CanadaMay 29, 2025
Panthers advance to 3rd straight Stanley Cup final, Oilers take on Stars tonight
The Edmonton Oilers have the opportunity to close out the Western Conference final and head to a Stanley CupFinal rematch. Edmonton takes a 3-1 series lead into Game 5 at Dallas on Thursday night.
Edmonton has won three games in a row while holding the Stars to only two goals. Defending Stanley Cupchampion Florida is awaiting the West winner after closing out the East final with a 5-3 win at Carolina in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
The Panthers beat Edmonton in a seven-game Stanley Cup Final last June. That was after the Oilers beat Dallas in a six-game West final.
CanadaMay 29, 2025
Carney says he welcomes tariff decision by U.S. trade court
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the US International Trade Court's decision to block President Donald Trump's tariffs.
The prime minister also made it clear that Canada will continue to work on expanding its trade with other markets because Trump has not eliminated steel, aluminum and automotive tariffs.
On Wednesday, the US International Trade Court ruled that Trump does not have the authority to impose tariffs on every country using the International Economic Emergency Powers Act.
The court's ruling blocks tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, as well as reciprocal tariffs
CanadaMay 29, 2025
Canadian doctors group challenging constitutionality of Alberta transgender law
A group representing Canada's doctors is challenging the constitutionality of Alberta's legislation limiting access to medical treatment for transgender youth, arguing it violates their Charter right to freedom of conscience. The Canadian Medical Association says the court challenge is meant to protect the relationship between patients and doctors when it comes to making treatment decisions.
The legislation was part of a trio of bills Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government passed last year affecting transgender people. Besides blocking doctors from prescribing hormone therapy an
BCMay 28, 2025
Vancouver Bandits Games to Be Broadcast in Punjabi on Connect FM
The Vancouver Bandits and Connect FM are proud to announce the continuation of their groundbreaking partnership to broadcast select 2025 Bandits home games in Punjabi, marking the second straight season of inclusive, community-driven basketball storytelling on air.
In 2024, the Bandits and Connect FM made history by becoming the first team in Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) history to deliver a live Punjabi radio broadcast on June 1, 2024. This milestone moment resonated with fans across the Lower Mainland and the global South Asian diaspora, creating space for representation, access,
CanadaMay 28, 2025
PM Carney takes questions for the first time in the House of Commons
Prime Minister Mark Carney has faced his first question period in the House of Commons. Carney is among the roughly one-third of the M-Ps in the House of Commons who were elected in April.
Today, PM Carney faced some questions at the hands of interim opposition leader Andrew Scheer. It's also the first time presiding over question period for newly-elected Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (PWAH'-lee-ehv) is absent from the House of Commons after failing to win re-election in his riding.
CanadaMay 28, 2025
Oilers win game 4, push Dallas Stars on brink of elimination
The Edmonton Oilers are just one victory away from clinching the N-H-L's Western Conference playoff series and moving on to a second straight appearance in the Stanley Cup Final.
After dropping the series opener to the Dallas Stars, the Oilers have won the last three games, including last night's 4-1 victory before hometown fans at Rogers Place.
Edmonton could send the Stars packing with a Game-5 win tomorrow night in Texas.Tonight, the defending champion Florida Panthers will try to wrap up the Eastern final tonight as they take a 3-1 lead into Game 5 against the host Carolina Hurricanes.
CanadaMay 28, 2025
Defence minister says cost of Trump's proposed missile defence project still unknown
Defence Minister David McGuinty says that Canada still doesn't know what it would cost to join U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" missile defence program.
On Tuesday, in a social media post, Trump said it would cost Canada $61 billion to join as a sovereign country but nothing at all if it became a U.S. state.
Trump claimed that Canada is "considering the offer."
When asked about Trump's comments, Prime Minister Mark Carney said he won't negotiate in public.
Trump announced plans for a complex missile defence system modelled after Israel's "Iron Dome" earlier this month and c
CanadaMay 28, 2025
Two men convicted after migrants froze to death on Canada-U.S. border face sentencing
Two men are to be sentenced today for their role in a human smuggling operation that saw a family of four freeze to death on the Canada-U.S. border south of Winnipeg.
Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand were convicted last fall on four charges related to bringing people illegally into the United States and transporting them.
Court was told during one operation in January of 2022, a couple from India and their two children were left to walk across the border in an overnight blizzard on the bald prairie, as temperatures dropped below -20 C.
Prosecutors say Patel organized the logistics while Shand
CanadaMay 28, 2025
Mexican president says she hasn't decided whether to attend G7 summit
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says Canada has invited her to attend the G7 leaders' summit next month in Alberta but she hasn't decided yet if she'll attend.
At her press briefing this morning, Sheinbaum said she has not confirmed her attendance at the upcoming summit in Kananaskis, Alta.
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to attend the summit, along with other leaders from the group of advanced, democratic economies, such as France and Japan.
Ottawa also has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the summit, which runs from June 15 to June 17.
Canada was supposed to host the