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Alouettes eliminate Redblacks from playoff contention with 29-3 win
MONTREAL - Quarterback Cody Fajardo threw 272 yards on 28-for-32 completions and Montreal's defence stood tall as the Alouettes defeated the Ottawa Redblacks 29-3 on a rainy Thanksgiving Monday at Mol...
Oct 09, 2023
Buffalo Sabres lock up defenseman Rasmus Dahlin to 8-year, $88 million contract extension
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin arrived in Buffalo from his native Sweden as a raw 18-year-old who could barely speak English, had little experience living away from home, and unp...
Oct 09, 2023
Knights looking to repeat, McDavid's next trick, Bedard's debut among NHL storylines
Jack Eichel felt like the clock was going in slow motion. The Vegas Golden Knights were well on their way to capturing the franchise's first Stanley Cup back in June - up 3-1 on the Florida Panthers i...
Oct 09, 2023
North Vancouver RCMP called to amateur film set featuring actors with replica guns
VANCOUVER - Police in North Vancouver say they were called to the set of a film shoot over the weekend after receiving a report of a group of men in body armour carrying rifles. North Vancouver RCMP s...
Oct 09, 2023
Saskatchewan legislature members prepare for fight over pronouns, Charter rights
REGINA - Saskatchewan politicians are heading back to legislature, preparing for a pronoun fight that some political observers say could alter the province's electoral landscape. The legislative assem...
Oct 09, 2023
Israel vows complete siege on Gaza as it strikes the Palestinian territory after incursion by Hamas
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's military ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip on Monday, halting deliveries of food, water, fuel and supplies to its 2.3 million people as it pounded the Hamas-ruled te...
Oct 09, 2023
Change of atmosphere fuels Calgary Flames' playoff ambitions
CALGARY - Will a new general manager, coach, captain and attitude push the Calgary Flames over the hump to the playoffs in 2023-24? A club that missed the NHL post-season last season by two points - a...
Oct 09, 2023
Canucks slow talk of playoffs, stress need to grow and develop over quick fixes
VANCOUVER - After the hype and subsequent burnout of the Vancouver Canucks 2022-23 season, management is playing it more cautious this NHL season. Former coach Bruce Boudreau said at the start of last...
Oct 09, 2023
'Keep evolving': Canadiens seek more growth as rebuild continues for another season
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens' brass has used words like "growth," "progress" and "evolving" to describe what it wants to see this season. The word "playoffs" hasn't been as common. Montreal enter...
Oct 09, 2023
Toronto police boost presence ahead of Israel, Palestine rallies, warn against hate
TORONTO - Police are warning the public that there will be no tolerance for violence or hate crimes ahead of expected large-scale demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinian and Israeli communities ...
Oct 09, 2023
