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Alexis Lafreniere was supposed to hear his named called in front of family, friends and an adoring crowd inside Montreal's Bell Centre.The presumptive top pick in the 2020 NHL draft from nearby St-Eus...

There was little surprise at the very top of the NHL's pandemic-delayed draft Tuesday.The New York Rangers chose star winger Alexis Lafreniere, the presumptive No. 1 pick since January, with the first...

As the election campaign continues, both major provincial political parties are making another set of promises. The NDP is promising to spend more on health care. If elected, the party would spend $10...

Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos has one workout he loathes. He wheels for an hour on rollers in his garage, maintaining a heart rate of 165. It's close enough to his maximum heart rate of 182 ...

OTTAWA - Former Green leader Elizabeth May slammed the New Democrats on Monday for refusing to withdraw their candidate in a coming byelection, arguing doing so would allow the first Black woman elect...

The school doors in Martensville were briefly locked Monday morning. The Prairie Spirit School Division issued a hold and secure before 9:30 a.m. after RCMP received an unconfirmed report of a suspici...

Ken Holland's to-do list in a big week of NHL business is getting longer. The Edmonton Oilers general manager expects top defenceman and power-play quarterback Oscar Klefbom to miss at least a chunk o...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed recently acquired defenceman Josh Brown to a two-year, US$2.4-million deal. Brown, who could have become a restricted free agent this off-season, was traded to...

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed centre Jason Spezza to a one-year, US$700,000 contract extension. It marks the second straight one-year deal at the NHL minimum with the Leafs for the 37-...

Facing a congested schedule, a growing injury list and the prospect of back-to-back games on artificial turf, the degree of difficulty facing Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney continues to grow.On the plus...