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'It's time': Maple Leafs know they're running out of chances for playoff breakthrough
TORONTO - Kyle Dubas didn't just double down. The Toronto Maple Leafs general manager pushed his chips all-in - a decision that could go a long way in defining his tenure in the pressure-packed role h...
Oct 09, 2022
Andrea Skinner resigns as Hockey Canada's interim chair
Andrea Skinner has submitted her resignation as the interim chair of Hockey Canada's board of directors.The embattled national sports organization confirmed Skinner's intention to resign both as chair...
Oct 09, 2022
Canada star Alphonso Davies diagnosed with cranial bruise, no word on return to play
MUNICH - Canadian star Alphonso Davies suffered a "cranial bruise" in taking a boot to the face in Bayern Munich's 2-2 draw at Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Bayern Munich said the 21-year-old from Ed...
Oct 09, 2022
Projection: Austria's president to win 2nd term, no runoff
VIENNA (AP) - A projection indicates that Austria's liberal president is on course to win a second six-year term without the need for a runoff vote. The projection for ORF public television shortly af...
Oct 09, 2022
On U.S. campaign trail and beyond, Trump's familiar silhouette proving inescapable
WASHINGTON - He's the Kevin Bacon of modern American politics, a familiar shadow that seems to loom over or lurk behind virtually every major storyline playing out on the U.S. campaign trail and beyon...
Oct 09, 2022
Roadwork unearths remnants of 1800s Montreal zoo run by the 'Canadian Barnum'
MONTREAL - Long before the Plateau-Mont-Royal became one of Montreal's trendiest neighbourhoods, the area was home to a 19th-century botanical garden and zoo where Montrealers marvelled at the sight o...
Oct 09, 2022
Potent Edmonton Oilers ready to contend for Stanley Cup
EDMONTON - The Oilers have finished an eight-game pre-season schedule - and the veterans can't wait for the real games to start. "It's nice to have one or two games, but I think you want to get ready ...
Oct 09, 2022
Youthful Canadiens head into season with plenty of building, learning to do
MONTREAL - After a 3-0 pre-season loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sept. 28, Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis summed up what may be the team's mantra going forward. "If you expect imme...
Oct 09, 2022
Climate Changed: Communities on edge of catastrophe face choice of fight or flight
VANCOUVER - The idea of relocating his community isn't one that Arnie Lampreau of the Shackan Indian Band in British Columbia's Nicola Valley thought he'd be considering when he was elected chief earl...
Oct 09, 2022
Climate Changed: Catastrophe experts say retreat from flood risk is 'critical option'
VANCOUVER - All climate disasters are not created equal and the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction recommends retreat in the face of only one type of threat. "In our opinion, retreat is not an ...
Oct 09, 2022