VANCOUVER – Macklin Celebrini already has a long list of accomplishments during his young NHL career.

He added another Saturday night — a win in his hometown.

Celebrini scored and contributed an assist as his San Jose Sharks doubled up the Canucks 6-3 in Vancouver.

“I think we all wanted this one pretty bad and it’s cool to kind of win here,” said the 19-year-old centre.

“I had a lot of family here and obviously spent some time at home spending Christmas up here, so it was awesome to kind of get one in front of them.”

The Sharks (18-17-3) took an early 2-0 lead in the first period Saturday but the Canucks threatened to rally for a comeback, repeatedly cutting their deficit to a single goal.

The No. 1 pick in the 2024 draft put the game out of reach late in the third.

Russian rookie Igor Chernyshov held on to the puck along the endboards, then sliced a quick pass to Celebrini, who dropped to his knees as he blasted a one-timer up and over Vancouver goalie Thatcher Demko to give San Jose a 5-3 lead with less than four minutes on the game clock.

“That’s a game where I don’t know how that would have gone (our way) last year,” Celebrini said. “But I think there’s just a calm on our bench, and we kind of knew what we need to do before, to get that win.”

The young star now has points in seven straight games, with five goals and nine assists across the stretch. He sits third in the league in points (57) behind Edmonton’s Connor McDavid (68) and Nathan MacKinnon (64) of Colorado.

“(Celebrini’s) a good hockey player. We all know that. And he played good,” said Canucks head coach Adam Foote. “He found open space up high and got pucks to the net and they were digging. He worked hard.”

Chernyshov scored his first NHL goal on Saturday and collected an assist on Celebrini’s tally. He has five points (one goal, four assists) across his first five games in the league.

Ryan Reaves, John Klingberg, William Eklund and Collin Graf also scored for the Sharks, and Yaroslav Askarov stopped 24 of the 27 shots he faced.

Linus Karlsson had a power-play tally for the Canucks (15-19-3), while Drew O’Connor got a short-handed marker and Marco Rossi scored for the first time in a Vancouver jersey.

The 24-year-old centre was acquired from the Minnesota Wild alongside winger Liam Ohgren and defenceman Zeev Buium as part of a blockbuster trade for star defenceman Quinn Hughes on Dec. 12.

“It was a tough night. I think we knew before the game, San Jose’s a really skilled team, and if we were having too many turnovers and too many mistakes, we were gonna get paid for it,” Rossi said.

“And we just have to be better and couple puck managements and puck decisions out there. But now we have to, obviously, keep getting better.”

A CHALLENGING CALL

San Jose took the lead 6:11 into the game when Barclay Goodrow tipped Vincent Iorio’s shot on net and the puck dribbled through Vancouver goalie Thatcher Demko. The rubber lay in the crease for a moment before the netminder covered it with his blocker, but Reaves managed to shovel it in for his first in 24 games.

Demko believed the goal should have been waived off.

“When I found it, I got my hand on top of it and swept it out, and then he pushed my entire arm in the net,” he said. “So, I mean, you see challenges where guys are jabbing legs and whatever else in the net, and they usually get called back.”

The netminder went to the bench at the next whistle and appeared to be speaking with Foote.

The head coach said he didn’t believe the goal would have been called back if he’d launched a challenge.

“Our guys know the rule. After a rebound, two players — the goaltender and player — are simultaneously going after that puck at once, the rule states it’s not going to be called back,” Foote said. “And, hard to see on that angle if he had it completely covered. But our guys didn’t think that was going to get called back.”

WELCOME HOME

Celebrini wasn’t the only local player in the Sharks’ lineup on Saturday. Iorio grew up in nearby Coquitlam, B.C., and said he had at least 30 friends and family in the stands.

The 23-year-old defenceman registered an assist on Reaves’ goal and said hearing his name announced at Rogers Arena was “pretty cool.”

“I was telling my parents just how surreal it is, and how many games I’ve played here as a kid growing up, all the names and stuff,” he said. “I chatted with (colour commentator) Ray Ferraro briefly after the game, he’s a legend here. … It’s just a full circle moment.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 28, 2025.

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The Alberta government has ordered a review after a 44-year-old man died while waiting to see a doctor in the emergency department at an Edmonton hospital earlier this week.

