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Jets sign forward Colby Barlow to three-year, entry-level contract

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed first-round pick Colby Barlow on a three-year, entry-level contract. The deal carries an annual average value of US$1.2 million. The Jets selected Barlow 18th ...

Sep 21, 2023

Ticats remain hopeful that quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell will return this season

HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats still remain hopeful about quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell's return. Mitchell, 33, suffered a lower-leg fracture in Hamilton's 16-12 home win over Ottawa on July 28. He...

Sep 21, 2023

Canada women looking forward not back as they take on Reggae Girlz in Olympic playoff

Olympic champion Canada returns to action Friday for the first time since a disappointing showing at the FIFA Women's World Cup, facing Jamaica in a two-legged playoff to determine the last CONCACAF e...

Sep 21, 2023

Young Ukrainian hockey players await Quebec government OK to attend English school

MONTREAL - A half-dozen boys from Ukraine who played this year in Quebec City's famed peewee hockey tournament have been sidelined since returning to the province to attend high school. The youngsters...

Sep 21, 2023

Spruce Kings to honor Mike Church with a special decal on the back of their helmet

PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Spruce Kings will honour the late Mike Church this season every time the team steps onto the ice. A helmet sticker with the initials MC has been placed on every Spruce...

Sep 21, 2023

Drew Scott of 'Property Brothers' joins Vancouver Giants ownership group

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Giants have added another celebrity to their ownership group. The Western Hockey League team announced Thursday that Drew Scott, best known as co-star of the television show ...

Sep 21, 2023

Senators sign defenceman Djibril Toure to three-year, entry-level contract

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed amateur tryout defenceman Djibril Toure to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 20-year-old from Dorval, Que., had 16 points (five goals, 11 assists) and a ...

Sep 21, 2023

'Breath of fresh air': Pearson excited for new opportunity with Canadiens

MONTREAL - Tanner Pearson's initial reaction to being traded brought a combination of feelings. The veteran forward was sent to the Montreal Canadiens along with a 2025 third-round pick by the Vancouv...

Sep 21, 2023

Canada’s Larry Jackson a 'rock star' after driving NASCAR in Wonder bread ad

Larry Jackson has been firefighter of the year twice. He's raced in the NASCAR Pinty's Series for more than a decade. But doing doughnuts in the Wonder Bread car for a TV commercial? That's what final...

Sep 21, 2023

Nesting cormorants — and their droppings — are taking over a harbour in Nova Scotia

SYDNEY, N.S. - It's a battle in the skies - and so far, the bombing cormorants sowing scatological havoc in a Nova Scotia harbour are winning. The Crown corporation that operates a ferry service from ...

Sep 21, 2023