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Zamboni driver in western Quebec arrested for impaired driving after rink incident
MONTREAL - A Zamboni driver in western Quebec has been arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after a low-speed crash at a hockey rink on Monday. Police in the region say the 25-year-old man was ar...
Oct 23, 2024
Utah defensemen Sean Durzi and John Marino out long term after undergoing surgeries
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Hockey Club will be without a couple of defenseman for an extended period of time after Sean Durzi and John Marino each underwent surgery. The team announced Durzi had h...
Oct 23, 2024
Family is 'distraught' in search for missing man along B.C.'s Coquitlam River
The daughter of a man missing after taking a walk along the Coquitlam River remains hopeful her dad will be found alive four days after he disappeared. Jessica Belding says her family is "distraught" ...
Oct 23, 2024
Police watchdog called after fatal shooting in Penticton, B.C.
PENTICTON, B.C. - Mounties in British Columbia's southern Interior say they've notified the provincial police watchdog after a confrontation that left one man dead and an officer injured. Penticton RC...
Oct 23, 2024
Former Thorns GM Karina LeBlanc adds to responsibilities with Portland sports group
PORTLAND - Canadian Karina LeBlanc has been named executive vice-president of strategic growth development for RAJ Sports, which owns the NWSL's Portland Thorns and the new Portland WNBA franchise. RA...
Oct 23, 2024
St. Louis Blues' Robert Thomas out 6 weeks with a broken ankle
ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas will miss at least six weeks with a broken right ankle, the team announced Wednesday. The Blues put Thomas on injured reserve after he took a puc...
Oct 23, 2024
Riders' Milligan earns three CFL individual award nominations
TORONTO - Rolan Milligan Jr. is up for three different CFL individual awards. The Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back was named his team's nominee for outstanding player, defensive player and spec...
Oct 23, 2024
Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled 'Fernandomania,' dies at 63
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired "Fernandomania" while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981, has died. H...
Oct 23, 2024
Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled 'Fernandomania,' dies at 63
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired "Fernandomania" while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981, has died. H...
Oct 23, 2024
Montreal climate protesters charged after climbing Jacques Cartier Bridge
MONTREAL - A pair of environmental activists who scaled Montreal's Jacques Cartier Bridge early Tuesday morning have been charged with mischief and wilfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer. O...
Oct 23, 2024