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Some of the players to watch at the world junior hockey championship
By Canadian Press on December 25th, 2025
The world junior hockey championship gets going Friday with plenty of top-end talent set to be on display. Future stars in the NHL to suit up at the men’s under-20 tournament in recent years include Connor Bedard, Macklin Celebrini, Lane Hutson and Leo Carlsson. The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the players ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Evan Mobley makes a quick return from a calf strain to rejoin the Cavaliers on Christmas
By Canadian Press on December 25th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Evan Mobley was available to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers against New York on Thursday, making it back from a strained left calf in less than two weeks when it was originally feared he could miss twice that. The Cavaliers said the reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year would miss ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minnesota looks to stretch bowl winning streak to 9 when it faces New Mexico in Rate Bowl
By Canadian Press on December 25th, 2025
PHOENIX (AP) — Opting out has become the in thing to do. Every year, players regularly choose not to play in bowl games, some wary of injuries affecting their pro prospects, others leaving for another school or sitingt out after a coaching change. Entire teams even opt out. Minnesota still finds plenty of reasons to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King Charles III calls for kindness and unity in Christmas message amid global conflicts
By Canadian Press on December 25th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — On a Christmas Day when the war in Ukraine casts a shadow over Europe, concerns over immigration divide societies, and some politicians fan anger and resentment, Britain’s King Charles III called on people to focus on kindness instead of conflict. Delivering his annual holiday address from Westminster Abbey, Charles said Thursday the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!John Robertson, two-time European Cup winner with Nottingham Forest, dies at 72
By Canadian Press on December 25th, 2025
NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — John Robertson, a former Scotland winger who won the European Cup twice with Nottingham Forest and scored the only goal in the 1980 final, has died. He was 72. The Premier League club said in a statement Thursday that it was “heartbroken to announce the passing of Nottingham Forest legend and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mohammad Bakri, renowned and controversial Palestinian actor and filmmaker, dies at 72
By Canadian Press on December 25th, 2025
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Mohammad Bakri, a Palestinian director and actor who sought to share the complexities of Palestinian identity and culture through a variety of works in both Arabic and Hebrew, has died, his family announced. He was 72. Bakri was best known for “Jenin, Jenin,” a 2003 documentary he directed about an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!King Charles III leads family to church ahead of annual Christmas Day broadcast
By Canadian Press on December 25th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III led his family to church on foot Thursday, hours before his annual Christmas Day speech to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth was expected to focus on the theme of pilgrimage. Charles and Queen Camilla, along with the Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate, and their children, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mikaela Shiffrin is perfect in slalom. She’s got big post-Christmas plans with Olympics approaching
By Canadian Press on December 25th, 2025
Mikaela Shiffrin has plenty to celebrate this Christmas. The American skiing standout is off to a perfect start in slalom during the Olympic season — with four wins in four World Cup races. And she’s regaining her form in other disciplines, too, following the two biggest crashes of her career. “This season so far I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Group of U.S. distillers complains N.S. and other provinces favouring local alcohol
By Canadian Press on December 25th, 2025
HALIFAX — A group of U.S. alcohol producers claims Canadian retailers are giving unfair advantage to local spirits, including what it calls “discriminatory” markups in Nova Scotia and other provinces. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States has sent a 77-page submission to the office of U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer outlining obstacles the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christmas cold for the West, freezing rain in Ontario and winter storms in the East
By Canadian Press on December 25th, 2025
Relentless cold and snow are in the forecast for many areas of Western Canada for Christmas, while northern Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador will see blizzard conditions until Boxing Day. Environment Canada says a windy winter storm is on the way for almost all of Newfoundland and Labrador and northeastern Quebec where between 30 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Act one is over,’ says MP who defeated Poilievre in last election
By Canadian Press on December 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy has a square glass case in his office that holds a spray-painted pair of sneakers he wore while campaigning for the federal election. He calls it his “Stanley Cup.” Fanjoy became the MP for the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton in the last election after defeating Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, ... Read More »
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