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Dallas Stars fire coach Pete DeBoer after losing in West final and pulling Oettinger
DALLAS (AP) - Dallas Stars coach Pete DeBoer was fired Friday after three seasons with the team, getting to the Western Conference final each time but never advancing past that for a shot at the Stanl...
Jun 06, 2025

Canada coach irate after Vancouver Whitecaps players stricken by illness in Mexico
TORONTO - Canada coach Jesse Marsch expressed outrage Friday that the Vancouver Whitecaps had been "poisoned" during their visit to Mexico for the CONCACAF Champions Cup final. The Whitecaps issued a ...
Jun 06, 2025

Supreme Court of Canada says babysitter must be acquitted in toddler's death
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says an acquittal is the appropriate outcome for a British Columbia woman whose conviction in the drowning death of a toddler was set aside two years ago. Tammy Bo...
Jun 06, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Modi says he has accepted Carney's invitation to attend G7
OTTAWA - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he has accepted an invitation from Prime Minister Mark Carney to attend the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., later this month. The summit runs from Jun...
Jun 06, 2025

What the Trump travel ban means for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games
GENEVA (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump often says the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are among the events he is most excited about in his second term. Yet there is significant uncerta...
Jun 06, 2025

What the Trump travel ban means for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games
GENEVA (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump often says the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are among the events he is most excited about in his second term. Yet there is significant uncerta...
Jun 06, 2025

Canadian Hall to welcome former Blue Jays slugger Bautista and rest of 2025 class
TORONTO - Glancing across the Rogers Centre field to see his name on the stadium's Level of Excellence still leaves former Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista with a "surreal" feeling. "It's a good remind...
Jun 06, 2025

Elks look to future by embracing past, including former team name
EDMONTON - The winds of change blew through Commonwealth Stadium this winter, bringing in a new regime determined to return Edmonton's once-proud CFL franchise to its green-and-gold glory days. Part o...
Jun 06, 2025

Police investigating after vehicle crashes into Cirque du Soleil arena in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say it's a "miracle" no one was injured after a vehicle crashed into the Pacific Coliseum arena on Thursday evening. Police say a vehicle drove into the front entrance of ...
Jun 06, 2025

'Forget about the past': Fans weigh in on criticism of Wayne Gretzky over Trump ties
EDMONTON - It wasn't long ago that some Canadians were up in arms about hockey legend Wayne Gretzky's ties to U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. But as the Edmonton Oilers skate their way t...
Jun 06, 2025