Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Blues prospect Dean cleared to return by NHL, NHLPA player assistance program
ST LOUIS - St. Louis Blues prospect Zach Dean has been cleared to return to the team after spending time in the NHL and NHL Players' Association's Player Assistance Program, the club announced Thursda...
Jan 01, 2026

Zetterlund's late goal leads Senators to 4-3 victory over Capitals
OTTAWA - Fabian Zetterlund's 10th goal of the season proved to be a big one as the Ottawa Senators beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 Thursday afternoon. Zetterlund scored with less than two and a half ...
Jan 01, 2026

Global Affairs Canada not aware of any Canadians hurt or killed in Swiss bar fire
Global Affairs Canada says it's not currently aware of any Canadian citizens among the dozens killed and hundreds injured in a Swiss bar fire. Police have said about 40 people died and another 115 wer...
Jan 01, 2026

Zohran Mamdani promises to govern 'expansively and audaciously' in inaugural speech as NYC mayor
NEW YORK (AP) - Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics with a promise to transform government on behalf of the city...
Jan 01, 2026

Outdoor hockey. In Miami. It's finally going to happen on Friday, when Panthers play Rangers
MIAMI (AP) - The NHL played its All-Star Game in Tampa in 2018, and when league officials were leaving town they couldn't help but notice a billboard that was created for the occasion. "Next time," it...
Jan 01, 2026

Olympic teammates McDavid, MacKinnon, Celebrini named NHL's three stars for December
NEW YORK - Centres Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and Macklin Celebrini, who will be teammates on Canada's squad at next month's Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, have been named the NHL's three stars ...
Jan 01, 2026

Many mark the new year with 'exhilarating' polar dip in icy water
HALIFAX - Hundreds across Canada marked the start of the new year by gleefully plunging into frigid lake and ocean water, some for their first time. Alejandra Lopez, who's visiting Nova Scotia from Me...
Jan 01, 2026

Downed power line in northern Manitoba repaired, electricity being restored
CROSS LAKE - Manitoba Hydro said Thursday it is restoring power for residents of a northern First Nation after a downed power line forced them out. Completion of challenging repairs came a day after t...
Jan 01, 2026

Snowmobiler dies in avalanche in Rocky Mountains in northeastern B.C.
A snowmobiler has died after being buried by an avalanche in the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia. Avalanche Canada says three snowmobilers were riding in the Bullmoose area near Tumbl...
Jan 01, 2026

About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar during New Year's celebration
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, after a fire ripped through a bar's New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less th...
Jan 01, 2026