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Final debate behind them, federal leaders begin sprints to Oct. 21 voting day
OTTAWA - Party leaders entered the home stretch of the federal election campaign Friday, picking up the pace of their cross-country travel as they confronted listless poll numbers and a shri...
Oct 13, 2019
Rewards for good behaviour part of school-violence prevention: teachers' union
VANCOUVER - Hearing about the stabbing death of a 14-year-old boy outside a school in Hamilton has Darrel Crimeni grappling with questions of bullying and a lack of empathy that may also hav...
Oct 13, 2019
Pearson, Canucks snap Flyers unbeaten streak with 3-2 shootout win
VANCOUVER - Tanner Pearson scored in the shootout to power the Vancouver Canucks to a 3-2 home victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. The left-winger beat Philly's Carter Hart fiv...
Oct 12, 2019
Golden Knights snap two-game skid, top Flames 6-2
LAS VEGAS - Mark Stone had a goal and an assist, Marc-Andre Fleury made 33 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Calgary Flames 6-2 Saturday night. Tomas Nosek, William Carrier, Paul Stastny, Ry...
Oct 12, 2019
No mercy from Tigers in 9-1 beat down on 'Pink in the Rink' night
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Entering his first true season on the Medicine Hat Tigers' top defensive pairing, blueliner Daniel Baker has taken the increase role in stride.The step up in minutes has seen his of...
Oct 12, 2019 Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin
Torres, Tanaka lead Yankees over Astros 7-0 in ALCS opener
HOUSTON - Gleyber Torres kept up his October surge with a homer and five RBIs, Masahiro Tanaka polished his playoff resume and the New York Yankees blanked the Houston Astros 7-0 Saturday night in the...
Oct 12, 2019
Torres, Tanaka lead Yankees over Astros 7-0 in ALCS opener
HOUSTON - Gleyber Torres kept up his October surge with a homer and five RBIs, Masahiro Tanaka polished his playoff resume and the New York Yankees blanked the Houston Astros 7-0 Saturday night in the...
Oct 12, 2019
Scheifele scores in OT, Jets beat winless Blackhawks 3-2
CHICAGO - Mark Scheifele scored 47 seconds into overtime and the Winnipeg Jets rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the winless Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Saturday night for their third strai...
Oct 12, 2019
Cooper leads Eskimos to 19-6 win over Lions and final berth in CFL playoffs
EDMONTON - Shaquille Cooper rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown to help the Edmonton Eskimos beat the B.C. Lions 19-6 on Saturday night and clinch the CFL's last remaining playoff berth. The Eskimos i...
Oct 12, 2019
Brendan Gallagher's three-point night leads Canadiens past Blues 6-3
MONTREAL - Brendan Gallagher scored a goal and added two assists as the Montreal Canadiens doubled the defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues 6-3 on Saturday night at Bell Centre. Tomas Tatar,...
Oct 12, 2019