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Former Hockey Canada executive Nicholson to testify before parliamentary committee

OTTAWA - Former Hockey Canada president and CEO Bob Nicholson is scheduled to speak before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on Tuesday. Nicholson has been an executive with the Edmonton Oil...

Nov 14, 2022

Canadian rugby player suffers traumatic brain injury in Bali car crash

DENPASAR, Indonesia - Canadian rugby player Nick Allen was hospitalized in Indonesia with a traumatic brain injury after a car crash last week in Bali, Rugby Canada said. Allen, 26, who played for the...

Nov 14, 2022

Mental break paid big dividends for Canadian pro fisher Cooper Gallant

He spent hundreds of hours driving his truck and boat trying to qualify for the Elite Series but it was 10 minutes of reflection that ultimately allowed Canadian Cooper Gallant to break into bass fish...

Nov 14, 2022

Raptors guard Trent out against Detroit with sore hip as Raptors' injury woes grow

DETROIT - Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. has been ruled out for Toronto's game at Detroit with a sore right hip. The Raptors confirmed their latest injury hours before the Raptors and Pistons faced off ...

Nov 14, 2022

Suspect in deadly U.Va. shooting taken into custody

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - The suspect in a shooting at the University of Virginia that killed three members of the football team was taken into custody Monday, more than 13 hours after he allegedly ...

Nov 14, 2022

Maple Leafs say Muzzin out indefinitely with spine injury, Brodie on IR

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without veteran defenceman Jake Muzzin for at least the next three months. The team said Monday that Muzzin is out indefinitely with a cervical spine injury a...

Nov 14, 2022

It was Tony Waiters' way for the Canadian men at the 1986 World Cup

The Canadian team that made it to the 1986 World Cup was well-drilled under coach Tony Waiters, who knew what he wanted his players to do and what he didn't. And he made sure they knew it. Defender Bo...

Nov 14, 2022

CIA director Burns to meet Russian counterpart in Turkey

WASHINGTON (AP) - CIA Director Bill Burns will meet in Ankara, Turkey, on Monday with his Russian intelligence counterpart to underscore the consequences if Russia were to deploy a nuclear weapon in U...

Nov 14, 2022

New Tim Hortons campaign highlights Canada's hockey trailblazers

TORONTO - Women's team stars Marie-Philip Poulin and Sarah Nurse, Indigenous trailblazer Bridgette Lacquette and men's para hockey captain Tyler McGregor are among the Canadian hockey stars teaming wi...

Nov 14, 2022

Winnipeg Jets defeat Seattle Kraken 3-2 in overtime

SEATTLE (AP) - Mark Scheifele scored 54 seconds into overtime on Sunday night, capping a dramatic comeback as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2. Scheifele's goal was his second of the nigh...

Nov 13, 2022