Category Archives: Canadian Press

Montreal Canadiens defenceman Greg Pateryn is expected to be out of action eight weeks with a fractured ankle, the NHL club announced Thursday. Pateryn was hit in the ankle by a shot during a 3-2 over...

PALM BEACH, Fla. - The NHL still has yet to decide whether it will take part in the 2018 Olympics, but the owners don’t seem keen on it. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said there was “stron...

WINDSOR, Ont. - Teenage sensation Penny Oleksiak may be one of Canada’s most decorated Olympians. But this week’s FINA world short-course swimming championships are a week-long tutorial fo...

DALLAS - Actor Judge Reinhold has been arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after a confrontation with security agents at Dallas Love Field. A Dallas Police Department statement says the 59-year-ol...

Luge racers are used to bombing down icy tracks on tiny, lightning-quick sleds - not worrying about weather patterns thousands of kilometres away. But that’s what the sport’s World Cup ath...

TORONTO - The Canadian Football League has fined 11 players from the Grey Cup champion Ottawa Redblacks for wearing improper socks during the league’s championship game last month in Toronto. Th...

OTTAWA - Canadian astronauts are paying tribute to American space hero John Glenn, who died Thursday at the age of 95. Retired Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield tweeted that Glenn was a great American...

NEW YORK - NBC says that it is shutting down its Breaking News digital service, which provided bulletins on stories through Twitter, a website and its own app. The network said Thursday that the servi...

CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo said Thursday that seven of its Humboldt penguins drowned in their holding area. Here are some other animal deaths at the zoo: February 2016: Two staff members are discipline...

VANCOUVER - A day after cutting their captain loose, the Vancouver Whitecaps announced they have picked up the contract options of 11 players. The moves involving goalkeeper Paolo Tornaghi, defenders ...