Mitch Marner scored two goals – including an empty net – on a three-point night as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Thursday at Bell MTS Place. Auston Matthews, Wayne Simmonds and Jason Spezza scored the other goals for the Maple Leafs, leading the North Division (29-13-5), who were six points ahead of Winnipeg (27-16-3) in […]
Shock and disbelief gave way to a whirlwind of emotions as the players of the Canadian women’s hockey team packed their bags in Halifax and returned home on Thursday. Within two days, they had gone from nervous anticipation of the world championship announcement to standing around the baggage carousels, feeling demoralized. All systems appeared to be going for the women’s […]
The stakes were clear for the two dozen police officers who gathered for a workshop with an ambitious and increasingly urgent mission – to recalibrate how police interact with the public in America. The course took place the same week as the jury selection for the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer who was convicted on Tuesday of […]
No women’s team is undefeated at the Grand Slam Curling Championship after the last two teams with clean records suffered losses on Thursday. South Korea’s Min-Ji Kim gave up four in the eighth and final end and lost 6-3 to Switzerland’s Elena Stern. Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni, meanwhile, beat defending Canadian champion Kerri Einarson 10-3. Jim, Tirinzoni and Einarson are tied […]
Russian gold medalists at the Tokyo Olympics are expected to hear Tchaikovsky’s music as a replacement for their national anthem, which has been banned as a punishment for state-sponsored doping. The International Olympic Committee announced Thursday that it has approved Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1 for use at this year’s Tokyo Games and the 2022 Winter Olympics in […]
The Halifax Mooseheads fired head coach JJ Daigneault less than two years after starting his tenure behind the team bench. The team announced the move on Thursday morning. The Mooseheads have posted a 35-71 record since Daigneault was named head coach in July 2019. Mooseheads general manager Cam Russell said there was no specific incident leading to Daigneault’s dismissal, saying […]
Former men’s world golfer Adam Scott has decided to skip the postponed Tokyo Olympics this year to spend time with his family, the Australian’s manager told Golf Channel on Thursday. Scott, who won the Masters in 2013 and took first place a year later, also withdrew from the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Games because he was concerned about the possible […]
Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-2, 6-3 in an all-Canadian third round match at the Barcelona Open on Thursday. 10th seed Auger-Aliassime of Montreal saved the only break point he faced on clay. Seventh-seeded Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., Could only save five of nine break points. Shapovalov did not appear to be in full health as a coach looked […]
Josh Anderson scored twice as the Montreal Canadiens survived a late flurry from Edmonton to defeat the Oilers 4-3 on Wednesday night. Tyler Toffoli and Artturi Lehkonen scored the other goals for Montreal (20-15-9). Jake Allen made 22 saves as the Canadiens earned just their third victory in the last nine games to deviate eight points from the Calgary Flames […]
All three Canadian MLS teams have received their first COVID-19 shots. The Vancouver Whitecaps, who moved into the Real Salt Lake, Utah home due to pandemic border restrictions, were vaccinated on Tuesday. “I feel good,” coach Marc Dos Santos told reporters on Wednesday. “My arm is just sore, like you lifted weights at the gym. But that’s it.” Unlike Vancouver, […]
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