Bill Blair asks prison, parole heads to consider releasing some inmates to stop spread of COVID-19

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has asked the heads of Canada’s prison system and parole board to consider early release

Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby favourites again in NHLPA annual poll

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is still regarded as the NHL’s top forward, while peers consider Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby the

U.S. has dropped idea of placing troops near Canadian border: official

The United States has dropped its controversial proposal to station American troops near the shared border as part of its

Entire tennis season could be lost, Australian exec says

Tennis could lose the remainder of the 2020 season to the coronavirus pandemic, Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley has

The best of NHLers self-isolating: Metropolitan Division

Wickenheiser calls IOC ‘insensitive and irresponsible’ (not applicable) 12 days ago

Some health experts questioning advice against wider use of masks to slow spread of COVID-19

Science magazine had been trying for days to speak to the elusive George Gao, head of China’s Centre for Disease

Canada’s economy was slowing even before COVID-19 hit, January GDP numbers show

Canada’s economy expanded by 0.1 per cent in January as manufacturing and the financial sector grew while transportation, mining, oil

‘An amazing man’: Young father identified as northern Alberta’s 1st fatal case of COVID-19

The first person from northern Alberta to die of COVID-19 — a man in his 30s from Big Lakes County,

Young father identified as northern Alberta’s 1st fatal case of COVID-19

The first person from northern Alberta to die of COVID-19 — a man in his 30s from Big Lakes County,

TC Energy to start work on Keystone XL pipeline after $1.1B US Alberta investment

TC Energy Corp. said on Tuesday it would proceed with the construction of the long-delayed $8 billion US Keystone XL

TC Energy to start building Keystone XL pipeline after Alberta government invests $1.1B US

TC Energy Corp. gave the go-ahead Tuesday for construction of its $8-billion US Keystone XL pipeline project, with help from

19 killed in forest fire in China, according to state media reports

Nineteen people have died while fighting a raging forest fire in southwestern China and reinforcements were sent to fight the

Partisan divisions on COVID-19 exist in Canada but they’re deeper — and more dangerous — in the U.S.

In response to a reporter’s question on Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford passed on a chance to take a shot

Courts scramble to modernize to keep the system working in a pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing Canada’s court system to operate as it never has before to adapt to the demands

Manitoba First Nations ask defence minister to set up military hospital

Two First Nations communities in Manitoba have made a direct appeal to Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan to establish a military

Oilers, Flames announce temporary layoffs due to coronavirus pandemic

The Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames have announced temporary staff reductions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The moves on Monday

Former Canucks goalie Eddie Lack retires after stepping away with injury

Former Vancouver Canucks goaltender Eddie Lack is retiring from the NHL. Lack, who had been sidelined this season with a

Longer road, but less limbo for Canadian athletes headed to Tokyo Games

On the coldest, wettest, hardest days on Elk Lake, rower Hillary Janssens told herself and her numb hands «this is

Air Canada to begin laying off 15,000 employees amid pandemic-related flight cancellations

Air Canada will temporarily lay off more than 15,000 unionized workers beginning this week as the airline struggles with effects

Phil Mickelson ‘working on’ possible rematch vs. Tiger Woods

Phil Mickelson says he is «working on» a rematch with Tiger Woods. The two PGA titans tangled in «The Match:

Quebec couple fleeing COVID-19 ‘endangered’ Yukon First Nation, chief says

A Quebec couple, apparently fearing the spread of COVID-19, travelled thousands of kilometres across the country to find haven in

Senators’ Tkachuk says teammates who tested positive for COVID-19 are ‘doing well’

Ottawa Senators winger Brady Tkachuk says two teammates who tested positive for COVID-19 are «doing well.» Speaking on one of

Canadian military assembles ‘rapid reaction’ teams to help with pandemic response

The Canadian military has mobilized 24,000 full-time and part-time members to respond to calls from provinces and northern Indigenous communities

Edmonton man keeps ‘even keel’ during Beijing quarantine, 54 days in isolation

Throughout his career playing minor hockey in 13 countries, Rory Rawlyk has come to expect brushes with disaster. Rawlyk arrived