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Trudeau pushing for new rules to make air travel safer near conflict zones
MUNICH - Canada is pushing for new international rules to protect civilian airliners flying near conflict zones, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday at an major security conference in Munich, Ge...
Feb 16, 2020
Canada doesn't tell police what to do, Trudeau says of rail blockades
Amid pressure to end Indigenous protest blockades of vital Canadian rail links, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the disruptions must be resolved through dialogue, not by ordering in the p...
Feb 16, 2020
Scardina nets OT winner in Clippers 2-1 over Kings
NANAIMO - Ethan Scardina saved his best for last.The Clippers captain had the overtime winner plus an assist in the Clippers 2-1 victory over Powell River.The game was scoreless through the the first ...
Feb 15, 2020 Ethan Scardina had a goal and an assist in the Clippers 2-1 victory over Powell River. The win keeps Nanaimo's hopes of first place in the Island Division alive. (Gary Dorland)
Talbot makes 44 saves, Calgary Flames rout Anaheim Ducks 6-0
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Mikael Backlund and Mark Jankowski scored two goals apiece, and Cam Talbot made a career-high 44 saves for his 21st career shutout in the Flames' 6-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks o...
Feb 15, 2020
Alex Nylander scores twice, Blackhawks beat Flames to snap five-game winless skid
CALGARY - Alex Nylander had a pair of goals, and the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a five-game winless skid on Saturday night with an 8-4 victory over the Calgary Flames. After entering the night with tw...
Feb 15, 2020
Jones Jr., Adebayo, Hield winners at epic All-Star Saturday
CHICAGO - Aaron Gordon lost another epic dunk contest. And it was by a couple of inches - namely, the top of Tacko Fall's head. Derrick Jones Jr. finally got his long-awaited dunk contest title as an ...
Feb 15, 2020
Canada's Laurent Dubreuil wins speedskating silver in men's 1,000 metres
KEARNS, Utah - Canada's Laurent Dubreuil skated to a bronze medal in the men's 1,000-metre on Saturday at the speedskating world single distance championships. The medal is Dubreuil's first in th...
Feb 15, 2020
Government to evacuate Canadians from quarantined Princess Diamond cruise ship
The federal government says it will evacuate Canadians quarantined aboard a cruise ship docked in Japan. They've been stuck on the Diamond Princess cruise ship for 10 days amid an outbreak of the nove...
Feb 15, 2020
Rookie Marcus Hogberg solid in net as Senators edge Coyotes 3-2
OTTAWA - It's no longer a surprise to see Marcus Hogberg come up with a big game for the Ottawa Senators. The rookie goalie was once again solid, making 32 saves in Ottawa's 3-2 win over the Arizona C...
Feb 15, 2020
Lightning win 9th straight, top Oilers 3-1
TAMPA, Fla. - Yanni Gourde scored a short-handed goal and Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 29 saves to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to their ninth straight victory, 3-1 over the Edmonton Oilers on Thu...
Feb 15, 2020