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Riders Plaza of Honour adds Chris Best, Alex Smith Sr. and Steve Molnar
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have announced who will be heading into the Plaza of Honour in 2025.Offensive lineman Chris Best and long-time assistant coach Alex Smith Sr. are the two new inductees. Ru...
May 05, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Alberta premier promises separation referendum if signatures warrant
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she would hold a referendum on provincial separation next year if citizens gather the required signatures on a petition.Smith, in a livestream address, says she wan...
May 05, 2025

Semi-pro FC Laval looks forward to Canadian Championship test at CPL's York United FC
FC Laval has had the date circled on its calendar for months now. On Tuesday, the semi-pro Ligue1 Quebec champion visits York United FC of the Canadian Premier League in preliminary-round play in the ...
May 05, 2025

Senators coach, GM expect players to put in the work this off-season
OTTAWA - After a season of progress, Ottawa Senators general manager Steve Staios and head coach Travis Green made one thing clear: the work is far from over, and the real challenge starts now. The Se...
May 05, 2025

Windsor Liberal who lost by 77 votes files for judicial recount
OTTAWA - A failed Liberal candidate in Windsor who lost to his Conservative rival by just 77 votes in last week's federal election says he is filing for a judicial recount. Irek Kusmierczyk, a Liberal...
May 05, 2025

Fleury delays farewell, joins Crosby on Team Canada for world championship
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Marc-Andre Fleury has exited the NHL after 21 seasons in the net, eager for more family time and an end to the on-ice tributes while fully accepting at age 40 that he's no longe...
May 05, 2025

Rob Blake is out after 8 seasons as the Los Angeles Kings' general manager
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rob Blake is out after eight seasons as the Los Angeles Kings' vice president and general manager. The Kings announced a mutual parting with Blake on Monday, four days after Los Ang...
May 05, 2025

Longest ballot group takes aim at byelection where Poilievre plans to run
OTTAWA - The group that added dozens of candidates to the ballot in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's riding in the recent federal election is planning to do the same in the upcoming byelection. ...
May 05, 2025

Army pausing helicopter flights near Washington airport after close calls
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army is pausing flights near a Washington airport after two commercial planes had to abort landings last week because of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that was flying to the Pent...
May 05, 2025

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp won’t run for US Senate seat in 2026 against Democrat Jon Ossoff
ATLANTA (AP) - Brian Kemp, Georgia's Republican governor, announced Monday that he's not running for U.S. Senate in 2026 against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff. Kemp, who will leave the governor's ch...
May 05, 2025