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Maple Leafs send forward Lafferty to Canucks in exchange for 2024 fifth-round pick
The Toronto Maple Leafs have sent forward Sam Lafferty to the Vancouver Canucks. In exchange, Toronto receives a 2024 fifth-round draft pick. The six-foot-two, 205-pound Lafferty had six points (two g...
Oct 08, 2023
Jets head coach Bowness confident in goaltending, set on pressuring opposition
WINNIPEG - If an NHL team's success begins from the net out, the smile on the face of Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness reinforced his confidence in the team's goaltenders. Connor Hellebuyck is th...
Oct 08, 2023
Canadian universities bet on international students, but global shifts present risks
VANCOUVER - When the University of British Columbia announced the launch of Vantage College in 2013, the school said it envisioned the program for fee-paying international students would have enrolmen...
Oct 08, 2023
Trans Mountain route change will 'desecrate' sacred site: Secwépemc knowledge keeper
OTTAWA - A Secwpemc law called X7ensq't says that if you disrespect the land and don't take care of it properly, the land and the sky will turn on you. "It's a serious law," said Mike McKenzie, a Secw...
Oct 08, 2023
Canadians stuck in Israel as flights are cancelled, embassy closed for Thanksgiving
Some Canadians say they are stuck in Israel in the midst of deadly fighting as airlines cancel their flights out and reaching the Canadian Embassy on a holiday weekend proves difficult. Hamas militant...
Oct 08, 2023
The US will send a carrier strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean in support of Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon has ordered the Ford carrier strike group to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean to be ready to assist Israel, two U.S. officials said Sunday. The USS Gerald R. Ford and i...
Oct 08, 2023
Alouettes inching closer to home playoff game as Redblacks visit on Thanksgiving
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have clinched a spot in the playoffs. Next up for quarterback Cody Fajardo and co. is securing home-field advantage to begin the post-season. Montreal (8-7) looks to ...
Oct 08, 2023
Maple Leafs eager to take next step after summer of change: 'It's a serious group'
TORONTO - Brad Treliving wasn't looking to change his new team's identity. Or it's culture. Or it's core of talented forwards. Hired as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs in May following the ...
Oct 08, 2023
NHL stars reflect on Patrice Bergeron's legacy: 'Perfect hockey player, perfect guy'
Charlie McAvoy had done it hundreds of times. When the Boston Bruins won, the players hugged their captain before exiting the ice. Always. It started with Zdeno Chara. When the hulking defenceman move...
Oct 08, 2023
Canada 'closely monitoring' Afghanistan after quake reportedly kills more than 2,000
OTTAWA - Canadian ministers offered support to people in Afghanistan on Saturday after a powerful earthquake rocked the western part of the Central Asian country and reportedly killed more than 2,000 ...
Oct 08, 2023