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NHLers ready for awkward bubble moments: 'I don't think it'll be too friendly"
Tuukka Rask doesn't expect any problems living under the same roof as his rivals. He's not so sure about everyone else. "I don't have too many enemies in the league because you're a goalie and you're ...
Jul 24, 2020
Canada's Walker content with waiting for Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Larry Walker has been waiting 10 years to get into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. And he's fine with waiting one more. Walker, the 1997 National League MVP from Maple Ridge, B.C., was to be enshr...
Jul 24, 2020
After churning out 500,000 meals, MLSE chefs now turn attention to NHL hub
TORONTO - After 500,000 meals, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment's community meal donation program is coming to an end. But the kitchen remains open as Chris Zielinski, culinary director and ...
Jul 24, 2020
Lottery class action and Jesse Reyez song wins Prism Prize; The News for July 24
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 24 ... What...
Jul 24, 2020
Supreme Court of Canada to rule on video lottery terminals class-action case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is slated to decide this morning whether a class action that takes aim at video lottery terminals can proceed and, if so, on what grounds. The Atlantic L...
Jul 24, 2020
Court appearance for Calgary man facing terrorism charges
CALGARY - A Calgary man facing terrorism charges is to make a court appearance today. Hussein Sobhe Borhot, who is 34, is charged with participation in activity of a terrorism group and comm...
Jul 24, 2020
Quebec tourists 'invade' public beaches in Gaspe region, fuelling tensions
MONTREAL - Quebec's annual two-week construction holiday is in full swing, and with many Quebecers staying closer to home this summer because of COVID-19, towns in the Gaspe region are ...
Jul 24, 2020
Asylum claims being filed in Canada continue to rise slightly despite pandemic
OTTAWA - The number of asylum claims being filed in Canada continues to rise slightly despite ongoing global travel restrictions. The latest figures from the Immigration Department show 1,500 claims f...
Jul 24, 2020
Charges against Thai Red Bull heir dropped from fatal crash
BANGKOK - Charges have been dropped against a Thai heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune who was accused in a 2012 car crash that killed a Bangkok police officer, police in Thailand said Friday. L...
Jul 23, 2020
Malaysia denies media harassment in row over Al-Jazeera film
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia has denied it was clamping down on social media after an outcry over an announcement that all video production must be licensed amid a row with news broadcaster Al-Ja...
Jul 23, 2020