Health Minister Matt Jones said in a social media post that he has directed Acute Care Alberta and Covenant Health to jointly review the circumstances surrounding the death of Prashanth Sreekumar at Grey Nuns Community Hospital on Monday.

Sreekumar, an accountant and father of three, had gone to the emergency department after experiencing chest pain.

A family friend says he waited nearly eight hours before suffering an apparent cardiac arrest.

“It was completely avoidable. That’s the sad part,” said Varinder Bhuller, a close family friend, in a phone interview. “Sometimes we think it’s God’s will, but this time I think humans could have intervened enough to save him.”

Bhuller said Sreekumar was at his office when the pain began and was driven to the hospital by a client. Initial assessments did not show anything abnormal, but his blood pressure continued to rise, Bhuller said.

Premier Danielle Smith also extended condolences to the family in a social media post, saying there will be a “complete review of this matter.”

Acute Care Alberta, the province’s new health authority, confirmed it will take part in the review and implement any recommendations.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has also launched an independent investigation.

In a joint statement, Alberta NDP health critic Sarah Hoffman and Edmonton-Meadows MLA Jasvir Deol called the death a “terrible tragedy” and renewed calls for better hospital staffing and increased investment in public health care.

“Albertans deserve timely, appropriate care when they seek help in emergency rooms,” the statement said.
According to his wife, Niharika Sreekumar, her husband was in severe pain for hours while waiting in the emergency department.

In an interview with Global News, Sreekumar explained that initial tests did not show anything abnormal, but his blood pressure continued to rise.

“You are begging for your life right there,” she said. “And you’re begging it from somebody who has the power. It was the ugliest feeling of my lifetime.”

She said she was at home with their children when she learned her husband had gone to the hospital.

“We were texting each other, what’s going on,” she said. “They said the ECG had come back and he was waiting on blood work.”

Later, she said, she received a phone call from her husband while he was still in the waiting area.

“He called me with his voice trembling, not being able to speak,” she said. “He said, ‘It’s hurting me a lot.’”

She rushed to the hospital with one of their children and found her husband still waiting.

“He was in so much pain,” she said. “We kept going up there and saying, ‘He has chest pain. Something is wrong.’”

Sreekumar’s wife said her husband was healthy and active, often playing cricket, and had no warning signs before the incident.

“He was very healthy. He was exercising. He was eating healthy food,” she said. “It just doesn’t make sense.”

She also pushed back against online speculation following his death.

“Prashanth was a Canadian citizen,” she said. “Twenty-five years in this country. He loved Canada.”

Bhuller said Sreekumar was the family’s sole income earner while his wife stayed home to care for one of their children with special needs.

A GoFundMe fundraiser set up by a student of Sreekumar, has already raised thousands of dollars to support the family.

In the fundraiser, the family has called for a transparent investigation and accountability.
Elon Musk also took to social media sharing his thoughts on Canada’s health-care system after seeing a video regarding the incident involving the father.

“When the government does medical care, it is about as good as the DMV,” Musk wrote on X as he reshared a video that showed the man’s wife recapping her husband’s death.

“We don’t know what the next step will be,” Bhuller said. “Right now, there’s a lot of grief, disbelief and frustration.”

– With files from Global News’ Sarah Komadina and The Canadian Press

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CALGARY – The Calgary Flames scorching hot play at home continued Saturday night and came in front of their first sellout crowd since last year’s New Year’s Eve game against the Vancouver Canucks.

With an announced attendance of 19,289 packed into Scotiabank Saddledome on a cold night, the Flames knocked off the Edmonton Oilers 3-2, avenging the 5-1 loss to their divisional rival in the final game before the holiday break.

“It was pretty clear from puck drop, we didn’t have any anything in the tank in Edmonton,” said Blake Coleman, whose 11th goal at 12:31 of the third period, moving him into a tie with Matt Coronato for the team lead, was the game winner.

“There was an energy in the room this morning. Guys were pissed off and wanted to bounce back, and it was nice that we had the opportunity to do so.”

When the calendar flipped to December, no team had played more road games than the Flames. But Calgary has spent far more time at home lately and they’ve taken full advantage going 8-1-1 in their last 10.

“We feel comfortable and we feel confident in this building, and that’s how it should be,” said goaltender Dustin Wolf, who got the win in his 100th career game. “Home ice should be your advantage, and we just need to be able to turn the road ice into more of an advantage for us going forward.”

