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Winnipeg Jets shake up lineup for must-win game against Colorado Avalanche
WINNIPEG - Going into his first career NHL playoff game on Tuesday, Cole Perfetti knew that he wouldn't have any family in the stands cheering him on, but he was certain they'd be there in spirit. The...
Apr 30, 2024

Vancouver Canucks stay quiet on starting goalie for pivotal Game 5
VANCOUVER - Head coach Rick Tocchet isn't revealing who'll start in net for the Vancouver Canucks when they face the Nashville Predators in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series Tuesday. The choi...
Apr 30, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Speaker kicks Poilievre out of Commons over unparliamentary comments
OTTAWA - Speaker Greg Fergus kicked Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre out of the House of Commons during question period today. All Conservative MPs have left the chamber in protest after Fergus ga...
Apr 30, 2024

ECHL approves sale of Lions, new owners say they are committed to Trois-Rivières
SHREWSBURY, N.J. - The ECHL's board of governors has approved the sale of the Trois-Rivires Lions to Spire Hockey, the hockey league announced Tuesday. Spire Hockey takes over the team from Deacon Spo...
Apr 30, 2024

Justice minister says recent protest over Israel-Hamas war at his home crossed a line
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Arif Virani says protesters who took their cause to his home over the weekend crossed a line. A few dozen pro-Palestinian protesters showed up at Virani's Toronto-area home o...
Apr 30, 2024

Grandparents, grandchild among 4 dead in wrong-way 401 pursuit crash
Two grandparents and their infant grandchild were killed on a busy stretch of Highway 401 on Monday night after a van being chased by police east of Toronto crashed while going the wrong way, causing ...
Apr 30, 2024

PWHL announces playoff arenas for Toronto, Montreal to start their semifinal series
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League's first four playoff games will be played in Toronto's Coca-Cola Coliseum and Place Bell in Laval, Que. With Toronto and Montreal having secured playof...
Apr 30, 2024

Virani says Poilievre's willingness to use notwithstanding clause threatens rights
OTTAWA - Canada's justice minister says the notwithstanding clause should only be used as a measure of last resort after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre suggested he wouldn't hesitate to wield it...
Apr 30, 2024

When it comes to NHL player injury transparency, mum's still the word
DENVER - Upper-body injury? Lower-body injury? Or perhaps the ultimate in vagueness: general body soreness? Much to the chagrin of hockey fans yearning for information on NHL player injuries, teams re...
Apr 30, 2024

'All options still on the table' for limiting plastics production: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says all options to eliminate plastic waste are still on the table in negotiations for a global plastic treaty including putting legislated caps on how ...
Apr 30, 2024

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