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Devils rally to spoil Slafkovsky's Montreal debut with 2-1 pre-season win
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens opened their NHL pre-season campaign at home, but allowed two unanswered goals and fell to the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Monday. Cole Caufield scored first for the Can...
Sep 26, 2022

Fans pack outfield seating for a chance at catching a piece of baseball history
TORONTO - Justin Morgan and his father arrived early at Rogers Centre on Monday to stake out a spot in the 200-level outfield standing-room section, hoping to catch a piece of baseball history. Sporti...
Sep 26, 2022

Lions' Burnham placed on six-game injured list
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions, who struggled in Saturday's 25-11 loss to the Calgary Stampeders, have lost one of their biggest offensive weapons. The CFL team confirmed Monday afternoon that veteran rec...
Sep 26, 2022

Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth. The galactic grand slam occurre...
Sep 26, 2022

Maine power workers cross border without incident to help in Nova Scotia
OTTAWA - Nova Scotia Power says there were no issues delaying American power crews from crossing the border to help repair the electrical grid from the devastation of hurricane Fiona. On Sunday, the u...
Sep 26, 2022

Jays' Manoah honored for defending Kirk after weight barbs
TORONTO (AP) - Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah has been honored with a sportsmanship award for defending teammate Alejandro Kirk after the catcher was criticized online for his weight. Manoah recei...
Sep 26, 2022

Former top civil servant, medical association president appointed as senators
OTTAWA - Ian Shugart, a longtime bureaucrat and the country's top civil servant during the first part of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been tapped for a seat in the Senate. Dr. Gigi Osler, a Winnipeg sur...
Sep 26, 2022

In Port aux Basques, N.L., residents reeling after Fiona destroys dozens of homes
CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. - Jocelyn Gillam knows she's lucky to be alive after coming face-to-face with the post-tropical storm that destroyed part of her southwestern Newfoundland town and nearl...
Sep 26, 2022

Canadian Armed Forces spearheads Ottawa's post-Fiona response to Atlantic Canada
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is spearheading federal efforts to support post-Fiona recovery efforts across Atlantic Canada. Here is a look at what Ottawa is doing to help those affected by the hurri...
Sep 26, 2022

Sense of continuity at Raptors media day after a couple seasons rocked by pandemic
TORONTO - At this time last year, Nick Nurse had no idea what kind of team he had or how the season might play out, and the Toronto Raptors coach admitted as much. Gone was longtime leader Kyle Lowry,...
Sep 26, 2022