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Mayor wanted: some Quebec towns struggle to find municipal candidates
MONTREAL - There's nobody running for mayor in St-loi, a small Quebec municipality that offers panoramic views of the St. Lawrence River. The 300-person community about 210 kilometres northeast of Que...
Oct 17, 2021
Knife found beneath Parliament to be returned to Algonquin nations in historic move
OTTAWA - An ancient Indigenous knife unearthed during the renovation of Centre Block will be the first artifact found on Parliament Hill to be returned to the stewardship of the Algonquin people who l...
Oct 17, 2021
McDavid score three goals as Oilers defeat Flames 5-2 for their second straight win
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid scored three goals as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Saturday night for their second straight win to start the season. Jesse Puljujarvi had a goal and...
Oct 16, 2021
Youth movement powers Sharks past Jets 4-3 in opener
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Jasper Weatherby scored the tying goal in his NHL debut and William Eklund set up the go-ahead score in his first career game to lead the San Jose Sharks to a season-opening 4-...
Oct 16, 2021
Depth scoring leads the way as Maple Leafs down Senators 3-1
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have turned to Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and John Tavares for much of their offence in recent years. With the former still working back from wrist surgery, and th...
Oct 16, 2021
Lafreniere's third-period goal proves to be the winner as Rangers defeat Habs 3-1
MONTREAL - Alexis Lafreniere has many reasons to forever cherish the memory of his first-ever NHL goal at the Bell Centre. The native of Saint-Eustache, Que., scored his first goal of the season on hi...
Oct 16, 2021
Greiss makes 40 saves as Red Wings beat Canucks 3-1
DETROIT (AP) - Thomas Greiss made 40 saves to assure the lead the Detroit Red Wings took early in the second period stood up in a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. Greiss, from...
Oct 16, 2021
Bo Levi Mitchell, surging Calgary Stampeders trounce beleaguered B.C. Lions 39-10
VANCOUVER - Bo Levi Mitchell and the Calgary Stampeders continued their surge up the CFL standings Saturday with a dominant 39-10 win over the B.C. Lions. Mitchell threw for 270 yards and a touchdown,...
Oct 16, 2021
Toronto FC eliminated from MLS playoff contention in ill-tempered loss to Atlanta
Toronto FC was officially eliminated from MLS playoff contention in an ill-tempered 2-0 loss to Atlanta United on Saturday night. Brazilian forward Luiz Araujo delivered the coup de grace with a goal ...
Oct 16, 2021
Russian filmmakers head for Earth from space station
MOSCOW (AP) - A Soyuz space capsule carrying a cosmonaut and two Russian filmmakers has separated from the International Space Station and is heading for the Earth. The separation took place on schedu...
Oct 16, 2021