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Markstrom records another shutout, Flames top Penguins 4-0
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jacob Markstrom stopped 45 shots for his second shutout in his last three starts, and the Calgary Flames beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 Thursday night. Markstrom recorded his secon...
Oct 28, 2021
Amid scandal, Quenneville resigns as Florida Panthers coach
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Joel Quenneville resigned as coach of the Florida Panthers on Thursday, two days after the second-winningest coach in NHL history was among those implicated for not swiftly respon...
Oct 28, 2021
Company hires contractor in effort to recover overboard containers off B.C.
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Coast Guard says the owner of a ship that lost 109 containers overboard in stormy weather last week has hired a contractor to try to recover the bins loaded with cargo. It say...
Oct 28, 2021
Linwood Holton, first GOP Va. governor of 20th century, dies
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Linwood Holton, Virginia's first Republican governor since Reconstruction, died Thursday, his family said in a statement. He was 98. Holton died peacefully Thursday morning at his...
Oct 28, 2021
Alberta jobs minister says he only heard rumours before his chief of staff was fired
EDMONTON - Alberta's jobs minister says he heard rumours about his chief of staff raising a sexual harassment issue which she alleges led to her being fired by the premier's office. "A lot of that inf...
Oct 28, 2021
Toronto FC's Yeferson Soteldo may be sidelined for last few games of season
TORONTO - Injured Toronto FC winger Yeferson Soteldo may be done for the season. While Toronto (6-19-7) only has two regular-season games and at least one Canadian Championship outing remaining, Toron...
Oct 28, 2021
Fox World Series Game 2 viewers up 13% from 2020 record low
ATLANTA (AP) - Houston's 7-2 win over Atlanta in World Series Game 2 drew 10,539,000 viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and Fox streaming apps. The game was seen by an average of 10,280,000 on Fox, up 13% f...
Oct 28, 2021
Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff to discuss Blackhawks scandal with Gary Bettman on Friday
Winnipeg Jets general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff is to meet Friday with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman to discuss his role in the Chicago Blackhawks mishandling of allegations that an assistant coach s...
Oct 28, 2021
Alberta tables bill to help municipalities recoup unpaid oil and gas property taxes
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has introduced legislation that it says would help municipalities recoup some of the millions of dollars in unpaid property taxes they're owed by energy companies. "I...
Oct 28, 2021
Blackhawks brand could take hit without proper response to sex assault allegation
Sports marketing experts say it remains to be seen whether there will be a sponsorship fallout after allegations of sexual assault within the Chicago Blackhawks organization came to light. A report th...
Oct 28, 2021