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Whitehorse-born hockey star Gavin McKenna, a freshman centre and the presumptive top pick in this summer’s NHL draft, has been charged with felony assault after striking a 21-year-old male in the face during an altercation on Jan. 31. McKenna, 18, was arraigned and released on $20,000 unsecured bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb....

A remake of the 1986 hockey cult classic starring Rob Lowe and Patrick Swayze is coming to theatres on March 6th. The film YOUNGBLOOD stars Ashton James who plays Dean Youngblood, a rising hockey star navigating the pressures of the game and toxic locker-room culture on his path to the NHL draft. Ashton James joins...

The top NHL Draft eligible players from the Western Hockey League will play in the WHL prospects game, Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the Langley Events Centre. The two teams competing will have celebrity coaches behind the bench. Property Brothers star Drew Scott and star crooner Michael Bublé, who spoke with Global’s Barry Deley.

Following back-to-back OHL Championship Series appearances, the Oshawa Generals enter the 2025-2026 season with plenty of promise. There are plenty of fresh faces drafted in the offseason, as well as returning players. Some of those veterans, including Simon Wang and Zach Sandhu will be out of action opening weekend while attending NHL training camps. The...

As Oilers fan base awaits Connor McDavid’s decision on his hockey future, the Edmonton captain says he’s in no hurry to make a decision on re-signing with the team that drafted him a decade ago. McDavid is entering his eleventh NHL season and the final year of his current contract. Slav Kornik has more on...

WATCH: Leading a group of Saskatchewan junior hockey stars expecting to hear their names called at the 2025 NHL Draft, Roger McQueen & Cole Reschny are likely to become first-round picks.

Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff speaks about the NHL Draft, Nikolaj Ehlers’ contract, and the recovery of Adam Lowry from hip surgery.

WATCH: Moving up from the 22nd overall pick in the 2025 WHL Draft to the 15th, the Saskatoon Blades jumped for the chance to select Shattuck St. Mary’s U14 star Kaine Martinuik.

During a campaign stop in St. John’s, N.L., Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre announced Tuesday that a Tory government would double the funding for Canada’s small craft harbours, reverse the ban on fish harvesting in certain protected areas and improve quotas for domestic fisheries.

680 CJOB hockey analyst John Shannon talks about if the upcoming NHL break will help or hurt the Jets, if the Jets should trade away another first-round draft pick, and if he’d pick them to make the Stanley Cup Final.

This past summer, Marcus Laraque inched closer to following his dream of playing in the NHL like his dad when he was selected by the Seattle Thunderbirds at the WHL Prospects Draft. The hockey player is influenced by his famous father but is creating his own identity on the ice. Slav Kornik tells us more.

The Northern Alberta Xtreme has produced numerous NHL draft picks in recent years. The academy’s U15 prep team has multiple players who have a chance to be future NHL selections. The Extreme’s roster is filled with high-end prospects. Slav Kornik has the story.

Nazem Kadri, the highest drafted Muslim player in NHL history, has released a memoir: ‘Dreamer: My Life On The Edge.’ In an extended interview, Heather Yourex-West sat down with Kadri to learn more about his journey to centre ice, the hate he’s faced along the way, how he met his goal of bringing the Stanley...

A life-sized portrait now hangs in a New Brunswick art gallery, of NHL legend and former Boston Bruins’ forward Willie O’Ree. He was the first Black hockey player to be drafted into the National Hockey League and as Nathalie Sturgeon reports, there are few names more iconic than his in Fredericton.

NEWS UPDATE with Mark Giunta The HKPR District Health Unit addresses a privacy breach; Petes forward Mason McTavish is in the NHL Draft; the Art Gallery of Peterborough welcomes back visitors by appointment; 7 day regional weather outlook.

The 2021 NHL draft was held on Friday night. It was no secret that Petes’ forward Mason McTavish would be taken in the first round. The only question was when he would be selected. Katrina Squazzin has more.

The Peterborough Petes selected Nick Lardis from Oakville with the teams 1st pick in the 2021 OHL Priority Selection draft. Meaghan Roy spoke with GM Mike Oke and Lardis to get their reaction.

The town of Pense is hoping to do something no Saskatchewan community has done: win Kraft Hockeyville, and with it, to host an NHL preseason game and receive $250,000 for their local arena.

B.C.’s Chase Claypool is anxiously awaiting the NFL draft, where he could be a 1st round selection. Jay Janower has more on the NCAA Notre Dame graduate.

Peterborough’s Chase Stillman had an impressive performance at the U18 World Hockey Championship. Stillman helped Canada win its first gold since 2013. Now he’s shifting his focus to the NHL draft, a day he’s been dreaming about for many years.