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Women's hockey league to increase salary cap, add 2 teams

The Premier Hockey Federation is more than doubling each teams' salary cap to $750,000 and adding two expansion franchises next season in a bid to capitalize on the wave of attention women's hockey tr...

Jan 18, 2022

Toronto lab finds security vulnerabilities, censorship framework in Olympic app

TORONTO - Researchers at a Toronto-based tech laboratory have uncovered security vulnerabilities and censorship frameworks in an app all 2022 Beijing Olympics attendees must use. The Citizen Lab, a re...

Jan 18, 2022

Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez once again bounced early from Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez has once again come up short at the Australian Open. Fernandez lost to Australian wild card entry Maddison Inglis 6-4, 6-2 on Tuesday in the firs...

Jan 17, 2022

Stafford propels Rams past Cardinals 34-11 in playoff rout

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Matthew Stafford passed for 202 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score in his first playoff victory, and the Los Angeles Rams roared out of the wild-card round wit...

Jan 17, 2022

NHL pioneer O'Ree says having Bruins retire jersey an honor

BOSTON (AP) - Willie O'Ree has experienced many honours during his lifetime, from becoming the NHL's first black player in 1958 with the Boston Bruins to being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in...

Jan 17, 2022

Butler gets triple-double, Heat hold off Raptors 104-99

MIAMI (AP) - Tyler Herro scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler got a triple-double in the game's final moment and the Miami Heat held off the Toronto Raptors 104-99 on Monday night. Bam Adebayo, in his first...

Jan 17, 2022

Coyotes send Canadiens to 6th straight loss, 5-2

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Nick Schmaltz and Johan Larsson each had a goal and an assist, and the Arizona Coyotes stretched the Montreal Canadiens' losing streak to six games with a 5-2 win on Monday. Mon...

Jan 17, 2022

Expectations high as rejuvenated Whitecaps kick off pre-season training

VANCOUVER - After tasting the playoffs last season, the Vancouver Whitecaps are hungrier than ever. The club finished the 2021 Major League Soccer campaign with a 12-9-13 record, good for sixth in the...

Jan 17, 2022

Veteran Toronto Argonauts linebacker Dexter McCoil Sr. announces retirement

Dexter McCoil Sr. is calling it a career. The Toronto Argonauts veteran linebacker announced his retirement Monday via Twitter. "There is always a time where every good thing must come to an end," McC...

Jan 17, 2022

Bloemen, Dubreuil leads Canada's long-track speedskaters into Beijing

CALGARY - Olympic champion Ted-Jan Bloemen and world champion Laurent Dubreuil lead Canada's long-track speedskating team into Beijing's Winter Olympics next month. Calgary's Bloemen is the reigning O...

Jan 17, 2022