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Max Scherzer, Andres Gimenez among Blue Jays nearing return from injury
TORONTO - Pitchers Max Scherzer and Nick Sandlin both threw bullpen sessions this afternoon as the Toronto Blue Jays' battered lineup is starting to heal. Scherzer has been out with right thumb inflam...
May 20, 2025

NFL owners unanimously approve player participation in Olympic flag football for 2028
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) - NFL owners have unanimously approved permission for players to participate in flag football for the 2028 Olympics. The vote at the spring meetings in Minnesota on Tuesday authorize...
May 20, 2025

Jets will grow stronger after emotionally challenging end to season: Hellebuyck
WINNIPEG - Connor Hellebuyck knows how strong bonds can grow when a group deals with adversity. That's why the Winnipeg Jets star goaltender believes the team will rally after a disappointing - and em...
May 20, 2025

B.C. regulator temporarily restricts Vancouver crypto firm from securities activity
VANCOUVER - The BC Securities Commission says a Vancouver cryptocurrency firm has been temporarily banned from trading securities and other market activities. The commission says Xeltox Enterprises Lt...
May 20, 2025

Float plane crash near Powell River, B.C., injures three
POWELL RIVER - Three people have been injured in a float plane crash along the British Columbia coastline. Powell River RCMP say the crash happened Monday at around 7 p.m. near Refuge Cove, about 200 ...
May 20, 2025

Nanaimo, B.C., RCMP officer charged with breach of trust in July 2024 incident
NANAIMO - The BC Prosecution Service says a Nanaimo RCMP officer has been charged with breach of trust. It says in a news release that the charge against Const. Mark Tyler Hilland stems from an incide...
May 20, 2025

Changes looming for Montreal Victoire with PWHL expansion ahead
MONTREAL - Erin Ambrose said the hardest part of the Victoire's playoff exit was knowing the same group won't return to Montreal next season. And with Professional Women's Hockey League expansion loom...
May 20, 2025

CP NewsAlert: B.C. ends Downtown Eastside consultancy contract that came under fire
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby's office has announced the end of a consultancy contract to improve conditions in the Downtown Eastside that had come under fire from critics who called ...
May 20, 2025

Gretzky visited Stars' locker room after they advanced to West rematch with Oilers
DALLAS (AP) - Wayne Gretzky was in the Dallas Stars locker room congratulating them after they advanced to their third consecutive Western Conference final, where they will face the franchise with whi...
May 20, 2025

MacKinnon has three points, Canada finishes first in Group A with 5-3 win over Sweden
STOCKHOLM - Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists as Canada finished atop its group at the world hockey championship with a 5-3 win over co-host Sweden on Tuesday. Travis Sanheim, Tyson Foerster...
May 20, 2025