Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Winter storm moves into Atlantic Canada, bringing wet snow and power outages
HALIFAX - A nor'easter descended on Atlantic Canada Wednesday, bringing heavy snow, rain and strong winds to the region. The storm's howling winds were blamed for knocking out power to thousands of ho...
Dec 03, 2025

What do snowboards and mountain goats have in common? Indigenous weaver knows
VANCOUVER - Meghann O'Brien used to feel connected to the mountain through her snowboard, but now she finds that link through the wool of a mountain goat used in her weaving for the last 15 years. O'B...
Dec 03, 2025

Carney meets with Prairie chiefs outside Assembly of First Nations gathering
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney met Wednesday with chiefs representing Treaties 6, 7 and 8 on Parliament Hill, who expressed openness to the idea of pipeline ownership days after Carney signed a m...
Dec 03, 2025

Bright winter forecasts buoy ski resort hopes, even as younger generations shy away
MONTREAL - Kendra Scurfield sees white from base to peak. "It is full-on winter wonderland down here," said the Banff Sunshine Village vice-president, speaking from the ski resort's main lodge late la...
Dec 03, 2025

Israel launches airstrike in southern Gaza after earlier attack by militants wounded 5 soldiers
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel said it launched an airstrike on a Hamas militant in southern Gaza late Wednesday in retaliation for an attack earlier in the day that wounded five Israeli soldiers. The strike...
Dec 02, 2025

Hart helps lead Golden Knights to 4-3 shootout win over Blackhawks
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Pavel Dorofeyev and Shea Theodore scored in a shootout Tuesday night to make Golden Knights goalie Carter Hart's anticipated debut a success, giving Vegas a 4-3 victory over the Chica...
Dec 02, 2025

Hart helps lead Golden Knights to 4-3 shootout win over Blackhawks
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Pavel Dorofeyev and Shea Theodore scored in a shootout Tuesday night to make Golden Knights goalie Carter Hart's anticipated debut a success, giving Vegas a 4-3 victory over the Chica...
Dec 02, 2025

MacKinnon scores twice as the Avalanche beat the Canucks 3-1
DENVER (AP) - Nathan MacKinnon scored two more goals and Gabriel Landeskog had two assists, leading the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. Brock Nelson al...
Dec 02, 2025

Wallstedt earns fourth shutout of the season as Wild blank Oilers 1-0
EDMONTON - Jesper Wallstedt made 33 saves to record his fourth shutout of the season in just 10 games as the Minnesota Wild carried their torrid pace from last month into December, emerging with a 1-0...
Dec 02, 2025

Schaefer and Wiesblatt's first NHL goals lead Predators over Flames 5-1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Reid Schaefer and Ozzy Wiesblatt each scored their first NHL goal, Juuse Saros made 27 saves and the Nashville Predators defeated the Calgary Flames 5-1 on Tuesday night. Micha...
Dec 02, 2025