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How do you stop a player like McDavid? By committee, Canucks say
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks accomplished a first on Wednesday -- they prevented Connor McDavid from getting a shot on net. It was the first time in 55 career playoff games the superstar has fail...
May 09, 2024
Veteran Tyson Beukeboom set to enter rugby record book as Canada faces Wallaroos
Forward Tyson Beukeboom is set to enter the Canadian rugby record book Saturday. Named in the starting lineup for fourth-ranked Canada against No. 5 Australia in Pacific Four Series play at Allianz St...
May 09, 2024
Bucks' Patrick Beverley suspended 4 games without pay for actions in season-ending loss to Pacers
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley was suspended by the NBA on Thursday for four games without pay to begin next season for his actions during and after the final game of an Easte...
May 09, 2024
Bucks' Patrick Beverley suspended 4 games without pay for actions in season-ending loss to Pacers
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley was suspended by the NBA on Thursday for four games without pay to begin next season for his actions during and after the final game of an Easte...
May 09, 2024
Man pleads guilty in hit-and-run that killed 7-year-old Ukrainian girl in Montreal
MONTREAL - A man who struck and killed a seven-year-old Ukrainian refugee with his car has pleaded guilty to failing to stop after an accident. Juan Manuel Becerra Garcia, 46, entered the plea today a...
May 09, 2024
Liberals pledge $1.7M for persecuted LGBTQ+ people abroad
OTTAWA - The federal government has announced it will give $1.7 million to groups supporting gender and sexual minorities abroad. That follows activists' criticisms that Ottawa is too slow to follow t...
May 09, 2024
B.C. court rejects mink farmers' lawsuits over ban imposed during pandemic
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has rejected lawsuits by mink farmers challenging a provincial shutdown of the industry over COVID-19 concerns. A ruling by Justice Amy Francis says "hig...
May 09, 2024
A look at potential candidates to replace Sheldon Keefe as Maple Leafs head coach
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs fired head coach Sheldon Keefe on Thursday following another disappointing playoff exit. The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the potential candidates to take o...
May 09, 2024
Business groups walk back claim on share of Canadians hit by capital gains changes
OTTAWA - Prominent business groups are backtracking their claim that one in five Canadians would be affected by the federal government's proposed changes to capital gains taxation. In a letter sent to...
May 09, 2024
Business groups walk back claim on share of Canadians hit by capital gains changes
OTTAWA - Prominent business groups are backtracking their claim that one in five Canadians would be affected by the federal government's proposed changes to capital gains taxation. In a letter sent to...
May 09, 2024