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Vancouver Canucks down Leafs 4-2, hand Toronto second-straight loss
VANCOUVER - J.T. Miller completed the comeback for the Vancouver Canucks Saturday, lifting the team to a 4-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Miller and Brock Boeser each had a goal and two assis...
Mar 06, 2021
Westwood takes 1-shot lead at Bay Hill, Canadian Conners tied for second
ORLANDO, Fla. - Lee Westwood isn't just killing time waiting to become old enough to compete against guys his own age. He might not be able to contemplate driving a par 5 - that sideshow Saturday at B...
Mar 06, 2021
Kupcho eagles 18th to cut Ernst’s LPGA Tour lead to stroke
OCALA, Fla. - Jennifer Kupcho made a 12-foot eagle putt on the final hole to cut Austin Ernst's lead to a stroke Saturday in the LPGA Tour's Drive On Championship. Kupcho shot a 2-under 70 at rainy Go...
Mar 06, 2021
Forge FC owner upset at Canada Soccer's timing of Canadian Championship final
Forge FC owner Bob Young says the Canadian Premier League champions will be playing the Canadian Championship final against Toronto FC at a disadvantage. In an open letter on social media, Young says ...
Mar 06, 2021
Wayne Middaugh leads Howard rink to victory in its opening game of Tim Hortons Brier
CALGARY - When Wayne Middaugh first joined Glenn Howard's team as a fifth, a utilityman role was planned: a veteran backup who could help strategize, provide guidance and have a little playing time mi...
Mar 06, 2021
Dick Smyth, Canadian maestro of news radio commentary, dies at 85
TORONTO - Radio and television personality Dick Smyth, whose booming commentary filled Canadian airwaves for decades with hot takes on the day's topics, has died at 85. His daughter Tracy Smyth said h...
Mar 06, 2021
Wayne Gretzky remembers his father, Walter, as man with 'a heart of gold' at funeral
BRANTFORD, Ont. - Walter Gretzky's family thought the end was coming quickly in the middle of February.The father of hockey's greatest player had suffered a serious hip injury, and after battling Park...
Mar 06, 2021
Wayne Gretzky remembers his father, Walter, as man with 'a heart of gold' at funeral
BRANTFORD, Ont. - Walter Gretzky's family thought the end was coming quickly in the middle of February. The father of hockey's greatest player had suffered a serious hip injury, and after battling Par...
Mar 06, 2021
Red Deer down to 288 active cases of COVID-19
Alberta added 341 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday with a positivity rate of 4.2 per cent and 8,142 tests completed.The number of active cases in the province is 4,649, up 10. Recoveries are up 330 t...
Mar 06, 2021
Silver: NBA may return to normal in '21-22, virus permitting
The NBA is expecting arenas to be filled again next season and a return to its normal calendar, commissioner Adam Silver said Saturday. But Silver cautioned again every plan is continge...
Mar 06, 2021