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Maple Leafs recall struggling goaltender Samsonov from AHL's Marlies
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled goaltender Ilya Samsonov from their American Hockey League affiliate on Wednesday. The Leafs placed the struggling Samsonov on waivers Dec. 31. He cleared th...
Jan 10, 2024
Majority of Proline bettors had Wolverines winning U.S. college football title
The Michigan Wolverines' defeat of the Washington Huskies to capture the U.S. college football championship brought a smile to the face of many Proline bettors Monday night. Michigan capped an unbeate...
Jan 10, 2024
Police investigate shooting after driver nearly hits pedestrian in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A man has been arrested after a near-collision in Vancouver resulted in a pedestrian pulling out a gun and shooting at a driver. Police say the shooting happened Saturday on Commercial Dri...
Jan 10, 2024
NHLPA announces First Line program meant to support mental health of NHL players
TORONTO - The National Hockey League Players' Association has announced a new program, First Line, meant to support the mental health of NHL players. The announcement was made at the Hockey Hall of Fa...
Jan 10, 2024
Ice dancer Sorensen exits Canadian championship amid sexual assault allegations
Canadian ice dancing champion Nikolaj Sorensen, who is under investigation for alleged sexual assault, and his skating partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry have withdrawn from this week's Canadian figure...
Jan 10, 2024
In the news today: Big chill to grip B.C., and N.S. doc calls for safer opioid supply
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Expect -50 C wind chill for parts of northern B.C. Environment Canada is warnin...
Jan 10, 2024
Environment Canada warns parts of northern B.C. that -50 C wind chill could be coming
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Environment Canada is warning parts of northern British Columbia to expect wind chill values as cold as -50 C for at least the rest of the week. An extreme cold warning issued for t...
Jan 10, 2024
Davis scores 41, Lakers hold off Raptors 132-131 for back-to-back wins
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Anthony Davis scored 20 of his 41 points in a brilliant fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Toronto Raptors 132-131 on Tuesday night to win back-to-back games fo...
Jan 09, 2024
Flames catch fire in third period, burn Senators 6-3
CALGARY - Yegor Sharangovich and Blake Coleman each scored two goals and the Calgary Flames scored four unanswered goals in the third period to defeat the Ottawa Senators 6-3 on Tuesday night. Noah Ha...
Jan 09, 2024
Oilers beat Blackhawks 2-1 to extend win streak to 8 games
CHICAGO (AP) - Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl scored goals as the Edmonton Oilers extended their NHL winning streak to eight games with a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night. T...
Jan 09, 2024