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No guarantees as Calgary tries to salvage some cherished Olympic Plaza bricks

CALGARY - Valerie Salkeld remembers her then-boyfriend picking her up after work one cold day in January 1990 and heading over to Olympic Plaza in downtown Calgary to watch people skating. "All of a s...

Dec 19, 2024

Tkachuk scores twice, Panthers defeat Wild 6-1

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Matthew Tkachuk scored twice, Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves and the Florida Panthers beat the Minnesota Wild 6-1 on Wednesday night. Aaron Ekblad added his second goal of the s...

Dec 18, 2024

Troy Terry gets last-minute winner, Ducks' late rally stuns NHL-best Winnipeg 3-2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Troy Terry scored with 24 seconds left and the Anaheim Ducks rallied late for a 3-2 victory over the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night. Frank Vatrano scored his secon...

Dec 18, 2024

Mikhail Sergachev scores in OT to lift Utah over the Canucks 3-2

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Mikhail Sergachev scored 4:47 into overtime to lift the Utah Hockey Club to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night. Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz scored f...

Dec 18, 2024

Nicholas Robertson part of key goals for Toronto in 5-3 win over Dallas and his older brother

DALLAS (AP) - Nicholas Robertson scored the go-ahead goal and assisted on another against his older brother's team, William Nylander scored twice and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 ...

Dec 18, 2024

Canadiens trade Justin Barron to Predators for Alexandre Carrier

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have traded defenceman Justin Barron to the Nashville Predators in exchange for blueliner Alexandre Carrier. The Canadiens announced the deal Wednesday night, a littl...

Dec 18, 2024

Second baseman Gimenez excited to join Blue Jays, thinks team can be very successful

TORONTO - There's no doubt about the defensive ability that new Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Andres Gimenez brings to the diamond. The big question mark is whether the 26-year-old Venezuelan can r...

Dec 18, 2024

Vancouver Island city looks to attract family doctors with municipal job offers

COLWOOD, B.C. - The suburban city of Colwood, B.C., on Vancouver Island, says it has hired its first family doctor in a new approach to easing the community's shortage of physicians. Colwood Mayor Ken...

Dec 18, 2024

Northern Super League signs multi-year deal with Hummel to provide team uniforms

TORONTO - The Northern Super League has signed a multi-year partnership with Hummel to become its official kit provider. Founded in 1923 by the Messmer family in Germany and now based in Denmark, Humm...

Dec 18, 2024

Riders sign Canadian defensive back Jayden Dalke to one-year contract extension

REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Canadian defensive back Jayden Dalke to a one-year contract extension Wednesday. The six-foot-one, 200-pound Dalke was slated to become a free agent in Feb...

Dec 18, 2024