Category Archives: Canadian Press

VANCOUVER - Mikko Koskinen always knew he’d return to the NHL. The six-foot-seven Finnish goalie was taken 31st overall by the New York Islanders in the 2009 draft but logged just four games wit...

OTTAWA - One of the best-kept secrets inside the main building on Parliament Hill - known as Centre Block - is what’s inside room 202N. Major renovations are about to begin on Centre Block, and ...

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Ottawa’s Isabelle Weidemann won a silver medal in the women’s 3,000 metres on Sunday at the long-track speedskating World Cup in Heerenveen, Netherlands. It was h...

MONTREAL - Quebec’s premier is quick to reject “dirty” oil from Western Canada in favour of hydro power, but new data indicate the province’s citizens are buying record amounts...

Jose Mourinho chose his words carefully, and they proved to be as candid as they were concerning for Manchester United as its worst start to a Premier League season hit a new low. “Liverpool,...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Canada’s Kim McRae finished in seventh place at the luge World Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y. on Sunday morning. Competing in a condensed three-race schedule in the post-Olympic ye...

VANCOUVER - Nicola Froese says she has always loved playing sports, but hockey was never on her radar because there are so many upfront costs to just trying it out. That changed last week, when the Va...

OTTAWA - Warning against the “dangers of populism,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says using immigration as a wedge political issue puts Canada’s future at risk. During a wide-rangin...

TORONTO - Kicker Zach Medeiros, quarterback Noah Picton, and wide receiver Cole Watson all signed with the Toronto Argonauts on Sunday. Medeiros agreed to a deal through to 2020. The 28-year-old kicke...

OTTAWA - China has now granted Canada access to both of its recently arrested citizens - a move one former Canadian consular official sees as an encouraging sign. In a statement, Global Affairs Canada...