Category Archives: The Canadian Press
B.C. Lions sign star linebacker Darnell Sankey to one-year contract
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed American linebacker Darnell Sankey to a one-year contract, the CFL club announced Friday. Sankey spent the last three seasons with the Montreal Alouettes, helpin...
Dec 19, 2025
Edmonton Oilers place newly acquired goaltender Jarry on IR, forward Roslovic on LTIR
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have placed goaltender Tristan Jarry on injured reserve, the NHL club announced Friday. Jarry left Edmonton's 3-1 win at Boston on Thursday night late in the second peri...
Dec 19, 2025
Canada tabs former NHLer Kyle Turris for shootout tips ahead of world juniors
Kyle Turris never once felt unprepared. Every time a linesman placed the puck at centre ahead of a shootout attempt, the former NHLer was a man with a plan. The confidence flowed from there as pressur...
Dec 19, 2025
Dallas Stars' Tyler Seguin has ACL surgery, recovery to be reevaluated after Olympic break
DALLAS (AP) - Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin underwent surgery this week to repair the ACL in his right knee, and the club said in a statement Friday that the six-time All-Star's timeframe for reco...
Dec 19, 2025
Union says funding early retirement plan through pensions would be 'borderline theft'
OTTAWA - Federal unions are accusing the federal government of setting a dangerous precedent and even "borderline theft" by funding an early retirement incentive for employees through the Public Servi...
Dec 19, 2025
Stage jitters replace fear of falling in ‘Eddie the Eagle’s’ latest act
GLOUCESTER, England (AP) - Waiting in the wings on opening night of "Beauty and the Beast," Michael Edwards felt the nerve-wracking jitters he experienced four decades earlier staring through thick gl...
Dec 19, 2025
Mark Carney shakes up roster of deputy ministers heading into the holidays
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is shuffling the senior ranks of the federal public service heading into the new year. In one notable move, Quebec Court of Appeal judge Marie-Jose Hogue becomes de...
Dec 19, 2025
Quebec doctors vote in favour of deal, premier names new health minister
MONTREAL - Quebec's new health minister was sworn in on Friday, a day after Christian Dub resigned from the role and quit the Coalition Avenir Qubec party over changes to a doctor-pay law he had champ...
Dec 19, 2025
Karl Blackburn will not run to replace Pablo Rodriguez as Quebec Liberal leader
MONTREAL - One of Pablo Rodriguez's main rivals during the Quebec Liberal leadership race earlier this year says he will not run to replace him. Karl Blackburn, who finished in third place when the pa...
Dec 19, 2025
Vanessa Gilles, Jonathan David repeat as Canada Soccer Players of the Year
Vanessa Gilles and Jonathan David have been named Canada Soccer Players of the Year for the second year in a row. Gilles, a centre back who plays her club football for Germany's Bayern Munich, beat ou...
Dec 19, 2025