Over his span of impressive play at home, Calgary has defeated Central Division heavyweights Dallas and Minnesota, divisional foes Vegas and Edmonton, and the Flames were also the last team to knock off Buffalo, which has won eight straight since.

“When things are going your way, you often come to the rink before a game knowing you’re going to win,” said Huska. “So a lot of times when you get on a roll, like we are a little bit at home here, I feel like the players come here knowing we’re going to win.”

Thanks to a miserable 2-9-2 start, the Flames were last in the NHL not that long ago. Now the Flames (16-18-4) find themselves just three points back of the San Jose Sharks, who occupy the second wild-card berth in the congested Western Conference.

Helping ignite the raucous crowd was fourth-line agitator Ryan Lomberg, who broke a 1-1 tie at 3:28 of the second, intercepting an ill-advised pass from Oilers defenceman Alex Regula and promptly firing the puck into the top corner, past goaltender Connor Ingram.

“Obviously, we weren’t happy with how we left things off before the break, and we had a handful of days to think about it,” said Lomberg. “Contributing to a big win, it’s always a lot better, especially at the Dome. You know, I love it when the sea of red gets rocking.”

It was Lomberg’s third goal of the season, all of them coming in the last five games. It matches the three goals he scored in 80 games last season.

“I love when he scores here because the building gets going. So, it’s nice to see when your role guys or your energy guys can contribute like that,” said Huska. “The energy in the building the last two games has been through the roof. It’s been awesome.”

Calgary was kicking off a five-game homestand that will see Boston, Philadelphia, Nashville and Seattle all pay a visit to the Saddledome, before the Flames next play on the road on Jan. 7.

“You’ve got to win at home. It’s a big part of this league,” said Coleman. ” If we want to stay in this race and in this fight, we got to take care of business on home ice, and so far so good.”

Yegor Sharangovich also scored for the Flames, who defeated Edmonton on home ice for the first time since March 26, 2022.

Evan Bouchard and Connor McDavid replied for Edmonton (19-14-6).

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 28, 2025.

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TORONTO – William Nylander will make the trip to Detroit for the Toronto Maple Leafs outing against the Red Wings on Sunday. But whether the skilled Swede suits up remains to be seen.

Nylander departed early in the second period of the Maple Leafs 7-5 win against their provincial rival, the Ottawa Senators, on Saturday.

“Well, he’s coming on a trip, so that’s a good sign,” Toronto head coach Craig Berube said. “But lower-body (discomfort) right now. We’ll see how he is tomorrow.”

Nylander appeared to take a slash from Ottawa forward Drake Batherson at the side of the Senators’ crease late in his third shift of the second period.

“I don’t know what the extent is or what happened,” Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews said. “But obviously he’s a big part of this team and drives a lot of play for us. So obviously we’re hoping for the best.”

POWER PLAY’S BETTER

The Maple Leafs entered the game mired in the 32nd spot in power-play efficiency. The offensive struggles with the man-advantage cost assistant coach Marc Savard his job last Monday.

But Toronto feasted on Ottawa’s struggling penalty kill, 31st in the league. Matthews set up Nylander for an early power-play strike 40 seconds in. Later in the opening period, Max Domi fed Matthew Knies for another and a 2-0 lead.

Knies wound up with two goals, including the game-winner. Domi had three assists.

“It was great, especially with both units getting a goal early in the game,” Matthews said. “It’s such a big part of games, and to get that momentum, to get a goal or two to power play each night, it’s huge.”

Matthews broke out of a four-game slump that saw him go pointless. He returned from the three-day Christmas break with his first three-point outing of the season, with a goal and two assists.

His second-period goal was his 416th career goal, four shy of Mats Sundin’s franchise record of 420.

EMOTIONS RUN HIGH

The Senators and Maple Leafs are eight months removed from their first-round clash last spring that saw Toronto take the playoff series in six games. The hate, however, remains.

After a spirited scrum to end the game, Maple Leafs newcomer Troy Stecher raised his arms to get the crowd into it.

“I loved it,” Domi said. “He’s honestly one of the most competitive guys anywhere I played with, and he competes every shift. Obviously, a big division win, and he was on the ice, scrumming it up. It’s emotional, so it’s what you want.”

