The players are unrestricted free agents but will not be eligible to sign with a team until the NHL has conducted its own review.

Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Cal Foote, Dillon Dubé and Michael McLeod were found not guilty of sexual assault in a verdict shared by Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia on Thursday in London, Ontario, according to The Athletic's Sean Gentille and Hailey Salvian.

The Hockey Canada trial elevated questions about consent, amateur hockey culture in Canada and how police investigate sexual-assault cases.

Judge says she didn't find the evidence in the Crown's case "credible or reliable" in announcing the verdicts.

With July nearly finished, freshwater turtles in Canada have finished laying eggs for the year, but they can still encounter danger from vehicle traffic while moving from one wetland to another.

The Municipality of Jasper now requires non-combustible materials in new buildings, while Parks Canada continues to build a fire prevention perimeter around the townsite by thinning highly flammable trees in the hills.

Lyons’ departure means that both Canada and the United States do not have anyone in their antisemitism envoy roles. President Donald Trump has announced his pick for the role of antisemitism envoy, a Hasidic fixer named Yehuda Kaploun, but Congress has yet to schedule a confirmation hearing for the nominee nearly six months into his term.