CBA that includes an 84-game season, AP sources say
The NHL and NHL Players' Association are on the verge of extending the collective bargaining agreement more than a year before it expires and expanding the regular season to 84 games. The league and u...
Jun 26, 2025

Kane relishes opportunity to play for hometown Canucks after trade from Oilers
VANCOUVER - Evander Kane is relishing the opportunity to join his hometown team, one he feels isn't "too far off" from being competitive and wants to win now. The Vancouver Canucks acquired the bruisi...
Jun 26, 2025

NHL prospects unfazed by new draft format: 'It's something special'
LOS ANGELES - Matthew Schaefer has watched the NHL draft plenty of times. A player gets picked and is congratulated by family members before heading on stage to shake a dozen hands from the organizati...
Jun 26, 2025

River Valley fire ban in effect
Effective immediately and until further notice, a fire ban is in place on all open fires within the City of Lethbridge's River Valley. Current weather conditions, including warmer temperatures and low...
Jun 26, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Senate passes controversial bill to fast-track major projects
OTTAWA - The Senate has passed C-5, the Liberal government's controversial major projects bill. The legislation gives the federal government the power to fast-track projects to boost the national econ...
Jun 26, 2025

Just for Laughs founder's sex-assault civil trial disrupted by insults and threats
MONTRAL - One of the women accusing Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon of sexual assault lashed out at him during a break in his civil trial today. Actress Danie Frenette shouted in the courtroom t...
Jun 26, 2025

A 49-year-old Canadian has died while in ICE custody in Florida
OTTAWA - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says that a 49-year-old Canadian has died while in its custody. A detainee death notification from the agency, commonly known as ICE, says that Johnny...
Jun 26, 2025