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Trump says his desire to make Canada the 51st state is a real thing
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump once again says that he wants to see Canada become a state due to the unsubstantiated claim that the States is "paying $200 billion a year" to its northern neighbo...
Feb 09, 2025

Lightning hang on for 5-3 win over Canadiens in final game before 4 Nations
MONTREAL - Victor Hedman had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning hung on for a 5-3 win over the slumping Montreal Canadiens in the final game before the 4 Nations Face-Off on Sunday aftern...
Feb 09, 2025

Canada blanks Turks and Caicos in opening game at CONCACAF U-17 qualifier
HAMILTON - Andre Ali-Gayapersad scored twice to lead Canada to a 6-0 win over Turks and Caicos in CONCACAF U-17 men's qualifying play Sunday. The 16-year-old from Brampton, Ont., is in the CF Damm you...
Feb 09, 2025

Canada's Denis Shapovalov beats Norway's Casper Ruud in final of Dallas Open
DALLAS - Canada's Denis Shapovalov beat Norway's Casper Ruud 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the final of the Dallas Open on Sunday. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., had a 13-5 edge in aces on his second-seeded ...
Feb 09, 2025

Man, 18, missing after falling through ice on B.C. lake
SALMON ARM, B.C. - An 18-year-old man is missing after falling through the ice at a lake in British Columbia's central Interior. Salmon Arm RCMP say police were called to the scene on Shuswap Lake at ...
Feb 09, 2025

Canada's Brunelle and Sarault win gold at short-track speedskating World Tour stop
TILBURG - Canadian short-track speedskaters Florence Brunelle and Courtney Sarault won World Tour gold on Sunday. Brunelle, from Trois-Rivieres, Que., finished first in the women's 500 metres for her ...
Feb 09, 2025

Environment Canada warns Whistler, Howe Sound to see wind chill nearing -20
WHISTLER, B.C. - Dangerous wind chill conditions that have triggered warnings in British Columbia's North Coast and Rocky Mountains regions have spread to parts of the southwest, just north of Metro V...
Feb 09, 2025

Canada's Reece Howden wins ski cross gold at World Cup in Val di Fassa
TRENTINO CHIESA - Canada's Reece Howden won men's ski cross gold Sunday at the Val di Fassa World Cup. Howden, a native of Cultus Lake, B.C., finished ahead of local favourite Simone Deromedis in the ...
Feb 09, 2025

Serious head-on crash in B.C. involving 'erratic' driver sends three to hospital
ROBERTS CREEK, B.C. - A head-on collision in British Columbia's Sunshine Coast region has sent three people to hospital with serious injuries and closed a major highway for hours overnight. Sunshine C...
Feb 09, 2025

Randy Moss makes an emotional return to the ESPN set following his cancer treatment
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Hall of Famer Randy Moss made an emotional return to ESPN's coverage of the Super Bowl on Sunday, two months after he took a leave from his job to get treated for cancer. Moss was b...
Feb 09, 2025