Stecher is with his eighth NHL team, having played in his 18th game for Toronto. He’s made an impact in his latest stop.

“He brings a lot of energy every night,” Berube said. “This guy plays as hard as anybody that I’ve coached. He’s full bore everywhere, and I think it’s rubbing off on our team. I really do believe that. He’s played extremely well for us since we got him.”

DEBUT OUTING

Ottawa veteran Claude Giroux played in his 1,300th career regular-season game, while 23-year-old Xavier Bourgault made his NHL debut. Bourgault of L’Islet, Que., was a 2021 first-round (22nd overall) pick of the Edmonton Oilers.

He played 210 regular-season AHL games with the Bakersfield Condors and Belleville Senators before being promoted  Saturday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 28, 2025.

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CALGARY – Blake Coleman’s 11th goal of the season, tying him for the team lead, was the game winner on Saturday as the Calgary Flames edged the visiting Edmonton Oilers 3-2.

Yegor Sharangovich and Ryan Lomberg also scored for Calgary (16-18-4), which climbs to within three points of a wild-card spot in the NHL’s Western Conference.

Evan Bouchard and Connor McDavid scored for Edmonton (19-14-6). The Oilers won the front end of the back-to-back games between the provincial rivals, winning 5-1 at home before the holiday break.

McDavid’s goal extends his scoring streak to 12 games (13 goals, 19 assists), which has carried him into top spot in league scoring.

Appearing in his 100th NHL game, Dustin Wolf had 29 saves to improve to 12-14-2.

Making his third straight start, Connor Ingram also had 29 saves in suffering his first loss. He falls to 2-1-0.

With the home team up 2-1, Coleman’s goal at 12:31 came on a slick give-and-go with Mikael Backlund.

McDavid got the Oilers back to within a goal at 15:23. In a furious finish, Bouchard rattled a shot off the post in the final minute with the goalie pulled.

TAKEAWAYS

Oilers: Edmonton’s league-best power play entered the game a sizzling 10-for-20 in its previous five games and promptly converted its first man-advantage of the game with Leon Draisaitl extending his point streak to six games (three goals, 10 assists) by setting up Bouchard. However, with a chance to tie the game in the second, Calgary killed off consecutive minors to preserve its 2-1 lead.

Flames: Calgary remains red-hot at home, improving to 8-1-1 in its last 10 games at the Saddledome. Scoring the goal that broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Flames the lead for good was Lomberg, who has three goals on the season, all of them coming in the past five games. That matches the three goals he scored in 80 games last season.

KEY MOMENT

Tied 1-1 after 20 minutes, McDavid had a great chance to put Edmonton into the lead, but on a 2-on-1 with Vasily Podkolzin, he wired a shot off the crossbar. Two minutes after that, Lomberg gave the Flames the lead, pouncing on Alec Regula’s turnover in his own end and quickly whipping a shot into the top corner.

KEY STAT

The Oilers fall to 3-13-3 in games in which they give up the first goal. Conversely, when they open the scoring, they are 16-1-3.

UP NEXT

Oilers: Visit the Winnipeg Jets on Monday.

Flames: Host the Boston Bruins on Monday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 27, 2025.

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TORONTO – Captain Auston Matthews shook off a slump with a goal and two assists, and Matthew Knies scored twice to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a sloppy 7-5 win against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

In the first game for the provincial rivals after the three-day Christmas break, the Maple Leafs (17-15-5) extended their mini win streak to two games. The Senators (18-14-5) dropped their second straight before 18,859 at Scotiabank Arena.

Matthews had gone four games without a point but enjoyed his first three-point outing of the season. He set up William Nylander on the power play to open the scoring, assisted on Bobby McMann’s go-ahead goal early in the second period, and scored on his next shift for a 4-2 Toronto advantage.

The Senators pulled to within a goal twice, but Knies’ second with 14:07 remaining stood up as the winner.

The Maple Leafs jumped out to a 2-0 lead after a Knies’ power-play goal. But Ottawa’s Nick Cousins scored late in the first period, and Ridly Greig pulled his team even 18 seconds into the second period.

Toronto then exploded for three goals from McMann, Matthews and Nick Robertson before the end of the second period. But Drake Batherson and Tim Stutzle scored in the opening 5:07 of the third to make it a one-goal game.

