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Dallas beats Tampa Bay 4-1 to take opening game of Stanley Cup final
EDMONTON - The credo of next-man-up has the Dallas Stars one game up in the 2020 Stanley Cup final. Joel Hanley and Joel Kiviranta scored and goalie Anton Khudobin made 35 saves as the Stars beat...
Sep 19, 2020

Media celebrates Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's life, legacy
NEW YORK - Across television and streaming services, the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was already front and centre Saturday, a day after her death at 87. A look at cove...
Sep 19, 2020

Canadian Bianca Andreescu will not play in French Open tournament
Canada's Bianca Andreescu will not play at this year's French Open. Andreescu's agent confirmed Saturday to The Canadian Press that the 2019 U.S. Open champion would not play in th...
Sep 19, 2020

Disjointed and overrun, Man Utd slumps to loss on EPL return
Manchester United began its Premier League campaign with a performance as disjointed as its off-season. Maybe the 3-1 home loss to Crystal Palace on Saturday shouldn't really have come as a surprise. ...
Sep 19, 2020

Canadian mare Starship Jubilee captures $1-million Woodbine Mile
TORONTO - Canadian horse Starship Jubilee captured the Grade 1 $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile on Saturday. The seven-year-old champion mare, Canada's reigning horse of the year, posted an unoffic...
Sep 19, 2020

Forge FC downs HFX Wanderers in Canadian Premier League championship game
CHARLOTTETOWN - The Canadian Premier League is just two years old but it's already clear who is the team to beat. Forge FC won the CPL title for the second straight year Saturday, defeating HFX Wander...
Sep 19, 2020

B.C. migrant, undocumented workers rally for permanent residency program
VANCOUVER - Migrant workers and advocates called for a "just recovery" from the COVID-19 pandemic during a digital rally on Saturday. Chit Arma, who chairs the Migrant Workers Centre in Vancouver, say...
Sep 19, 2020

Highway cleanup sees organizations roll up sleeves
MEDICINE HAT, AB- On an early and smoky Saturday morning, Highway 41 was lit up with spots of bright orange. Those spots, predominantly young people, with some as young as nine. Each strapping on thei...
Sep 19, 2020

Some highlights from the life and career of former prime minister John Turner
TORONTO - Some highlights from the life and career of former prime minister John Turner: June 7, 1929: John Napier Wyndham Turner is born in Richmond, England. 1932: Turner and his mother move to Brit...
Sep 19, 2020

Canada's Jeff (The Silencer) Smith beaten in 2nd round of World Series of Darts
SALZBURG, Austria - Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith lost 6-3 Saturday to eighth-seeded James (The Machine) Wade in the second round of the 300,000-pound ($511,760) Bwin World Series of Darts Finals...
Sep 19, 2020