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Draisaitl on being in McDavid's shadow: 'I know I'm a great player'
SUNRISE - Leon Draisaitl has been repeatedly asked about Connor McDavid ever since the pair first hit the ice together as teammates in 2015. Fast-forward some nine years later, not much has changed. A...
Jun 07, 2024
B.C. man draws police emergency response team twice this week after assault arrest
SURREY, B.C. - Police say a man whose actions prompted two calls to the Lower Mainland Integrated Emergency Response Team this week will now stay in custody until a bail hearing on Monday. A statement...
Jun 07, 2024
Canada Soccer names 22-man roster for under-20 June friendlies in Chile
Canadian under-20 coach Andrew Olivieri has named a 22-man roster for international friendlies this month against Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay in La Calera, Chile. The young Canadians will face Chile o...
Jun 07, 2024
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner's play is the biggest uncertainty in the Stanley Cup Final
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Stuart Skinner has taken to reading books as a way of taking his mind off the sport of hockey and his job as an NHL goaltender of getting in front of frozen rubber disks fired at ...
Jun 07, 2024
Stampeders game to go ahead despite Calgary water restrictions
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders game Friday had the green light to go ahead despite water restrictions in the city. Calgarians were urged to reduce water use as work to repair a major water main stre...
Jun 07, 2024
Documents reveal horror of Maine's deadliest mass shooting
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Thousands of pages Maine Department of Public Safety documents released Friday include detailed descriptions of the chaos and carnage surrounding the state's deadliest mass shoo...
Jun 07, 2024
Canadian rider Derek Gee finished fourth, closes in on Critérium du Dauphiné podium
LE COLLET D'ALLEVARD - Canadian Derek Gee finished fourth at the mountaintop finish of Stage 6 of the Critrium du Dauphin on Friday and heads into the final two stages in fourth place overall. The 26-...
Jun 07, 2024
McMaster pediatric surgery chief says deaths after tonsil surgery 'very rare'
The chief of pediatric surgery at McMaster Children's Hospital says the deaths of two children following tonsil and adenoid surgeries at his hospital are "tragic" and "very rare." "We are deeply sadde...
Jun 07, 2024
'Large rock' found after windshield crash that left B.C. driver in critical condition
BURNABY, B.C. - Police in Metro Vancouver say a "large rock" has been recovered from the scene of an incident along Highway 1 that sent a driver to hospital in critical condition. Burnaby RCMP had sai...
Jun 07, 2024
Police say two Vancouver drug policy advocates charged with trafficking
VANCOUVER - Two people have been charged as a result of raids last year on a drug user advocacy group that Vancouver Police say trafficked illicit substances in the Downtown Eastside area. Police say ...
Jun 07, 2024