National Sports

A little luck propels Toronto Maple Leafs to 3-2 win over Calgary Flames

January 24, 2021

CALGARY — The Toronto Maple Leafs enjoyed puck luck scoring three goals off deflections in a 3-2 win Sunday over the host Calgary Flames.Wayne Simmonds scored his first goal ...

Minnesota Whitecaps overcome four-goal deficit for 6-5 shootout win over Toronto Six

January 24, 2021

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Jonna Curtis and Hayley Mack scored in the shootout to earn the Minnesota Whitecaps a come-front-behind 6-5 win over the Toronto Six in National Women's ...

Suter scores first 3 NHL goals as Blackhawks beat Red Wings

January 24, 2021

CHICAGO — Pius Suter exhaled after he scored his first NHL goal. Once he got his second one, he started thinking about another one.Suter collected his first three goals in ...

Canadian speedskater Heather McLean just misses out on winning World Cup bronze ...

January 24, 2021

HEERENVEEN, NETHERLANDS — Winnipeg's Heather McLean was fourth in a World Cup long-track speedskating event Sunday.McLean posted a time of 37.522 seconds in a women's 500-...

Canadian bobsleigh teams just miss out on medals at World Cup event

January 24, 2021

KONIGSSEE, Germany — Canadians Christine De Bruin and Sara Villani just missed capturing a medal Sunday in a women's two-man World Cup bobsleigh event.De Bruin, of Stony ...

4 soccer players killed in Brazil plane crash had COVID-19

January 24, 2021

RIO DE JANEIRO — Four soccer players from Brazilian club Palmas died in a plane crash Sunday while travelling separately from the team after testing positive for the ...

Canada's David scores winner as Lille joins Paris Saint-Germain atop French league

January 24, 2021

RENNES, France — Canadian international Jonathan David scored in the 16th minute to lift Lille to a 1-0 win over Rennes in French Ligue 1 play Sunday.The victory at Roazhon ...

'I think it'll be a perfect fit': Dubois eager for fresh start with Winnipeg Jets

January 24, 2021

Pierre-Luc Dubois isn't about to let his final moments with the Columbus Blue Jackets colour his future.The star centre had already publicly expressed his desire to move on ...

Chelsea, Leicester beat second-tier clubs in FA Cup

January 24, 2021

LONDON — Tammy Abraham scored three times as Chelsea beat Luton 3-1 while Leicester had to rally against another second-tier club before ousting Brentford by the same score ...

Elderly fan's streak of Packers playoff games will go on

January 24, 2021

GREEN BAY, Wis. — An 85-year-old Green Bay Packers fan who has never missed a playoff game at Lambeau Field thought her streak was coming to an end this week until two ...

Heat planning to bring back some fans, with help from dogs

January 24, 2021

MIAMI — The Miami Heat are bringing back some fans, with help from some dogs.The Heat will use coronavirus-sniffing dogs at AmericanAirlines Arena to screen fans who want to ...

Howden reverts to aggressive style to win third World Cup event

January 24, 2021

IDRE FJÄLL, SWEDEN — Another day, another World Cup ski cross gold medal for Canadian Reece Howden. The native of Cultus Lake captured a second straight World Cup event ...

Former Maple Leafs captain George Armstrong dies

January 24, 2021

TORONTO — George Armstrong, who captained the ...

Stastny, Scheifele and Wheeler have three-point nights in 6-3 Jets win over Senators

January 23, 2021

The Winnipeg Jets got the better of the Ottawa ...

Corey Perry scores in Canadiens debut, Montreal downs Vancouver 5-2

January 23, 2021

VANCOUVER — Corey Perry scored in his debut for ...

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Radio remains the top medium for music consumption in Canada

January 18, 2021

Over the past few months, we have spent some time looking at the way the COVID-19 pandemic has modified certain components of our lives. We learned that half of Canadians...

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Preeceville emergency room closure concerns Endeavour and area residents

May 31, 2020

Residents of the Village of Endeavour learned that the emergency room in Preeceville was closed May 8. This move has a major impact on our village and surrounding areas. ...