

Ottawa Charge advance to PWHL final after eliminating Montreal Victoire
PWHL·Breaking Rebecca Leslie and Emly Clark each scored a goal and the Ottawa Charge advanced to the PWHL final following a 2-1 victory over the visiting Montreal Victoire. Rebecca Leslie, Emly Clark lead Ottawa with a goal apiece The Canadian Press · Posted: May 16, 2025 9:40 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago…

Nanaimo woman missing after her empty boat washes ashore – BC
A 34-year-old woman from Nanaimo is missing after her sailboat was found washed ashore. The sailboat was found just after 2 p.m. on Thursday near Bayshore Drive, located off Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo RCMP said. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once…

Rare whale washes up on Vancouver Island, in possible 1st sighting of species in B.C.
In a possible first for B.C., a Bryde’s whale — a species not generally seen north of California — has washed up on Vancouver Island. The whale washed ashore in Port McNeill Bay, on the northern side of the Island, according to a news release from the ‘Na̱mg̱is First Nation. Experts brought in to examine the body confirmed…

MacKinnon collects 2 goals, assist to lead Canada past Austria at men’s hockey worlds
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and added an assist as Canada overcame a frustrating start to post a 5-1 win over Austria in world hockey championship action Thursday. Travis Konecny and Will Cuylle each had a goal and an assist, and Sidney Crosby also scored as Canada remained undefeated and tied co-host Sweden atop the standings…

Support grows for B.C. ostriches facing cull after federal court upholds order
Support for the owners of an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., is growing after Tuesday’s decision by a federal court judge to uphold the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) cull order that will see nearly 400 of the birds destroyed. A group of 20 people took to the streets in Vernon to protest against the…

‘Nobody was reacting,’ says partner of man who pursued assisted death due to ER bedsore
Carrying an envelope full of photos of her partner, Sylvie Brosseau’s voice cracked as she shuffled through the stack — revealing a photo of Normand Meunier in a golf cart with their grandchildren. “We were always outside,” she said of Meunier. “Despite him being quadriplegic, he had many projects … he had goals.” But when he…

Tage Thompson OT hero for U.S. at hockey worlds after it blew 4-goal lead against Norway
Tage Thompson completed his hat trick with a power-play goal in overtime to give the United States a 6-5 win over Norway after the Americans squandered a four-goal lead at the hockey world championship on Wednesday in Herning, Denmark. Norway forced overtime when defenceman Stian Solberg scored with 1:27 left in regulation, as the Anaheim…

Calgary Transit increased service last year but ‘tapped out’ by funding gap – Calgary
More people are riding Calgary Transit than before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the service is struggling to keep up with growth and is asking the city for more funding to get there. Officials from Calgary Transit were at city hall Wednesday to provide an update to the city’s Infrastructure and Planning Committee on RouteAhead, a…

CBC/Radio-Canada to scrap much-maligned ‘performance pay’ for managers
After a wave of criticism for handing out so-called “performance pay” to managers when it was considering layoffs, CBC/Radio-Canada’s board of directors is ending the practice altogether after a third-party review, the corporation said Wednesday. Previously, some of the public broadcaster’s non-unionized employees — executives and managers — were entitled to bonuses if it met or exceeded certain metrics like revenue…

Crosby flashes superstar skill, Horvat scores twice as Canada beats France
Sidney Crosby showed off some superstar skill and scored his first goal of the men’s world hockey championship as Canada beat France 5-0 Tuesday. Crosby put Canada up 3-0 on a power play late in the second period as he spun away from a defender, stickhandled to the net and fired a well-placed shot that…