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Laine scores on first shot, Blue Jackets beat Flames 3-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Patrik Laine scored on Columbus' first shot and the Blue Jackets broke a three-game losing streak, beating the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Friday night. Eric Robinson and Sean Kuraly a...
Dec 09, 2022

Canada's Laframboise qualifies directly for final of FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup
EDMONTON - The crowd was by no means large, but Nicolas Laframboise put on a show. The Canadian rider won his heat and qualified directly for Saturday's final of the FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup ev...
Dec 09, 2022

Canada's Madeline Schizas claims bronze at ISU Challenger Series
ZAGREB, Croatia - Canada's Madeline Schizas claimed bronze in women's singles on Friday at the Golden Spin of Zagreb, the last stop on the ISU Challenger Series figure skating circuit. Schizas of Oakv...
Dec 09, 2022

'Unfinished business': Canada opens world junior camp with Wright back in the fold
MONCTON, N.B. - Shane Wright has some loose ends to tie up at the world juniors. The same goes for Dylan Guenther. And Brandt Clarke? Well, he's still looking to get a first taste. Canada's under-20 m...
Dec 09, 2022

Canadian speedskater Ivanie Blondin embraces beefy race schedule
CALGARY - Ivanie Blondin relishes a heavy workload. The 32-year-old speedskater from Ottawa will compete in six races in three days by the time the World Cup concludes Sunday in Calgary. Blondin was a...
Dec 09, 2022

Maple Leafs' Engvall suspended one game for high-sticking Kings' Durzi
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Pierre Engvall was dealt a one-game suspension on Friday for high-sticking Los Angeles Kings defenceman Sean Durzi, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced. The inc...
Dec 09, 2022

Speed up shift to family care, says B.C. coroner's jury in death of Cree teen
BURNABY, B.C. - British Columbia's representative for children and youth says one of the messages she hopes comes out of a coroner's inquest into the death of an Indigenous teenager is the importance ...
Dec 09, 2022

Germany's Felix Loch takes gold as luge World Cup returns to Whistler, B.C.
WHISTLER, B.C. - Germany's Felix Loch captured gold and set a track record in the process as the luge World Cup returned to Whistler, B.C., on Friday with the men's singles race. The 33-year-old finis...
Dec 09, 2022

Saskatchewan's best young figure skaters in Melfort
The qualifiers for the 2023 Saskatchewan Winter Games are being held in Melfort this weekend. And that means roughly a hundred young skaters from around the province are skating their best at Northern...
Dec 09, 2022

Nipawin store clerks take down armed robber
A football tackle, a folded chair, and a baseball bat were used by three convenience store clerks at the Nipawin Esso Paramart to stop a robbery attempt in its tracks Thursday afternoon. In a video ma...
Dec 09, 2022