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Islanders fire coach Lane Lambert, replaced him with Patrick Roy
The New York Islanders fired coach Lane Lambert and replaced him with Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy. President of hockey operations and general manager Lou Lamoriello announced the stunning move...
Jan 20, 2024
MacKinnon's five points, O'Connor's hat trick lead Avalanche past Flyers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and three assists, Logan O'Connor recorded a hat trick and the Colorado Avalanche held on to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-4 on Saturday. Cole Mak...
Jan 20, 2024
Decade after fatal fire, some Quebec seniors' residences unable to install sprinklers
MONTREAL - Ten years after 32 people died in a fire that ripped through a residential complex for seniors in rural Quebec, around a quarter of all private seniors' residences in the province are still...
Jan 20, 2024
Canadians Loutitt, Strate capture historic World Cup ski-jumping silver medal
ZA, JAPAN - It was a historic accomplishment Saturday for Canadian ski jumpers Alex Loutitt and Abigail Strate. The pair was second in a World Cup super team ski-jumping event, earning Canada it's fir...
Jan 20, 2024
Toronto rapper Drake bets big on UFC middleweight champ Sean Strickland at UFC 297
TORONTO - Drake will be cheering for UFC middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland at UFC 297 on Saturday night. UFC president Dana White reposted a betting slip from Drake's verified Instagram a...
Jan 20, 2024
Registration underway for Football Nanaimo spring session
NANAIMO - The spring season for Football Nanaimo will have nearly 200 kids participating.Registration is open and continues right through most of the season, which ends in June.Football Nanaimo presid...
Jan 20, 2024
Police say two men from Ontario arrested after shots fired at home north of Montreal
LORRAINE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say two men from Ontario have been arrested after an investigation into shots fired at a home north of Montreal led to an early-morning police chase. Police s...
Jan 20, 2024
Canadian snowboarder Brearley wins World Cup gold in slopestyle
LAAX, Switzerland - Canadian snowboarders Liam Brearley and Cameron Spalding won gold and bronze, respectively, at a World Cup slopestyle event Saturday. The 20-year-old Brearley, from Gravenhurst, On...
Jan 20, 2024
Dirty rat! Culprit fills in Chicago neighborhood landmark known as the "rat hole"
CHICAGO (AP) - You dirty rat! In a city infamous for its gangster past, some culprit filled in a Northside Chicago neighborhood landmark affectionately called by residents the "rat hole." The indentat...
Jan 20, 2024
Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls to Medvedev at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime's journey at the Australian Open ended in the third round after a straight-set loss of 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 to Daniil Medvedev on Saturday. Medvedev ne...
Jan 20, 2024