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'The game has never been as dynamic': NHL stars wowed by skill league-wide
The NHL experienced an injection of offence last season. Led by the exploits of stars like Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid and Roman Josi, teams across the league averaged 3.14 goals per game - the mo...
Oct 08, 2022
Santiago Espinal returns to Blue Jays lineup for Game 2 against Mariners
TORONTO - Santiago Espinal is back in the Toronto Blue Jays' lineup for Game 2 of the American League wild card series. He will hit ninth against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday afternoon. Espinal wi...
Oct 08, 2022
Fernandez, Andreescu headline Canadian women's Billie Jean King Cup team
Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu will headline the Canadian women's team at the Billie Jean King Cup finals next month in Glasgow, Scotland. Rebecca Marino, Gabriela Dabrowski and Carol Zhao were...
Oct 08, 2022
Shapovalov falls out of Japan Open in three-set semifinal loss to Fritz
TOKYO (AP) - Denis Shapovalov's run at the Japan Open came to a close Saturday after a 3-6, 7-6 (5), 3-6 semifinal loss at the hands of Taylor Fritz. Fritz, who spent a week in quarantine after testin...
Oct 08, 2022
WolfPack soccer women win, men lose against UBC Okanagan
KAMLOOPS - It was a frustrating night for the Thompson Rivers University men's soccer team Friday (Oct. 7), as they dropped a 2-1 decision to the UBC Okanagan Heat in Kelowna.The WolfPack tallied firs...
Oct 08, 2022
'Fake heiress' released to house arrest, fights deportation
NEW YORK (AP) - Phony socialite and convicted swindler Anna Sorokin, whose scheme inspired a Netflix series, has been released from U.S. immigration custody to house arrest, immigration officials and ...
Oct 08, 2022
Blazers cruise to 5-2 win over Royals, give HC Clouston 500th WHL win
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers got goals from five different players in a 5-2 victory over the Victoria Royals at Sandman Centre Friday (Oct. 7).The win marked Blazers Coach Shaun Clouston's 500th be...
Oct 08, 2022
'Pushed to the back': First Nations women under-represented as chiefs in Canada
More than a year after Sheila North unsuccessfully ran to lead one of Manitoba's largest First Nations political organizations, the Cree leader and journalist is ready to try again. The Assembly of Ma...
Oct 08, 2022
'Arrival of a new Arctic': Study predicts Arctic rainy days will double by 2100
YELLOWKNIFE - While the Arctic is better known for blankets of snow than rain clouds, new research suggests the number of rainy days in the region will roughly double by the end of this century. The s...
Oct 08, 2022
ROTHENBURGER: Time for the Armchair Mayor's campaign sign report card
PAY ATTENTION, CLASS, it's time for the Armchair Mayor's election campaign signs report card, which I've been providing each election since 2008.I probably pay more attention to campaign signs than mo...
Oct 08, 2022
