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NHL Notebook: 'Load management,' Peters' last win, Pastrnak's pedigree
A relaxed Frederik Andersen was fielding questions from reporters at a charity event in July when one of the topics that seems to annoy the Toronto Maple Leafs' goalie more than most - ...
Dec 04, 2019
Hot Water: Pressure to move Tokyo Olympics open-water venue
TOKYO - The IOC moved next year's Tokyo Olympic marathons and race walks out of the Japanese capital to avoid the stifling heat and humidity. Now some swimmers and an 11,000-member coaching body are a...
Dec 04, 2019
Argonauts re-sign linebacker Bear Woods to two-year contract extension
The Toronto Argonauts have signed linebacker Bear Woods to a two-year extension. The 32-year-old Woods is entering his fourth season in Toronto. He re-joined the Argos in late July last seas...
Dec 04, 2019
Winnipeg Jets acquire Nick Shore after Leafs place centre on waivers
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have claimed centre Nick Shore off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Shore had two goals and one assist in 21 games for the Leafs this season. The six-foot-one, 191-po...
Dec 04, 2019
Canada women hope to bounce back at Dubai 7s after poor showing in Glendale
After finishing a disappointing sixth in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series opener in Glendale, Colo., the Canadian women's team hopes to get back on track in Dubai. Canada opens p...
Dec 04, 2019
Grant extends reach of low cost 3D-printed hands, back braces to Canadian kids
VICTORIA - Nick Dechev says amputees randomly show up at his laboratory at the University of Victoria and ask for help. Dechev, a mechanical engineering professor and executive director of the Victori...
Dec 04, 2019
Chicago mayor fires city’s top cop over ‘ethical lapses’
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired the city's retiring police superintendent Monday, citing "ethical lapses" that included telling lies about a recent incident in which Eddie Johnson was found asleep ...
Dec 04, 2019
Bullock becomes 3rd governor to drop presidential campaign
HELENA, Mont. - Montana Gov. Steve Bullock ended his Democratic presidential campaign Monday, becoming the third Western governor boasting executive experience and a Washington-outsider appeal to flam...
Dec 04, 2019
Schools, offices close as long-lived storm clobbers US East
ALBANY, N.Y. - A seemingly endless winter storm that hindered travel across most of the country over the long holiday weekend is delivering a last wallop as it swoops through the Northeast, dumping he...
Dec 04, 2019
Paul Simon and Peter Singer discuss 'The Life You Can Save.'
NEW YORK - Paul Simon, world famous singer-songwriter, isn't only inspired by fellow musicians. Simon is an admirer of the author-philosopher Peter Singer, the longtime Princeton University professor ...
Dec 04, 2019
