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Leafs fall to Flyers in a shootout, lose star winger Mitch Marner to injury
TORONTO - Mike Babcock stepped to the microphone after the Maple Leafs' 3-2 shootout loss Saturday and answered the only question on the minds of Toronto fans before he was even asked. What'...
Nov 11, 2019
Hockey commentator Don Cherry fired for rant over immigrants
TORONTO - Don Cherry, Canada's most polarizing, flamboyant and opinionated hockey commentator, was fired Monday for calling immigrants "you people" in a television rant in which he said new immigrants...
Nov 11, 2019
Israeli airstrike kills Islamic Jihad commander in Gaza home
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military says it has struck a Gaza City house, targeting a commander from the Islamic Jihad group in a resumption of pinpointed killing. The Iranian-backed Palestinian group co...
Nov 11, 2019
Senators score three early goals, Nilsson makes 38 saves as Sens beat Hurricanes
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators may be in the midst of a rebuild, but that doesn't mean the players aren't enjoying themselves right now. Filip Chlapik, Vladislav Namestnikov and Jean-Gabriel Pageau all ...
Nov 11, 2019
Aho scores 2 to lead Hurricanes past Senators 8-2
RALEIGH, N.C. - Sebastian Aho scored twice, Joel Edmundson had a goal and two assists, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 8-2 to snap a four-game losing streak Monday night. Warren F...
Nov 11, 2019
Shea Weber scores twice, Canadiens beat Kings 3-2
MONTREAL - Defenceman Shea Weber was ready to play as soon as the puck dropped on Saturday. Weber scored two power-play goals in the first period and forward Nate Thompson added another as the Montrea...
Nov 11, 2019
Salvage plan for barge that ran aground on Quadra Island under review
QUADRA ISLAND, B.C. - Officials are working to refloat and assess a barge that ran aground and compromised its hull on Quadra Island, B.C. Transport Canada says in a statement that it is reviewing a s...
Nov 11, 2019
Woody Allen and Amazon end legal battle
NEW YORK - Woody Allen and Amazon.com have ended their legal battle. The filmmaker had sued Amazon in February after the online giant ended his 2017 contract without ever releasing a completed film, "...
Nov 11, 2019
Fortnite makers sue Montreal game tester for allegedly leaking game elements
MONTREAL - The maker of the wildly popular game Fortnite is initiating legal action against a Montreal game tester, alleging he violated his contract by leaking a new online map&nb...
Nov 11, 2019
Stampeders mourn loss of chance to repeat as Grey Cup champs on home turf
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders' season was short by their own standards. After playing in five of the last seven Grey Cup games and winning two of them, their exit in the CFL's West Division semifin...
Nov 11, 2019