Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Sceptres star Natalie Spooner eyes return to MVP form with clean bill of health
TORONTO - Natalie Spooner was happy to shed the knee brace when the time came after getting some advice from Edmonton Oilers forward Zach Hyman. The Toronto Sceptres forward crossed paths with the NHL...
Nov 11, 2025

'It's about all of us': Armed Forces, veterans gather for Remembrance Day in Montreal
MONTREAL - On Remembrance Day, Bruno Plourde said his thoughts were with a comrade he lost while the two were deployed in Afghanistan. "We have a special place in our heart for him today," he said Tue...
Nov 11, 2025

Montreal's Jason Maas, Saskatchewan's Corey Mace lead their teams into Grey Cup
WINNIPEG - Jason Maas and Corey Mace have their teams in the Grey Cup, but say they haven't done it alone. And the keys to CFL head coaching success for both are very similar. "Players make a great he...
Nov 11, 2025

From Naismith to SGA: 'The Golden Generation' tells Canada’s men’s basketball story
When Oren Weisfeld set out to write about the story of Canada's national men's basketball team, he wasn't sure how many of the sport's biggest names would agree to talk. Instead, Canada's basketball c...
Nov 11, 2025

Oilers GM Stan Bowman on Edmonton's scuffling start: 'We're just not clicking'
TORONTO - Stan Bowman smirked when the conversation shifted to goaltending. The Edmonton Oilers general manager has been in the job just under 16 months. He knows the crease - especially in a Canadian...
Nov 11, 2025

Charge goaltender Philips looks to build on stellar rookie PWHL season
OTTAWA - Gwyneth Philips can still walk down the street in Ottawa and enjoy a little anonymity. That could change soon. The Ottawa Charge goaltender turned heads in her Professional Women's Hockey Lea...
Nov 11, 2025

Calgary-born Major League Soccer referee Drew Fischer wins award second year in a row
EDMONTON - Calgary-born Drew Fischer's story of how he became a soccer referee is a classic one. Similarly to many other professional arbiters of the game, he wanted to be a striker. "But I was a much...
Nov 11, 2025

Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over police raid on a small-town newspaper, editor says
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A rural Kansas county has agreed to pay a little more than $3 million and apologize over a law enforcement raid on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked an outc...
Nov 11, 2025

Railways says rock slide may have caused B.C. derailment that spilled jet fuel
SAVONA, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Rail operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City says a rock slide may be partially to blame for a derailment near Kamloops, B.C., that resulted in the spill of more than 70,000 l...
Nov 11, 2025

Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko leaves game against Winnipeg Jets
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko left Tuesday night's game against the Winnipeg Jets. The 29-year-old all-star was spotted stretching his lower body in the crease midway through the...
Nov 11, 2025