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NHLers discuss long-term injured reserve rules: 'Obviously a loophole in the system'
Nick Suzuki and the Montreal Canadiens were dreaming big. The club stunned the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the 2021 playoffs before sweeping the Winnipeg Jets and besting the Vegas Golde...
Oct 09, 2024
Canada's Fernandez defeats Rakhimova to advance to Round of 16 in Wuhan
WUHAN (AP) -- Canada's Leylah Fernandez battled past Russia's Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday to reach the Round of 16 at the Wuhan Open. Fernandez, ranked 28th in the world, took two...
Oct 09, 2024
Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for work on proteins
STOCKHOLM (AP) - The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their work with proteins. Baker works at the University of Washington in Seattle,...
Oct 09, 2024
NHL player Nazem Kadri tells his story so far in book "Dreamer: My Life on the Edge"
CALGARY - Pulling out a chunk of his idol Joe Thornton's beard in a fight, riding the roller-coaster of being a Toronto Maple Leaf and becoming the first Muslim player to win a Stanley Cup are chronic...
Oct 09, 2024
Six Canadian squads open their NHL seasons tonight
The Edmonton Oilers came up a goal and win short in June of winning the Stanley Cup and breaking Canada's 31-year drought of hoisting the NHL's most coveted trophy. The Oilers, who lost a 2-1, Game 7 ...
Oct 09, 2024
Nazem Kadri book recounts Mike Babcock's behaviour coaching Toronto Maple Leafs
CALGARY - Former Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri's book "Dreamer: My Life On The Edge" delves into coach Mike Babcock's handling of players. Kadri's book scheduled for release Oct. 15 recounts...
Oct 09, 2024
Gaza Health Ministry says Palestinian death toll from Israel-Hamas war has passed 42,000
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Gaza's Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the war in Gaza has passed 42,000. The ministry does not differentiate between fighters and civilians in it...
Oct 09, 2024
In the news today: Trudeau in Laos to deepen ties with Indo-Pacific
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada seeks deeper ties with Indo-Pacific as Trudeau attends ASEAN summit in Laos Prime Minister Justin Trude...
Oct 09, 2024
Quebec premier takes heat for paying students to 'renovate their basement'
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is facing criticism for a program that paid students to learn a construction skill - as less than half the graduates are certified to work in the industry. After it wa...
Oct 09, 2024
Interference inquiry to hear from PM's national security and intelligence adviser
OTTAWA - Nathalie Drouin, the prime minister's national security and intelligence adviser, is scheduled to appear today at a federal inquiry into foreign interference. The commission of inquiry will a...
Oct 09, 2024
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