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Suzuki scores two, Montrembeault grabs first shutout; Canadiens crush Sabres
MONTREAL - Confidence couldn't possibly be higher in the Montreal Canadiens locker room. Seven games into Martin Louis' tenure as interim head coach, the Canadiens have found their first winning strea...
Feb 23, 2022
Perry gets 400th goal, Lightning beat Oilers 5-3
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Corey Perry became the 103rd NHL player to reach 400 goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Wednesday night. Perry had a nifty deflection of Mikhail Serga...
Feb 23, 2022
Review gives Seguin goal early in OT, Stars beat Jets 3-2
DALLAS (AP) - Tyler Seguin scored 54 seconds into overtime on a play that required a review, and the Dallas Stars beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Wednesday night. Seguin's shot in transition was stopped...
Feb 23, 2022
CF Montreal book ticket to Champions League quarter-finals with dominant 3-0 win
MONTREAL - CF Montreal delivered a massive statement with an impressive 3-0 win in the second leg round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions League at the Olympic Stadium against Mexican club Santos Laguna...
Feb 23, 2022
COVID hospitalizations in Alberta fall by 118 since Thursday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Wednesday, covering statistics from the past five days.On Tuesday, AHS only provided "estimated numbers" for the long weeke...
Feb 23, 2022
Alberta government promises historic health spending blitz in provincial budget
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the provincial budget will include an unprecedented blitz of health-care spending powered by a roaring, re-energized economy. Kenney announced $1.8-billion...
Feb 23, 2022
NBC's scores are in: Record low Olympics ratings
NEW YORK (AP) - The final scores are in, and NBC is no doubt happy to put the Beijing Winter Olympics in the rear-view mirror. The games reached an average combined audience of 11.4 million people in ...
Feb 23, 2022
Sartini, Vancouver Whitecaps look to continue building in 2022 MLS season
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are hoping their momentum has staying power as they head into another Major League Soccer season. The 'Caps surged through the last three months of the season, fini...
Feb 23, 2022
Canada signs agreement with AstraZeneca on preventative COVID-19 treatment
OTTAWA - The Canadian government has signed an agreement with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to procure 100,000 doses of a COVID-19 antibody therapy that's still under review by Health Canada. A r...
Feb 23, 2022
Feds commit $140M to keep temporary staff hired to eliminate veterans' backlog
OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay says the federal government will spend nearly $140 million over the next two years to retain temporary staff hired to deal with a backlog of disabi...
Feb 23, 2022