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Trudeau, ministers head to Winnipeg for cabinet retreat, western outreach
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reviving his practice of holding periodic cabinet retreats outside the nation's capital - an exercise in regional outreach that his office maintains is w...
Jan 20, 2020

Trudeau meets Pallister and the Meng hearing; In The News for Jan. 20
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 20. What we are watching in Canada ... WI...
Jan 20, 2020

Growing natural-disaster response risks dulling Army's fighting edge: Commander
OTTAWA - Canadian Army commander Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre is warning that calling the military out to more and more natural disasters could hurt the army's ability to train for war. The past few years...
Jan 20, 2020

Happy families: Osaka, Williams win openers in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia - Naomi Osaka won the tournament opening match for her dad at the Australian Open. Serena Williams won hers for her daughter. The first two matches on centre court at the Australi...
Jan 19, 2020

Anthony Cirelli scores first career hat trick, Lightning beat Jets 7-1
WINNIPEG - Anthony Cirelli had shaving cream on his ear, hair and T-shirt. He didn't mind, though. The foam was part of the celebration his Tampa Bay Lightning teammates gave him Friday after he...
Jan 19, 2020

Canada's Shapovalov upset by Fucsovics in first round of Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Denis Shapovalov lost a lengthy four-set match with Hungary's Marton Fucsovics on Monday in the opening round of the Australian Open. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, On...
Jan 19, 2020

Trudeau cabinet tries to focus on domestic agenda amid unforeseen emergencies
WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet ministers are trying to concentrate on the Liberal government's domestic agenda and how to see it to fruition in a minority Parl...
Jan 19, 2020

Kane gets 1,000th point, Blackhawks beat Jets 5-2
CHICAGO - Patrick Kane reached 1,000 career points when he picked up an assist on Brandon Saad's third-period goal, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Sunday night for their seas...
Jan 19, 2020

Mostert lifts 49ers to Super Bowl with 37-20 win vs Packers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - From No. 2 pick in the draft to one of the last two teams standing. It has been a remarkable turnaround for the Super Bowl-bound San Francisco 49ers. Raheem Mostert rushed for 22...
Jan 19, 2020

Powell has the hot hand as Raps tie franchise scoring record in thumping Wizards
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors are finally getting healthy. And starting to impose their will at both ends of the court. After running up 130 points midweek in a nine-point win in Oklahoma Ci...
Jan 19, 2020