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NHL notebook: Habs face stiff test, Canucks end drought, Pageau steps up
TORONTO - The Montreal Canadiens already have knocked out one Pennsylvania heavyweight this month. Now, the upstart Habs will try to do it again against an even tougher opponent from the Keystone...
Aug 09, 2020

Stars beat Blues to draw Flames, St. Louis to face Canucks
EDMONTON - Joe Pavelski tied it with 31.4 seconds left in the third period, Anton Khudobin stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout and the Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in round-r...
Aug 09, 2020

Moreland 2 HRs, walk-off shot sends Red Sox over Toronto 5-3
BOSTON - Mitch Moreland hit two home runs, including a walk-off shot over the Green Monster to send the Boston Red Sox past the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Sunday. It was the fourth walk-off home run of Mor...
Aug 09, 2020

Siakam scores 26 points and Raptors beat Memphis to clinch No. 2 seed in East
LAKE BUENA VISA, Fla. - Pascal Siakam scored 26 points including two big three-pointers down the stretch Sunday and the Toronto Raptors clinched the second seed in the Eastern Conferenc...
Aug 09, 2020

Liberals turn over thousands of pages on WE decision
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government has turned over thousands of pages of documents related to the WE controversy to a House of Commons' committee, which lawyers are now vetting for personal infor...
Aug 09, 2020

15 new cases of COVID-19, provincial total at 1,445
There are 15 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan and 12 more recoveries today.The new cases are located in Regina (five), the North West (one), Saskatoon (one), Central West (one), South West (three...
Aug 09, 2020

Capitals beat Bruins to earn East 3 seed, face Isles next
TORONTO - T.J. Oshie and Tom Wilson scored, Braden Holtby made 30 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 in round-robin play Sunday to clinch the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Confer...
Aug 09, 2020

Second phase of NHL draft lottery set for Monday
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly held a blue card as the draft lottery approached its crucial moment in late June. "The No. 1 overall selection," Daly began before flipping it over to revea...
Aug 09, 2020

'Do our lives count for less?': COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid
Karyn Keith says she isn't asking for much. All she wants is the same support she'd receive if she was out of a job because of the pandemic, rather than unable to work because...
Aug 09, 2020

Blue Jackets turn to Korpisalo in net for deciding Game 5 against Maple Leafs
TORONTO - The Columbus Blue Jackets are going back to Joonas Korpisalo in net against the Toronto Maple Leafs for Game 5 of their qualifying series Sunday. The Maple Leafs forced a deciding fifth game...
Aug 09, 2020