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Canadian man, 38, dies in avalanche in Utah mountains
MONTREAL - Authorities in Utah say a Canadian man has died in an avalanche while snowboarding in the mountains near Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake County sheriff's office says the body of 38-year-old D...
Jan 01, 2025
Canada's world junior team focusing on discipline ahead of quarterfinals
OTTAWA - Easton Cowan drove an opponent into the boards from behind. Carson Rehkopf, Sam Dickinson, Sawyer Mynio, Tanner Molendyk and Luca Pinelli were among the other players to take undisciplined pe...
Jan 01, 2025
Hardy Canadians take the plunge in icy New Year's Day tradition
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Strong winds and almost freezing temperatures didn't deter hundreds of brave souls from jumping into Lake Ontario in a New Year's Day tradition. Some 750 people took part in the Coura...
Jan 01, 2025
Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews to miss another game with injury
TORONTO - Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews skated with his teammates, but will not play Thursday against the New York Islanders. Matthews, who has missed five straight games with an upper-b...
Jan 01, 2025
At least 4 people are killed in a shooting in Montenegro and 4 others are wounded
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) - An armed man killed at least four people and wounded four others on Wednesday in the western Montenegrin city of Cetinje, police and local media said. The shooter was on t...
Jan 01, 2025
Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame postponed after deadly truck attack
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame has been postponed after a truck plowed into a New Year's crowd near the SuperDome early W...
Jan 01, 2025
Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame postponed after deadly truck attack
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame has been postponed after a truck plowed into a New Year's crowd near the SuperDome early W...
Jan 01, 2025
McKinnon, Draisaitl, Markstrom the NHL's three stars in December
NEW YORK - Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl and New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom were named the NHL's three stars for December. MacKinnon l...
Jan 01, 2025
Quebec cyclist dies after falling from bike and colliding with parked car
MONTREAL - A 31-year-old cyclist has died after falling off his bike and colliding with a parked vehicle in downtown Sherbrooke, Que. Police say in a news release that the crash happened around 8 p.m....
Jan 01, 2025
Canadians defenceman Hutson the NHL's rookie of the month for December
NEW YORK - Montreal Canadiens defenceman Lane Hutson got the nod as the NHL's rookie of the month for December. The 20-year-old had two goals and 11 assists in 14 games. Hutson edged San Jose Sharks c...
Jan 01, 2025