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Quebec sugar shack owners say the COVID-19 pandemic saved the iconic industry
MONTREAL - Sugar shack owners across Quebec are reopening their dining rooms for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and strangely, they are crediting the novel coronavirus with r...
Mar 13, 2022
Experts cautiously optimistic as COVID-19 pandemic enters third year
As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into a third year,many experts are expressing cautious optimismthat Canada has passed the need for lockdowns and the widespread safety protocols that marked much of ...
Mar 13, 2022
VIDEO: First Nations hockey program connecting sport with traditional teachings
NANAIMO - An Indigenous-led hockey program has wrapped its first full year on the ice, breaking down barriers for First Nations youth.The Salish Storm hockey program works with kids aged five to 16 fr...
Mar 13, 2022
Connor McDavid scores twice, Edmonton Oilers outmuscle defending Stanley Cup champs
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid had a pair of goals and Mikko Koskinen made 30 saves as the Edmonton Oilers moved back into a playoff position with a 4-1 victory over the two-time defending Stanley Cup cham...
Mar 12, 2022
Koe wins 1-2 Page playoff game at Brier, Bottcher to meet Gushue in semifinal
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Pressed into a three-man setup after the withdrawal of vice Mark Nichols, the Wild Card One team skipped by Brad Gushue showed Saturday that it can play short-handed just as well a...
Mar 12, 2022
Clippers lose 6-5 in overtime back to back nights
NANAIMO - It was all too familiar for the Clippers losing a second straight game 6-5 in overtime after coming back to tie the game late.Nanaimo never led in their contest with the Grizzlies but a goal...
Mar 12, 2022
Siakam scores 33 points, Raptors beat the Nuggets 127-115
DENVER (AP) - Pascal Siakam scored 33 points, Scottie Barnes had 25 and the Toronto Raptors pulled away late to beat the Denver Nuggets 127-115 on Saturday night. Chris Boucher added 21 points and 13 ...
Mar 12, 2022
Bayern Munich says Alphonso Davies' return to action still several weeks away
SINSHEIM, Germany - Bayern Munich says star fullback Alphonso Davies is at least three weeks away from returning, a prognosis that would rule him out of Canada's final three World Cup qualifying match...
Mar 12, 2022
Canada's Gillian (The Savage) Robertson loses via decision on UFC Fight Night card
LAS VEGAS - American J.J. Aldrich, able to keep the fight on the feet, won a unanimous decision over Canadian flyweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson on the undercard of a UFC Fight Night card Saturd...
Mar 12, 2022
Toronto Arrows beaten 21-15 in tough conditions at the New England Free Jacks
QUINCY, Mass. - Brock Webster and Jack McRogers scored tries in a losing cause as the Toronto Arrows were beaten 21-15 by the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby play Saturday. McRogers' try ...
Mar 12, 2022