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Flames alum Lanny McDonald suffers cardiac event returning from NHL all-star game

CALGARY - Hockey Hall of Famer Lanny McDonald suffered a cardiac event Sunday after returning from the NHL's all-star game in Toronto. The 70-year-old wrote in an Instagram post Monday on the Calgary ...

Sheldon Spackman Feb 5, 2024

A look at the five Canadian hockey players facing sexual assault charges

TORONTO - A look at the five players charged by police in connection to an alleged sexual assault in a hotel room following a Hockey Canada gala in London, Ont., in June 2018: DILLON DUBE Age: 25 Home...

Feb 5, 2024

Source: Veteran American linebacker Pickett agrees in principle to deal with Ottawa

Adarius Pickett is on the move. According to a CFL source, the veteran American linebacker has agreed in principle to a deal with the Ottawa Redblacks once free agency begins Feb. 13. The source spoke...

Feb 5, 2024

Quebec government to spend $870 million to replace Montreal's Olympic Stadium roof

MONTREAL - Quebec Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx says the provincial government will spend $870 million to replace the decaying roof of Montreal's Olympic Stadium. Proulx told reporters in Montreal ...

Feb 5, 2024

Canadian kicker Lirim Hajrullahu returns to the Toronto Argonauts

TORONTO - Lirim Hajrullahu is back in the CFL. The veteran Canadian kicker signed with the Toronto Argonauts on Monday. Hajrullahu, 33, had spent 2020-2022 in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams, Caroli...

Feb 5, 2024

The Latest on the hockey players' sex assault case in London, Ont.

LONDON, Ont. - Here are the latest developments in the sexual assault case against five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team: 8:30 a.m. A line is forming outside a London, Ont., courtho...

Feb 5, 2024

After public anger over Messi's absence in Hong Kong game, organizer withdraws application for funds

HONG KONG (AP) - The organizer of a soccer match featuring Inter Miami in Hong Kong was dealing with backlash from both angry fans and the government after widespread disappointment that Lionel Messi ...

Feb 5, 2024

Downhill skier Sofia Goggia crashes in training and is being checked for unspecified injuries

MILAN (AP) - Leading downhill skier Sofia Goggia crashed in training Monday and was being checked for unspecified injuries, the Italian Winter Sports Federation said. Goggia, who has had numerous seri...

Feb 5, 2024

Former world junior hockey players' sex assault case in London, Ont. court today

LONDON, Ont. - The sexual assault case against five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is set to come before a London, Ont., court today. Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, Carte...

Feb 5, 2024

Thunder erase 23-point deficit to beat Raptors 135-127 in double overtime

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Josh Giddey scored 24 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 23 and the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a 23-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 135-127 in double overtime on Su...

Feb 4, 2024