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Maple Leafs eager to take next step after summer of change: 'It's a serious group'
TORONTO - Brad Treliving wasn't looking to change his new team's identity. Or it's culture. Or it's core of talented forwards. Hired as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs in May following the ...
Oct 08, 2023
NHL stars reflect on Patrice Bergeron's legacy: 'Perfect hockey player, perfect guy'
Charlie McAvoy had done it hundreds of times. When the Boston Bruins won, the players hugged their captain before exiting the ice. Always. It started with Zdeno Chara. When the hulking defenceman move...
Oct 08, 2023
Canada 'closely monitoring' Afghanistan after quake reportedly kills more than 2,000
OTTAWA - Canadian ministers offered support to people in Afghanistan on Saturday after a powerful earthquake rocked the western part of the Central Asian country and reportedly killed more than 2,000 ...
Oct 08, 2023
Rider Legend George Reed immortalized with section at Mosaic Stadium
The Saskatchewan Roughriders celebrated the life and legacy of CFL legend George Reed on Saturday during the team's game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.Prior to the game, Reed's daughter Georgette wa...
Oct 08, 2023
Canadian men's volleyball team punches ticket to 2024 Paris Olympics
XI'AN, China - Canada's men's volleyball team has punched its ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics. Canada defeated Mexico 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-15) at an Olympic qualification tournament on Sunday. The ...
Oct 08, 2023
Canadian municipalities looking to become 'spongier' to build climate resilience
MONTREAL - From green roofs in Toronto to Vancouver's rain city strategy, Canadian cities are looking to become "sponges" in order to help mitigate some of the effects of extreme rainfall events. In M...
Oct 08, 2023
Policeman in Egypt kills 2 Israelis and 1 Egyptian at tourist site
CAIRO (AP) - An Egyptian policeman opened fire on Israeli tourists in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, killing at least two Israelis and one Egyptian, according to Egypt's Interior Ministry. Extr...
Oct 08, 2023
American mountaineer, local guide dead after avalanches hit Tibetan mountain. Two others are missing
BEIJING (AP) - American mountaineer Anna Gutu and a Nepalese guide Mingmar Sherpa were confirmed Sunday dead after avalanches struck the slopes of a Tibetan mountain, while two others remained missing...
Oct 08, 2023
Earthquakes kill over 2,000 in Afghanistan. People are freeing the dead and injured with their hands
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,000 people in western Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Sunday. It's one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in tw...
Oct 08, 2023
Whitecaps' Takaoka, Sounders' Frei duel to scoreless draw
SEATTLE (AP) - Yohei Takaoka finished with five saves for Vancouver to offset Stefan Frei's league-leading 13th clean sheet of the season as the Whitecaps played the Seattle Sounders to a scoreless dr...
Oct 08, 2023