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Media set to return to NHL locker rooms for first time since March 2020
Trevor Zegras had no idea things were done any other way. The slick, camera-friendly centre with a toolbox full of on-ice tricks made his NHL debut for the Anaheim Ducks in February 2021 as the NHL na...
Sep 20, 2022
Longtime NHL defenceman Zdeno Chara, 45, retires as a Boston Bruin
BOSTON - Zdeno Chara announced his retirement Tuesday after playing 21 seasons in the NHL and captaining the Boston Bruins to the Stanley Cup in 2011. The 6-foot-9 defenceman from Slovakia is calling ...
Sep 20, 2022
Legault sorry for saying racism against Indigenous people at hospital is 'settled'
QUEBEC - Coalition Avenir Qubec Leader Franois Legault is apologizing for offending the husband of an Indigenous woman who filmed nurses mocking her as she lay dying in a Quebec hospital. Legault says...
Sep 20, 2022
Maple Leafs add Dairy Farmers of Ontario logo to jerseys for upcoming season
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs will sport a "Milk" patch on their jersey this season after reaching a partnership with Dairy Farmers of Ontario. The multi-year agreement comes into effect as the NH...
Sep 20, 2022
Iranian official says 3 killed in unrest over woman's death
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The governor of Iran's Kurdistan province says three people were killed in the unrest that erupted over the death of a Kurdish woman who was being held by the countr...
Sep 20, 2022
Lobster and crab harvesters push back against 'red list' meant to help right whales
Canadian lobster and crab harvesters say the recent addition of crustaceans to a so-called "red list" of seafood to avoid is disappointing. The harvesters are reacting to a report by California-based ...
Sep 20, 2022
Officials: 6 injured in Chicago apartment building explosion
CHICAGO (AP) - At least six people were rushed to hospitals after being injured when an explosion Tuesday tore through the top floor of a Chicago apartment building, officials said. The explosion at t...
Sep 20, 2022
Evans, Cornelius and Thomas named CFL's top weekly performers
TORONTO - Quarterbacks Dane Evans and Taylor Cornelius and linebacker Matthew Thomas were named the CFL's top performers for Week 15 on Tuesday. Evans was named the No. 1 performer after guiding the H...
Sep 20, 2022
MLSE's Larry Tanenbaum re-elected chair of NBA board of governors
NEW YORK - Toronto Raptors governor Larry Tanenbaum has been unanimously re-elected as chairman of the NBA board of governors. Tanenbaum, the longtime chairman of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment...
Sep 20, 2022
Woodbine Mile victory earns Modern Games spot in NTRA thoroughbred poll
TORONTO - An impressive victory in the $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile has earned Modern Games a spot in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's top three-year-old thoroughbred poll. On Saturday...
Sep 20, 2022