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Ron Ellis, who played over 1,000 games with Maple Leafs, dead at 79

TORONTO - Ron Ellis, who played over 1,000 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs and was a member of Canada's team at the 1972 Summit Series, has died at age 79. The Maple Leafs confirmed Ellis's death o...

May 11, 2024

Lions open training with a little added incentive as 2024 Grey Cup host

Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. and the B.C. Lions have added incentive to win the 2024 Grey Cup. The game goes Nov. 17 at B.C. Place Stadium. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are the last CFL team to win a ...

May 11, 2024

Canadian women defeat Australia 33-14 in Pacific Four Series rugby play Down Under

SYDNEY, Australia - Front-rowers Sara Cline and McKinley Hunt scored two tries apiece to help Canada to a 33-14 win over Australia in Pacific Four Series play Saturday, a victory that moved the Canadi...

May 11, 2024

Connor Bedard scores twice as Canada rallies to beat Britain 4-2 at hockey worlds

PRAGUE (AP) - Connor Bedard scored twice and Canada opened its title defense at the ice hockey world championship with a 4-2 win over newcomer Britain on Saturday. The 18-year-old Bedard, coming off a...

May 11, 2024

Mother's Day and the playoffs face off in a quiet Vancouver suburb

VANCOUVER - In the quiet and leafy Vancouver neighbourhood of South Cambie, best known for its botanical garden, playoff fever is about to set in. The neighbourhood is expecting thousands of Vancouver...

May 11, 2024

Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

The Carolina Hurricanes' promising season could end tonight at PNC Arena as the unbeaten New York Rangers look for their second consecutive post-season sweep. And the Colorado Avalanche are hoping to ...

May 11, 2024

NBA roundup: Nembhard's late 3 gives Pacers 111-106 win over Knicks

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Andrew Nembhard made a 31-foot, tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16 seconds left, Tyrese Haliburton scored 35 points and the Indiana Pacers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the bang...

May 10, 2024

Murray helps Nuggets bounce back with 117-90 blowout of Timberwolves

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Canadian Jamal Murray rebounded from a rough start to the Western Conference semifinals with 24 points to lead the Denver Nuggets on a 117-90 romp in Game 3 on Friday night that mad...

May 10, 2024

B.C.'s David Eby, Alberta's Danielle Smith watch Oilers-Canucks playoff game together

VANCOUVER - Hockey brought a pair of provincial politicians together Friday when the premiers of B.C. and Alberta took in a playoff game between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks. B.C. Premier...

May 10, 2024

Whitecaps put unbeaten road record on the line in Los Angeles

VANCOUVER - Amid a busy month of May, the Vancouver Whitecaps (5-2-3) will put their unbeaten road record on the line when they visit a familiar foe on Saturday in LAFC (4-4-3). "Last year, it was pro...

May 10, 2024