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Canada blows late lead in semifinal loss to HC Dynamo Pardubice at Spengler Cup

DAVOS, Switzerland - Canada was eliminated at the Spengler Cup on Saturday after giving up three late goals in a 4-3 semifinal loss to HC Dynamo Pardubice. Lukas Radil made it a one-goal game with 3:5...

Dec 30, 2023

Youngest Spruce King finding his groove at halfway mark of season

PRINCE GEORGE - The youngest Spruce Kings player, Jared Langdon, is settling in well after being with the team for the first half of the 2023-24 season. Coming from the Wellington Dukes of the Ontario...

Dec 30, 2023

Raptors send Anunoby, Achiuwa, Flynn to Knicks for Canadian Barrett, Quickley, pick

TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have overhauled their roster, making a deal with a divisional and legal rival. Toronto traded forwards OG Anunoby and Precious Achiuwa along with guard Malachi Flynn to t...

Dec 30, 2023

Niederreiter scores pair in front of sellout crowd as Jets top Wild 4-2

WINNIPEG - Nino Niederreiter scored a pair of goals to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday afternoon. Axel Jonsson-Fjallby and Alex Iafallo also scored for Winn...

Dec 30, 2023

Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate wins World Cup bronze

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Canada's Abigail Strate won bronze on Saturday at a women's World Cup ski jumping competition. The 22-year-old Calgarian scored 247.4 points over her two leaps, cover...

Dec 30, 2023

PWHL's debut season among the hockey storylines to watch in 2024

The debut of a united North American women's league, Connor McDavid's quest for team success, the culmination of Connor Bedard's first season, a return to best-on-best in the men's international game,...

Dec 30, 2023

'Little adversity doesn't hurt anyone:' Canada regroups after world junior defeat

GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Fraser Minten has seen his team play to its supposed identity in spurts. Canada's captain knows the buzzword - "relentless" - constantly bandied about the country's camp at the wo...

Dec 30, 2023

Reports: Raptors trade Anunoby, Achiuwa to Knicks for Quickley, Canadian RJ Barrett

TORONTO - Canadian guard RJ Barrett is set to play for the country's lone NBA team after a major trade between the Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks on Saturday, according to multiple media reports....

Dec 30, 2023

Christ the Redeemer lit in Pele shirt as Brazil honors first anniversary of his death

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Christ the Redeemer was lit up in a Pele shirt among Brazilian tributes to the soccer great on the first anniversary of his death on Friday. Pele died of colon cancer at age 82. ...

Dec 30, 2023

Thiem endures brush with venomous snake at Brisbane International

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem had a brush with one of Australia's most venomous snakes during a qualifying match at the Brisbane International on Saturday. Thiem w...

Dec 30, 2023