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PWHL players talk awkward timing of women's worlds: 'It's a long three weeks'
MONTREAL - Marie-Philip Poulin always feels honoured to represent her country on the international stage. Canada's captain just wishes she didn't have to leave her Professional Women's Hockey League t...
Apr 03, 2025

Canada rolls to comfortable win over China at world men's curling playdowns
MOOSE JAW - Canada's Brad Jacobs defeated China's Xiaoming Xu 8-2 in the early draw at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship. Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert controlled the game ...
Apr 03, 2025

Kamloops native Sawyer Mynio named to CHL Team of the Month
KAMLOOPS - It was a March to remember for Kamloops native Sawyer Mynio, as he cracked the Canadian Hockey League's (CHL) Team of the Month for the first time this season.The 19-year-old Mynio had thre...
Apr 03, 2025

Lawsuit dropped against Quebec teacher, school board over student art posted online
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area school board says it's no longer being targeted by a lawsuit that had alleged student artwork was being sold online by a teacher without their knowledge. Ten Montreal-area p...
Apr 03, 2025

Trump moves to fire several national security officials over concerns they're not loyal: AP sources
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has moved to fire several senior White House National Security Council officials soon after he was urged by far-right activist Laura Loomer to purge staffers s...
Apr 03, 2025

Ottawa Redblacks sign head coach Dyce to contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have signed head coach Bob Dyce to a contract extension through the 2026 CFL season, the team announced Thursday. Dyce, 59, of Winnipeg, begins his third full season on O...
Apr 03, 2025

'You can't teach it': With goal record in sight, NHLers talk Ovechkin's greatness
Paul Maurice has led hundreds of meetings across a long coaching career. The video rolls. There are points of emphasis. Players get their marching orders. Alex Ovechkin became a focus in opposing NHL ...
Apr 03, 2025

Weekend prescribed burn planned south of Williams Lake
UPDATE (9:30 a.m.): Four more prescribed burns covering a combined 18 hectares will take place within the City of Williams Lake.The city and Williams Lake First Nation, with support from the BC Wildfi...
Apr 03, 2025

Canadian men reach all-time high at No. 30 in latest FIFA world rankings
Canada climbed one spot to an all-time best No. 30 in the latest FFA rankings released Thursday. The Canadian men had reached their previous high in November after climbing four places to No. 31. They...
Apr 03, 2025

More than a dozen migrants die as boats sink off Greece and Turkey
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A boat carrying migrants from Turkey to a nearby Greek island sank Thursday morning, leaving at least seven people dead, including three children, Greece's coast guard said. Turk...
Apr 03, 2025

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