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Medal hopeful Bloemen fades in men's 10,000; Jones loses 1st curling match at Games
BEIJING - Ted-Jan Bloemen was on pace to medal halfway through his signature event. Then he started running out of gas. For the second time in five days, the Canadian speedskater failed to step onto t...
Feb 11, 2022

Protest showdown and Russian war games: In The News for Feb. 11
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 Feb. 11 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 11, 2022

Former privacy czar denounces lack of transparency over government's phone-data haul
OTTAWA - Ontario's former privacy commissioner says she is troubled "by the complete lack of transparency" from the Public Health Agency of Canada over its plans to collect millions of people's mobile...
Feb 11, 2022

Pressure builds to end trucker protests amid escalating economic fallout
OTTAWA - A sense of anxious anticipation is building amid intensifying demands for an end to the protests paralyzing downtown Ottawa as well as border crossings near Coutts, Alta., Emerson, Man., and ...
Feb 11, 2022

As border blockade persists, Canadians fear a pretext for more U.S. protectionism
WASHINGTON - Escalating blockades at the Canada-U.S. border are weakening one of the most fragile links in the vital North American supply chain - a link that has nothing to do with transport trucks, ...
Feb 11, 2022

Superior Court to consider border protest injunction today
WINDSOR, Ont. - An Ontario Superior Court justice is set to hear an application today for an injunction that would bar protesters from blocking the Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor, Ont. T...
Feb 11, 2022

Hanifin leads Flames in 5-2 win over Maple Leafs
CALGARY - Led by Noah Hanifin's goal and an assist, the Calgary Flames erupted for four goals in the second period on Thursday in a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, extending Calgary's winning st...
Feb 10, 2022

Capitals ruin St. Louis’ first game as interim coach with 5-2 win over Canadiens
MONTREAL - The Martin St. Louis effect didn't give the Montreal Canadiens a first win since Jan. 18 but Montreal's new interim head coach liked the fight his new team gave him. Despite a 5-2 loss to t...
Feb 10, 2022

Trent has 42; Raptors push streak to 8 with win over Rockets
HOUSTON (AP) - Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-high 42 points, and the Toronto Raptors pushed their season-high winning streak to eight games with a 139-120 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday...
Feb 10, 2022

DeSmith, Penguins shutout Senators, Crosby still seeks 500 goals
OTTAWA - Casey DeSmith made 26 saves and Jeff Carter scored the game's winning goal Thursday as the Pittsburgh Penguins earned a 2-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators. Carter scored in the second perio...
Feb 10, 2022