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Horvat scores in overtime as Canucks beat Blackhawks 3-2
CHICAGO - All it took was 16 extra seconds and one fancy passing sequence with Bo Horvat and Alexander Edler. Vancouver is headed home with a little momentum after a pair of solid performances on the ...
Mar 18, 2019
Lightning top Coyotes 4-1 to clinch Presidents' Trophy
TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Lightning earned one trophy on Monday night. Starting next month, they’ll be one of the favourites in the chase for the Stanley Cup. The Lightning clinched the Presid...
Mar 18, 2019
Lin scores 20 points, Lowry reinjures ankle, and Raptors rout Knicks 128-92
TORONTO - Before the Toronto Raptors tipped off against the New York Knicks on Monday, coach Nick Nurse was looking forward to finally having a healthy roster. He figured it would all come together in...
Mar 18, 2019
Union head praises Jays for raising minor league pay by half
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Union head Tony Clark lauded the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday for giving minor league players a 50 per cent raise, and he hopes other clubs do the same. Representatives from the players...
Mar 18, 2019
Nowitzki passes Chamberlain for 6th on NBA scoring list
DALLAS - Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks became the NBA’s sixth-leading scorer Monday night with another of his signature long-range jumpers. Nowitzki took Luka Doncic’s handoff and ...
Mar 18, 2019
Vice-Admiral Norman's lawyer blasts Justice Dept for 'inaccurate' statements
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman’s lawyer Marie Henein has called out Justice Canada for making what she says are “inaccurate” public statements about her client’s high-profil...
Mar 18, 2019
Notley promising to protect health care; no election called during Throne Speech
Premier Rachel Notley’s government is promising to continue its work protecting public health care with its signature Bill 1 in the spring sitting. The promise was outlined in the speech from th...
Mar 18, 2019
Montreal group pressing authorities to block concert by former Haitian president
MONTREAL - A group of Haitian Montrealers is appealing to federal and municipal authorities to block an upcoming concert by former Haitian president Michel Martelly, citing what they say are his misog...
Mar 18, 2019
Dance studio facing bylaw charges after noise complaints from Burton Cummings
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - An owner of a Saskatchewan fitness studio who says Canadian rock legend Burton Cummings complained about her music is facing noise bylaw charges. Kyra Klassen, who owns Dance Fitnes...
Mar 18, 2019
Playoffs a certainty, Flames set sights on improving post-season position
CALGARY - Their first practice after securing an NHL playoff berth was remarkably ordinary for the Calgary Flames. The first Western Conference and Canadian team this season to lock down a playoff spo...
Mar 18, 2019