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Samuel Helenius leads Finland past Germany 3-1 at world juniors
EDMONTON - Samuel Helenius scored twice as Finland topped Germany 3-1 on Sunday in the first day of play at the world junior hockey championship. Joel Maata had the eventual winner in the second perio...
Dec 26, 2021
Calgary Flames resume skating after extended COVID-19 pause
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames returned to the ice Sunday for practice after an extended break because of COVID-19 protocols. The Flames had seven games postponed because of a total of 20 players and 13...
Dec 26, 2021
Trudeau calls Tutu's death a loss of one of the world's 'strongest moral voices'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the world has lost one of the strongest moral voices with the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an unco...
Dec 26, 2021
NBA virus numbers still rising, expanded testing begins
Here's what the Orlando Magic injury report looked like on Sunday: Six players out because of virus-related problems, another sidelined while he completes the process of getting cleared from a protoco...
Dec 26, 2021
NHL to bring back taxi squads in effort to keep season going
The NHL will emerge from an extended holiday break with taxi squads and other roster revisions to guard against more disruptions to the season. Each team will be allowed to have a taxi squad of up to ...
Dec 26, 2021
Glut of goals, cancelations leave Man City controlling EPL
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Coronavirus cancelations aside, the 26 goals in just five of the Premier League's Boxing Day games provided a heavy dose of drama even without changing the complexion of the...
Dec 26, 2021
Leeds, Wolves COVID outbreaks lead to more EPL postponements
LONDON (AP) - Leeds and Wolverhampton have secured Premier League approval for further matches to be postponed due to coronavirus outbreaks in squads. Leeds' home game against Aston Villa on Tuesday h...
Dec 26, 2021
Fewer shoppers look for deals as COVID cases overshadow Boxing Day
TORONTO - Boxing Day shoppers seeking bargains found muted sales along with "we're hiring" signs and only small groups of people allowed inside stores to maintain capacity limits due to the pandemic. ...
Dec 26, 2021
New gathering limits come into effect in Quebec as COVID-19 cases soar across Canada
New public health restrictions come into effect in Quebec Sunday as COVID-19 case counts soar across the country. The province is capping private gatherings at six people or two family bubbles, after ...
Dec 26, 2021
Flood disaster takes bite out of B.C. economy, sends infrastructure wake-up call
VICTORIA - Economic growth in British Columbia will face erosion from recent floods and slides that crippled transportation links, but the resilience of government and industry to keep supply chains o...
Dec 26, 2021