Max Domi enjoyed a three-assist game. Ottawa’s Claude Giroux played in his 1,300th career game and had two assists.

The Maple Leafs outshot the visitors 33-31. Linus Ullmark was pulled after the Matthews goal in favour of backup Leevi Merilainen. Joseph Woll was good enough for his seventh win in 12 starts.

TAKEAWAYS

Leafs: Nylander left the game after his third shift in the second period with an undisclosed injury. After missing only one game in the previous four years, he has been absent from four games this season.

Senators: After 210 AHL regular-season games with the Bakersfield Condors and Belleville Senators, former Edmonton Oilers first-round pick Xavier Bourgault of L’Islet, Que., made his NHL debut.

KEY MOMENT

Knies’ second of the game and game winner came 47 seconds after Stutzle made it a one-goal game early in the third period.

KEY STAT

The Maple Leafs entered the game last in power-play efficiency, but scored two power-play goals in the first period against the Senators’ 31st-place penalty-killing unit. It was the first time Toronto had scored two power-play goals in a game since Nov. 8 in a loss to the Boston Bruins.

UP NEXT

Senators: Host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.

Maple Leafs: Visit the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 27, 2025.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Halifax on Friday, marking the president’s second visit to Canada this year.

The leaders met amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, highlighting Canada’s support for Kyiv.

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, Canada has provided nearly $22 billion in aid to Ukraine, including more than $12 billion in direct financial support, making Canada one of the largest contributors to Ukraine for what Zelenskyy described as recovery and reconstruction.

The new funding includes support for an International Monetary Fund loan, participation in debt service suspension and loan guarantees to the World Bank and the European Bank.

The funding is also stated to go toward reconstruction and development to back projects and energy security.

“When I stood with President Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Ukraine’s Independence Day, I made clear that Canada will stand with Ukraine throughout this horrific war and when peace finally comes,” said Carney in a statement.

Earlier this month, Canada announced $200 million in military capabilities from NATO’s Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List and an additional $50 million to the Drone Capability Coalition, further strengthening Ukraine’s defence.

During a news conference on Saturday, the leaders said the support is intended not only to help defend Ukraine but also promote a just and lasting peace, reunite families, rebuild communities and deter further Russian aggression.

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OTTAWA – Brianne Jenner scored the winner in the eighth round of the shootout as the Ottawa Charge defeated the Boston Fleet 3-2 on Saturday afternoon in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.

Gwyneth Philips made 34 saves in regulation and overtime, and stopped six shooters in the shootout for Ottawa.

Aerin Frankel, who made 30 saves, was equally impressive, but was beat on back-to-back attempts by Jenner in the shootout.

The goaltenders are former teammates at Northeastern University and will be counted on to lead the American women’s team at the upcoming Olympic Games.

The Fleet (6-0-1-1) sit atop the standings and came into the game having surrendered just eight goals, while Ottawa (1-3-0-5) sits seventh.

Trailing 2-1, Ottawa took advantage of a turnover in the defensive zone. Fanuza Kadisova drove to the net and slid a puck five-hole that trickled across the goal line with 2:58 remaining regulation sending the sold-out crowd to their feet.

The Fleet tied the game, 1-1, midway through the second when Olivia Mobley was able to jump on a Susanna Tapani rebound that was just out of reach from Philips in front.

Boston took a 2-1 lead with 18.6 seconds remaining in the period.

After Philips made a save on a Megan Keller slapshot Boston regained control and Haley Winn wristed a shot beating Philips glove side.

Despite being outshot 15-8, the Charge held a 1-0 lead after the opening 20 minutes.

Stephanie Markowski picked up her first of the season burying a Gabbie Hughes pass off a solid Ottawa rush.

The game marked Ottawa’s first at home in 25 days after playing five straight on the road.

Takeaways

Charge: Ottawa needs to do a better job boxing out. Philips is left dealing with too many shots from in close.

Fleet: Boston has done a great job of keeping the opposition to the outside. Very few shots come from in close.

Key stat

Through eight games, Ottawa has allowed the most goals, 26, in the league.

Key moment

Philips made a huge save on Theresa Schafzahl with 90 seconds remaining in overtime.

Up next

Charge: Ottawa hosts Minnesota Frost next Saturday.

Fleet: Boston hosts the Vancouver Goldeneyes next Saturday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 27, 2025.

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