15 hours ago Ovechkin returns tonight, Maple Leafs’ Matthews making ‘good progress’

One superstar returns, another inches closer to getting back into game action. The Washington Capitals will have their captain in the lineup on Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena, as Alex Ovechkin will play after missing the past 16 games with a broken leg. Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews was on the ice on Saturday morning, […]

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13 hours ago Major passion for World Juniors: 13th tournament for superfan Art Benjamin

The Winnipeg resident admits he has spent "a small fortune" attending Canadian team games at the world junior tournament over the past couple of decades.

Politics

17 hours ago GAME DAY: Matt Murray, Alex Ovechkin expected back for Capitals at Leafs

Washington Capitals (23-9-2) at Maple Leafs (22-12-2) WHEN: Saturday, 7 p.m. TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050 ODDS: Washington -275, Toronto +200 THE BUZZ Alexander Ovechkin will return from a broken leg in mid-November. An NHL Methuselah at age 39, he has more than half the season remaining to complete his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL […]

Economics

9 hours ago Player grades: Did heavy hockey from Los Angeles Kings highlight Edmonton Oilers' weakness?

The Los Angeles Kings bought the heavy hockey to beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 in OT on Saturday. The Kings had 25 hits to 13 for the Oilers, and won some key board battles to score goals. The size and aggression of the Kings could well present a problem for the Oilers down the road. […]

Sport

13 hours ago Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens continue decisive road trip, blank Florida 4

This is it for the Montreal Canadiens. This is the six-game road trip that will decide their fate for the season. The Canadiens need to make a move up the standings against some of the best competition in the league in the next 10 days. Game one of the trip was a loss in Columbus....

Events

19 hours ago ‘Pulling people apart’: Renewed tension between Canadian Jewish groups, United Church sparked by Gaza

'Nobody in Israel cares what the United Church of Canada says or does. No one. Where it can have an impact is in Canada,' says Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs vice-president, external affairs Richard Marceau

Culture

7 hours ago TAKEAWAYS: Ottawa Senators miss injured Linus Ullmark in loss to Winnipeg Jets

A two-goal lead went by the wayside and the final result was a two-goal loss.

Transport

16 hours ago Canada suffers "big blow" with loss of Matthew Schaefer for the rest of World Juniors

The new Saturday morning was as devastating as it was expected: Standout Canadian defenceman Matthew Schaefer will miss the rest of the World Juniors with an injury suffered in Friday’s loss to Latvia. Respected hockey insider Bob McKenzie posted on ‘X’ that Schaefer broke his collarbone and is expected to be sidelined for  2-3 months. […]

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30 hours ago BlackRock® Canada Announces Final Annual Reinvested Capital Gains Distributions for the iShares® ETFs

TORONTO, Dec. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the final annual reinvested capital gains distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or Cboe Canada for the 2024 tax year. The distributions are for the annual non-cash […]

Economics

17 hours ago Canadian defenceman Matthew Schaefer out for rest of world juniors due to injury

Schaefer is projected to be one of the top picks in next summer's NHL draft.

Events

27 hours ago Underproducing Edmonton Oilers winger gets a fresh start in a familiar setting

Game Day 35: Edmonton at Los Angeles Edmonton Oilers return to action after a five day holiday break on Saturday afternoon (2 p.m. MDT) against an old and bitter rival, the Los Angeles Kings. For one Oiler, the return to his former home may represent a fresh start to a season that hasn’t gone well. […]

Culture

13 hours ago Romance of the rails: Train from Edmonton to Vancouver a winter wonderland

It’s a very western glimpse of Canada, from the backside of Edmonton to the last kilometres into Jasper, lined with blackened skeletons of trees showing the devastation of this summer's wildfire

Transport

18 hours ago Cinq points à surveiller cette semaine dans la NFL: Aaron Rodgers à un pas d’un plateau rare

Aaron Rodgers est à un pas d’un plateau rare.

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33 hours ago Scottie Scheffler injures hand on broken glass, withdraws from PGA Tour opener in Hawaii

Scottie Scheffler injured his right hand on a broken glass preparing Christmas dinner, forcing the top-ranked player to withdraw from the PGA Tour’s season-opening event in Hawaii. “Scottie sustained a puncture wound to the palm of his right hand from a broken glass,” Scheffler’s manager, Blake Smith, said Friday in a statement. “Small glass fragments […]

Economics

31 hours ago BlackRock® Canada Announces Final December Cash Distributions for the iShares® ETFs

TORONTO, Dec. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the final December cash distributions for the iShares ETFs listed on the TSX or Cboe Canada. Unitholders of record of a fund on December 30, 2024 will receive cash distributions […]

Sport

25 hours ago Canadian military fears maintenance issues will plague equipment sent to Latvia

DND acknowledged a lack of storage and maintenance facilities at Camp Adazi, but said fixes are underway.

Events

28 hours ago After stunning loss to Latvia, Team Canada needs to wake up if it wants to push for gold medal

Holy crap! Maybe it wasn’t as shocking as a 6-3 loss to Kazakhstan in 1998, but Canada’s 3-2 shootout loss to Latvia Friday night at Canadian Tire Centre has to rank up there with the biggest-ever upsets at the world junior hockey championship.  Two games into the world juniors, a Canadian team that desperately wants […]

Culture

29 hours ago LEAFS TAKEAWAYS: Mitch Marner reaches for the heavy artillery with Matthews out

For a team that had to travel and play on Friday, the Leafs had lots of pep to put away the Red Wings 5-2, paced by Mitch Marner’s three goals, his 18th multi-point game this season.  Our takeaways:  NOT LOST WITHOUT AUSTON  Remember when everyone was on Marner to shoot more? Sheldon Keefe banged that […]

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