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TORONTO - The Maple Leafs have known since late May the Columbus Blue Jackets were on the docket to begin the NHL's restart. Toronto watched video, discussed tactics and practised diffe...

OTTAWA - Canada will provide a military transport plane to support United Nations peacekeeping missions for another year despite losing its bid for a temporary seat on the UN Security Council. Defence...

EDMONTON - Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored the first of Arizona's three first-period goals, a healthy Phil Kessel had two assists and the Coyotes held on to beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 Sunday to open...

NANAIMO - A 37-year-old woman was arrested following a string of road rage incidents through the city on Saturday, Aug. 1.The torrent of activity began around 5:00 p.m. when the woman is alleged to ha...

NANAIMO - Crews are continuing to battle the wildfire on Green Mountain, about 45 kilometers southwest of Nanaimo. Lightning sparked the blaze on Friday, July 31 and the fire spread significantly sinc...

ATLANTA - New York Mets slugger Yoenis Cspedes was not with the team for Sunday's game at Atlanta and the club said it hadn't been able to locate him. "As of game time, Yoenis Cspedes has not reported...

EDMONTON - It was almost 30 C as Edmonton Oilers fan Darnell Belcourt stood outside the protective bubble that surrounds Rogers Place and waited for the puck to drop in the team's opening qualifying r...

When the COVID-19 pandemic closed the Canada-U.S. border to non-essential travel, Donna Peter suddenly lost access to her nearest source of bulk groceries. Peter is among about 100 residents of Beaver...

DETROIT - Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto has been placed on the injured list before the opener of Sunday's doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. The team gave no reason for the move but s...

OTTAWA - The construction of a new military refuelling station in the Arctic is facing yet another delay more than 13 years after it was first promised by the federal government. Stephen Harper f...