Young N.B. hockey player shares ice with Team Canada during 4 Nations final
CBC
Ryan Evans of Oromocto, N.B., says he knows how lucky he is.
The 12-year-old Evans never imagined he would get to share the ice with Team Canada for Thursday's 4 Nations Face-off final against the U.S. in Boston.
He plays hockey three times a week. He has some hockey cards, medals and a poster of Connor McDavid in his collection. But he didn't expect to fist-bump McDavid in person.
His parents broke the news by giving him a hoodie with the tournament logo on it. They also handed him a ticket to the final.
The opportunity came through a program that aims to help military families stay active in sports. Ryan's father, Donnie Evans, is a member of the Canadian military.
On Thursday, Ryan stood next to Team Canada defenceman Cale Makar during the national anthem, and the two even chatted a bit. Ryan's father was on the ice holding the Canadian flag.
Ryan said he was a bit nervous hearing the arena erupt as the game went back and forth. Canada won 3-2 in overtime on McDavid's goal.
"I was hoping Canada would win and they did pull it out," Ryan said.
While attending the morning practice, he said he tried to make a trade with several players, including Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon.
"I asked them to trade a hockey stick for, like, a mini-stick." he said.
But soon after the morning practice Ryan got lucky. "I did get a stick from Devon Toews," he said.
He said he celebrated Canada's win by cheering and clapping with his friend Bastien Houle, who was also lucky to be there.
Donnie Evans described the experience to be "humbling and gratifying."
He said he was in awe as he watched Ryan meet some of the best hockey players in the game in a jam-packed arena.
Those with a stake in Canada's arts sector don't think Alberta is getting an equitable share of national arts funding.
A family in Stephenville, N.L., have found a way to bond in the gym as they train and compete in powerlifting competitions.
A pair of B.C. Interior Pride societies are moving their celebrations earlier in the year after several summers of wildfire smoke and extreme heat have forced postponements and even cancellations of highly anticipated Pride week events.
The Cochrane District Services Board will turn the old Ramada Inn in Timmins into a seniors housing complex – now that the province has overlooked the city for funding for a Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) hub.
Cape Breton Regional Police say one person is dead after an early morning shooting in Whitney Pier, N.S., but have not disclosed the age or gender of the victim.
Canada's top court has been asked to review a lower court decision in a lawsuit alleging mothers at the Moncton Hospital were given a labour-inducing drug without their consent.
Leonora Indira King's death on Dec. 21, 2024, was sudden and unexpected. The Parc-Extension community worker had been in and out of the hospital for weeks, yet her positivity was contagious.
A delay in opening the winter road has left people living in Pukatawagan unable to drive out of the isolated northern Manitoba community.
From the abolition of slavery to the modern civil rights and Black Lives Matter movements, Black leaders have long fought against systemic injustice.
The Brantford-Brant riding encompasses a large rural and urban region that the Progressive Conservatives have won in the last two provincial elections.
A blogger in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been ordered by Ontario's Superior Court of Justice to pay $380,000 in damages, after making Facebook posts in 2022 accusing drag performers of grooming children.
When Jasper burned, the whole country felt it.
As violence spreads across eastern Congo, members of Toronto's Congolese community say they're frustrated by Canada's lack of awareness and response to the crisis.