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The story of Steve Konchalski's career is written in the photos that paper the walls of his office at St. Francis Xavier University. There are more than 250, of all the teams coached and lives touched...

BRANTFORD, Ont. - Past and present residents of the southern Ontario city Walter Gretzky helped put on the map mourned him Friday, remembering him not just as Canada's hockey dad, but as a community f...

SaskPower says copper thieves cost the Crown corporation $41,000 in 2020. "People need to realize that copper theft doesn't just take a financial toll on SaskPower customers — it's also a signif...

The 2021 world women's curling championship is back on the calendar. The event has been added to the list of bonspiels that will be held in the Calgary bubble at the Markin MacPhail Centre. Competitio...

TORONTO - Friends and fans remembered Chris Schultz as a gentle giant, who became a respected TV and radio analyst after a successful playing career with the Dallas Cowboys and Toronto Argonauts. Schu...

If Wayne Gretzky's Edmonton Oilers were ever in a rut, there was only one solution. Get the Great One's dad on the phone and make sure Walter Gretzky was there to meet them at their next destination. ...

Walter Gretzky, a blue-collar symbol of a devoted hockey parent in a country filled with them, has died. Tributes poured in shortly after his son, hockey great Wayne Gretzky, confirmed the 82-year-old...

VANCOUVER - When Sheldon Keefe was cutting his teeth as a coach in the junior ranks in Pembroke, Ont., the world's most famous hockey dad paid a memorable visit.Walter Gretzky, the Toronto Maple Leafs...

CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have rehired the coach that brought the organization its greatest playoff success since winning the 1989 Stanley Cup. The Flames announced the hiring of Darryl Sutter and ...

VANCOUVER - After a series of games where the Maple Leafs appeared to be unstoppable, Toronto finally hit a stumbling block Thursday. The Vancouver Canucks beat the Leafs 3-1, snapping Toronto's four-...