Canada

Canada

• Oilers prospect Kristians Pelss confirmed dead

  The Edmonton Oilers have confirmed that prospect Kristians Pelss has died. He was 20. The Oilers released a statement on Saturday saying the team was ... 

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  FIFA rules male players can wear turbans

  FIFA has ruled male head covers are acceptable to wear during matches, a decision that goes against the ban on turbans imposed by the sport's ... 

• Edmonton Oilers prospect missing, feared drowned

  Police say an Edmonton Oilers prospect has been reported missing and is feared drowned in Latvia. Kristians Pelss disappeared on Tuesday, and local ... 

• Sinclair, Evans for Canada; Ireland to debut 1

  Canada lock Jebb Sinclair and winger Matt Evans have overcome concussion concerns to start against Ireland at BMO Field on Saturday. Sinclair, Evans ... 

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  Activists targeting Canada's Harper arrested in UK

  British police have arrested several environmental activists who allegedly breached Parliament security to protest Canadian Prime Minister Stephen ... 

• 3 Tongans suspended, out of Pacific Nations Cup

  Tonga backs David Halaifonua and Siale Piutau and prop Edmund 'Aholelei will miss the rest of the Pacific Nations Cup after being suspended for foul ... 

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  Canada holds off Tonga 36-27 in PNC

  Canada remained unbeaten in its Pacific Nations Cup rugby debut after holding off a 14-man Tonga 36-27 in rainy Kingston on Saturday. Four days after ... 

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  Vettel takes 3rd straight pole at Canadian GP

  Sebastian Vettel is hoping to finally convert a spot at the front of the Canadian Grand Prix grid into a place on the top of its podium. The Formula ... 

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  Ireland calls the diaspora home with The Gathering

  The tall ships looked majestic as they sailed into the bay — replicas of the masted, rigged vessels that once transported millions of emigrants from ... 

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  Conway wins 1st of 2 races at Detroit Grand Prix

  Mike Conway won the first of two races at the Detroit Grand Prix, showing he's well suited for IndyCar Series road racing after deciding he's ... 

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  Sochi unveils medals for 2014 Winter Olympics

  Sochi organizers unveiled the medals for the 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday — and now hope to make sure most of them stay in Russia to make up for ... 

• Canadian abortion rights activist Morgentaler dies

  Abortion rights activist Dr. Henry Morgentaler, who helped overturn Canada's abortion law 25 years ago, died Wednesday at age 90 at his Toronto home. 

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  Vettel tightens grip on F1 title heading to Canada

  Although Red Bull failed to win the Monaco Grand Prix for the first time since 2009, it felt like a victory for Sebastian Vettel as the three-time ... 

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  Canada businessman's corruption trial on in Cuba

  A Canadian businessman caught up in a corruption probe in Cuba apparently went on trial Thursday, nearly two years after he was detained and his ... 

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  Toronto mayor avoids questions about crack video

  Toronto Mayor Rob Ford continued to duck questions Tuesday about a video that purportedly shows him smoking crack cocaine despite calls by allies and ... 

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  Warsaw ghetto insurgent Boruch Spiegel dies at 93

  Boruch Spiegel, one of the last remaining survivors of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising by poorly armed Jewish insurgents against the powerful Nazi ... 

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  Swedes wins ice hockey world championships

  Sweden ended a 27-year jinx on home teams winning the ice hockey world championships, beating Switzerland 5-1 on Sunday for its ninth title. 

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  US beats Russia 8-3, Canada loses shootout

  Paul Stastny had two goals and two assists and Craig Smith had five assists on Thursday to give the United States a spot in the hockey world ... 

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  Pound: Drug-testing failing due to lack of will

  Dick Pound has written a report for the World Anti-Doping Agency assessing the current state of drug-testing. It doesn't paint a pretty picture. 

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  Slovakia, Czechs into quarters at hockey worlds

  Slovakia defeated the United States 4-1 and the Czech Republic routed Norway 7-0 in group finales for both teams to reach the quarterfinals at the ice ... 

• Correction: Ice hockey world championships story

  In a story May 13 about the ice hockey world championships, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Ukraine would return to the top division ... 

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  Boogaard a sad example for ice hockey goons

  The lawsuit doesn't read nearly as well as the story, which laid bare the life of an NHL enforcer for all to see. The way John Branch wrote about ... 

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  Russia, Canada trail before winning at worlds

  Russia trailed before beating Austria 8-4 and Canada also fell behind in defeating Slovenia 4-3 at the ice hockey world championships Monday. 

• Canada deports convicted terrorist after 26 years

  A Palestinian man convicted of hijacking an airliner in Greece in 1968 has been deported from Canada 26 years after entering the country using an ...