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Canadians down Russia 6-4 in front of sparse crowd in world pre-tournament game
EDMONTON – Mason McTavish and Kent Johnson showed signs of becoming Canada’s go-to combination at…
Cuomo won’t be charged for touching trooper at racetrack
NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won’t face criminal charges after…
Some of the storylines the NHL missing two Olympics has cost hockey
Connor McDavid playing alongside Sidney Crosby. Auston Matthews leading a young group of talented Americans.…
Leafs’ Rielly, Jets’ Copp and Vesalainen enter NHL’s COVID-19 protocol
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Thursday defenceman Morgan Rielly and a staff member…
Live updates: S Korea has new daily high for COVID-19 deaths
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has set a new record for daily COVID-19 deaths…
Calgary Flames refuse to pay more for rising costs of a new arena
CALGARY – A new home for the NHL’s Calgary Flames hit the ditch, again, over…
NHL officially pulls out of Beijing Olympics due to COVID-19 concerns
The NHL was presented with little choice. And its players — those holding onto dreams…
NHL announces players won’t be allowed to go to Olympics
The inevitability sunk in for Steven Stamkos a full day before the NHL made it…
NHL Notebook: Boudreau finally gets valuable practice time with Canucks
Bruce Boudreau took advantage of something he hasn’t had much of since being hired to…
Laval denied chance to host AHL all-star event for second straight year due to COVID
LAVAL, Que. – The American Hockey League’s All-Star Classic scheduled for early next year in…
Flames say there is ‘no viable path’ with Calgary to complete Event Centre project
CALGARY – The company that owns the NHL’s Calgary Flames says it is backing out…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Biden pivots to home tests to confront omicron surge WASHINGTON (AP) — Fighting the omicron…
Rising COVID-19 cases lead to stronger measures across Canada to slow spread
Health professionals and provincial governments are drawing up battle plans to curb the spread of…
‘A little overkill’: Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck not keen on NHL’s schedule pause
Connor Hellebuyck isn’t a fan of the NHL’s latest move to combat the spread of…
AP sources: NHL to withdraw from Olympics after COVID surge
The NHL is not sending players to the Beijing Olympics over concerns that the pandemic…
Live updates: British Columbia orders closures due to COVID
VICTORIA, British Columbia — The Canadian Pacific Coast province of British Columbia is closing bars,…
Biden pivots to home tests to confront omicron surge
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fighting the omicron variant surging through the country, President Joe Biden announced…
Olympic team doctor confident Canada “can get a team in and out safely” from Olympics
The explosion of COVID-19 cases amid the new highly contagious Omicron variant couldn’t come at…
Cameron a more seasoned coach in return to Canadian junior hockey team’s bench
Ottawa 67’s general manager James Boyd was bouncing potential coaching candidates off his longtime friend…
NFL could become trend-setter for COVID-19 testing policies
The NFL’s decision to reduce COVID-19 testing for asymptomatic, vaccinated players could signal a trend…
New COVID restrictions, Tories boycott security committee : In The News for Dec. 21
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
Scoreboard for Monday, Dec. 20, 2021
Monday’s Games NHL Dallas 7 Minnesota 4 Columbus at Buffalo, ppd Montreal at N.Y. Islanders,…
NHL announces league-wide shutdown from Wednesday to Christmas Day
The NHL and the National Hockey League Players’ Association have announced the suspension of all…
Virus fears widen as omicron variant takes hold across US
BOSTON (AP) — The nation’s second-largest city called off its New Year’s Eve celebration Monday,…