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Senators snap Sabres six-game streak with 3-1 win
OTTAWA - Jacob Lucchini's first NHL goal proved to be the winner in the Ottawa Senators 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night. The loss snapped the Sabres (18-15-2) six-game winning stre...
Jan 01, 2023

Bedard on the Big E's radar as Canada preps for world junior quarterfinals
HALIFAX - Connor Bedard wasn't aware of the tweet. A genius with the puck capable of making opponents look foolish at any moment, the supremely gifted 17-year-old is singularly focused on the world ju...
Jan 01, 2023

Tottenham upset by resurgent Villa; Chelsea held at Forest
LONDON (AP) - Any New Year's resolution by Tottenham to stop conceding the first goal lasted less than one day as Aston Villa continued its revival under Unai Emery with a 2-0 away win in the Premier ...
Jan 01, 2023

Canada's Louttit crowds World Cup ski jump podium
LJUBNO, Slovenia - Canada's Alexandria Louttit finished just outside the medals in women's World Cup ski jumping Sunday by placing fourth in Ljubno, Slovenia. Austria's Eva Pinkelnig, Norway's Anna Od...
Jan 01, 2023

Premiers' New Year's messages talk economic improvement, health care, cost of living
VANCOUVER - Premiers across the country used their New Year's messages to emphasize everything from housing and affordability to healthy lifestyles. In his first New Year's message as premier of Briti...
Jan 01, 2023

11 Hydro-Québec customers who lost power in winter storm yet to be reconnected
MONTREAL - Hydro-Qubec says almost all of its customers who lost power in a Dec. 23 winter storm have now been reconnected. Hydro spokesman Francis Labb says 11 clients who lost power in the storm sti...
Jan 01, 2023

Stars sign veteran Joe Pavelski to extension through 2023-24
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Veteran forward Joe Pavelski signed a one-year contract extension with the Dallas Stars on Sunday before he could have become an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season....
Jan 01, 2023

Marlies' Moore, Wranglers' Love to coach in AHL all-star game
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Greg Moore of the Toronto Marlies and Mitch Love of the Calgary Wranglers have been named to the coaching staff of the American Hockey League's all-star event Feb. 5-6 in Laval, Q...
Jan 01, 2023

Canada's COVID-19 travel restrictions for China a 'political move,' says expert
An expert says Canada's requirement of a negative COVID-19 test of travellers from China will not help in preventing new variants or the spread of the virus. Kerry Bowman, assistant professor at the U...
Jan 01, 2023

Lula sworn in as president to lead polarized Brazil
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's Luiz Incio Lula da Silva has been sworn in as president in the capital, Brasilia, assuming office for the third time after thwarting outgoing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro'...
Jan 01, 2023