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Canada blows late lead in semifinal loss to HC Dynamo Pardubice at Spengler Cup
DAVOS, Switzerland - Canada was eliminated at the Spengler Cup on Saturday after giving up three late goals in a 4-3 semifinal loss to HC Dynamo Pardubice. Lukas Radil made it a one-goal game with 3:5...
Dec 30, 2023
Raptors send Anunoby, Achiuwa, Flynn to Knicks for Canadian Barrett, Quickley, pick
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have overhauled their roster, making a deal with a divisional and legal rival. Toronto traded forwards OG Anunoby and Precious Achiuwa along with guard Malachi Flynn to t...
Dec 30, 2023
Challenging month for Canadian food banks amid holidays, rising demand
MONTREAL - The directors of two Canadian food bank associations say rising demand all year, coupled with a regular spike in users during the holiday season, have put particular pressure on their netwo...
Dec 30, 2023
Niederreiter scores pair in front of sellout crowd as Jets top Wild 4-2
WINNIPEG - Nino Niederreiter scored a pair of goals to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday afternoon. Axel Jonsson-Fjallby and Alex Iafallo also scored for Winn...
Dec 30, 2023
Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate wins World Cup bronze
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Canada's Abigail Strate won bronze on Saturday at a women's World Cup ski jumping competition. The 22-year-old Calgarian scored 247.4 points over her two leaps, cover...
Dec 30, 2023
PWHL's debut season among the hockey storylines to watch in 2024
The debut of a united North American women's league, Connor McDavid's quest for team success, the culmination of Connor Bedard's first season, a return to best-on-best in the men's international game,...
Dec 30, 2023
Shelling kills 14 in Russia's city of Belgorod following Moscow's aerial attacks across Ukraine
Shelling in the centre of the Russian border city of Belgorod killed 14 people, including two children, and injured 108 others Saturday, Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said.Russian officials a...
Dec 30, 2023
'Little adversity doesn't hurt anyone:' Canada regroups after world junior defeat
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Fraser Minten has seen his team play to its supposed identity in spurts. Canada's captain knows the buzzword - "relentless" - constantly bandied about the country's camp at the wo...
Dec 30, 2023
Reports: Raptors trade Anunoby, Achiuwa to Knicks for Quickley, Canadian RJ Barrett
TORONTO - Canadian guard RJ Barrett is set to play for the country's lone NBA team after a major trade between the Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks on Saturday, according to multiple media reports....
Dec 30, 2023
Montreal Old Port New Year's Eve fireworks event permanently cancelled
MONTREAL - There will be no midnight fireworks to herald the new year in Montreal's Old Port. Montral en Ftes, the organization that since 2013 has organized a free holiday festival near the city's wa...
Dec 30, 2023