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NHL releases 2024-25 home openers, with several Canadian clashes on tap
NEW YORK CITY - A series of Canadian clashes will feature early in the NHL calendar next season, including a tilt between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. The league ...
Jul 01, 2024

Vancouver Canucks sign left-winger Jake DeBrusk to seven-year deal
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed a trio of free agents, including former Boston Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk. The team announced the deals as the NHL's free agency period opened Monday, sa...
Jul 01, 2024

Canada's Shapovalov advances at Wimbledon with upset of No. 19 Jarry
LONDON - Canada's Denis Shapovalov produced one of the first upsets at Wimbledon on Monday with a 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 opening-round win over No. 19 Nicolas Jarry of Chile. Shapovalov had nine aces in the ma...
Jul 01, 2024

Flames sign Yegor Sharangovich to five-year contract extension
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have re-signed forward Yegor Sharangovich to a five-year, US$28.75-million contract. The deal was confirmed by Sharangovich's agent Dan Milstein on X, formerly known as Tw...
Jul 01, 2024

On Quebec's traditional moving day, hundreds of renters are still looking for a home
MONTREAL - It's moving day in Quebec, and hundreds of provincial residents are still looking for a home. A Montreal housing advocacy group says there are still nearly 1,300 households in the province ...
Jul 01, 2024

Senators trade Jakob Chychrun to Capitals for Nick Jensen, 2026 third-round pick
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators traded Jakob Chychrun to the Washington Capitals for fellow defenceman Nick Jensen and a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL draft Monday. The Senators gave up a lot to get C...
Jul 01, 2024

Trump ally Steve Bannon surrenders to federal prison to serve 4-month sentence on contempt charges
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) - Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon was taken into custody Monday after surrendering at a federal prison to begin a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in...
Jul 01, 2024

House Republicans sue Attorney General Garland over access to Biden special counsel interview audio
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans on Monday filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Merrick Garland for the audio recording of President Joe Biden's interview with a special counsel, asking the cou...
Jul 01, 2024

Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis, signaling return of troops to southern Gaza city
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Israeli army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from the eastern half of Khan Younis. Monday's order is a sign that Israeli troops could soon return to th...
Jul 01, 2024

Bolts, Leafs, Panthers make big moves before NHL free agency bell sounds
The Atlantic Division got down to business ahead of NHL free agency's opening bell. The Tampa Bay Lightning signed prized winger Jake Guentzel to a seven-year, US$63-million deal Monday - roughly thre...
Jul 01, 2024