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Canadian Press NewsAlert:Edmonton to host world junior championship with no fans

EDMONTON - The 2021 world junior hockey championship will be played at Rogers Place in Edmonton with no fans in attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic.The event was originally scheduled to be held in...

Sep 17, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert:Edmonton to host world junior championship with no fans

EDMONTON - The 2021 world junior hockey championship will be played at Rogers Place in Edmonton with no fans in attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was originally scheduled to...

Sep 17, 2020

Canadian Denis Shapovalov advances, Milos Raonic eliminated at Italian Open

ROME - Denis Shapovalov is heading to the third round of the Italian Open, while fellow Canadian Milos Raonic suffered a second-round loss on Thursday. Shapovalov, the No. 12 seed from Richmond Hill, ...

Sep 17, 2020

Fed Cup changes name to honour tennis great Billie Jean King

The Fed Cup is changing its name to honour tennis great Billie Jean King, the woman whose lifelong battle for equality and social justice laid the foundation for generations that followed. The Billie ...

Sep 17, 2020

Impact eliminated from Canadian Championship with 3-1 loss to Whitecaps

VANCOUVER - The Montreal Impact are out of this year's Canadian Championship after dropping a 3-1 decision to the Whitecaps in Vancouver on Wednesday. Montreal needed a win in order to top the table i...

Sep 16, 2020

Higashioka hits 3 of Yanks' 7 HRs in 13-2 romp vs Blue Jays

NEW YORK - Kyle Higashioka hit a career-high three home runs, DJ LeMahieu connected twice and the resurgent New York Yankees hit a season-best seven homers in another Bronx air show, thumping the Toro...

Sep 16, 2020

Canadiens sign defenceman Joel Edmundson to four-year deal

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed new defenceman Joel Edmundson to a four-year contract with an average annual value of US$3.5 million. The Habs traded a fifth-round pick to the Carolina H...

Sep 16, 2020

Cavallini fined, Maciel suspended for actions in Whitecaps-Impact battle

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Whitecaps striker has been fined and an Impact midfielder suspended following a testy battle that ended in a 4-2 win for Montreal on Sunday. Vancouver's Lucas Cavallini was eje...

Sep 16, 2020

Stars wait inside bubble for Stanley Cup Final opponent

EDMONTON - Blake Comeau and the Dallas Stars knew there would be the huge sacrifice of being away from their families once inside the NHL bubble, and those absences have only been amplified by monoton...

Sep 16, 2020

Sabres acquire Eric Staal in sending Johansson to Wild

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Kevyn Adams didn't have to do too much homework on centre Eric Staal in completing his first trade as Buffalo Sabres general manager. A former NHL player, Adams had plenty of firsthand...

Sep 16, 2020