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Winnipeg's Jennifer Jones is off to a strong start at the Players' Championship.

Pierre Dorion knows changes need to be made, but the Ottawa Senators general manager won't rush into any decisions concerning the future of team's coaching staff.

As retailers struggle to keep up with demand for Jets whiteout gear, there's one Winnipegger who can't help beaming.

Canadians across the country wore jerseys or green and gold to work and school on Thursday to show their support and pay tribute to the memory of those lost in last week's bus crash involving the Humbodlt Broncos.

Factory workers, bus drivers and Mayor John Tory were among thousands of Torontonians who donned jerseys Thursday to show their support for the community of Humboldt, Saskatchewan.

The poll comes days before city council is scheduled to vote, again, on whether it wants to move forward on a bid.

Toronto fans Geoff Loughton and Al Sovran planned a meticulous bicycle route around their city to spell out support for the Leafs' playoff run.

Canada's Philippe Gagne and Meaghan Benfeito both finished 2nd in the diving pool, helping bring Canada's medal total to 60 after day 8 of the Commonwealth Games.

Shawn Barber, Aaron Brown, Christabel Nettey each won medals inside the athletic centre on day 8 of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Rapper and hockey fan Snoop Dogg is appearing in a series of Hockey 101 videos in which he gives shoutouts to the teams and some of the players.

A happenstance meeting before a Blue Jays playoff game has blossomed into a friendship between an Oakville, Ont., family and pitcher Aaron Sanchez and his parents.

Erica Wiebe has come — and gone — a long way in the last four years, but the Canadian wrestling star was happy to return to the Commonwealth Games to defend her title and take another step towards repeating as Olympic champion.

Erica Wiebe has come — and gone — a long way in the last four years, but the Canadian wrestling star was happy to return to the Commonwealth Games to defend her title and take another step towards repeating as Olympic champion.

Canadians Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes made history Thursday, dispatching an Australian pair to become the first women to win beach volleyball gold at the Commonwealth Games.

The Canadian men's and women's beach volleyball teams played back-to-back gold medal matches against Australia on day 8 at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock has a healthy roster and no shortage of matchup options against the Boston Bruins. What he does with them to shut down Boston's top line come Game 1 Thursday is a key to the series if Toronto wants to advance past the first round for the first time since 2004.

The Toronto Raptors are the Eastern Conference's top seed for the first time in franchise history following a record-setting regular season. But this unprecedented success comes with new challenges, and cracks in the team's foundation have emerged on the cusp of the NBA's post-season.

For the first time in franchise history, the Toronto Raptors will enter the NBA playoffs as the No.1 seed in their conference — thanks in large part to their brilliant second unit, otherwise known as the "Bench Mob."

Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion Erica Wiebe was one of 3 Canadian medal winners on the wrestling mat during day 8 of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Kevin Rempel knows what it's like to be told you may not walk again. So when the Toronto resident heard Saskatchewan Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki is already talking about pursuing sledge hockey, he wanted to offer encouragement — along with frank insights into the reality of recovery.

Canadian wrestler Erica Wiebe defended her 76-kilogram Commonwealth Games crown Thursday, defeating Nigeria's Blessing Onyebuchi to win gold. That was one of four medals won by Canada on the first day of the wrestling competition in Australia.

Canada came away with its second-largest single-day medal haul of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, with wrestlers and track and field athletes leading the country to 13 podium finishes to raise the Canadian total to 60.

This season of firsts has exceeded nearly everyone's expectations – 51 wins, 29 of those at home. And when it came to their first-ever playoff game in team history, the Golden Knights didn't disappoint.

This season of firsts has exceeded nearly everyone's expectations – 51 wins, 29 of those at home. And when it came to their first-ever playoff game in team history, the Golden Knights didn't disappoint.

This season of firsts has exceeded nearly everyone's expectations – 51 wins, 29 of those at home. And when it came to their first-ever playoff game in team history, the Golden Knights didn't disappoint.

Marc-Andre Fleury made 30 saves for his 11th career playoff shutout, Shea Theodore scored in the first period and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 on Wednesday night to win the franchise's first playoff game.

The Winnipeg Jets won the first playoff game in their franchise's history, defeating the Minnesota Wild 3-2.​

With all the young stars and proven veterans in the Winnipeg Jets lineup, it was unheralded defenceman Joe Morrow who delivered the franchise's first playoff victory in its history.

Wayne Ellington scored a career-high 32 points and set Miami's single-season record for 3-pointers, helping the Heat wrap up the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs by beating the Toronto Raptors 116-109 in overtime Wednesday night.

Canadian Haley Smith won bronze behind a pair of English riders in the women's cross-country mountain biking event at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday.

Jonathan Schoop drove in two runs, Kevin Gausman pitched six effective innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.

Defenceman Joe Morrow scored at 12:47 of the third period to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday in Game 1 of their first-round NHL playoff series.

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins sent a message in their playoff opener.

For the third time this season, Sidney Crosby batted a puck out of mid-air to score a highlight-reel goal. This time, it gave Pittsburgh a 5-0 lead over Philadelphia in Game 1 of the NHL playoffs​

Winnipeg Jets fans screamed their way to decibel levels equal to a chainsaw buzz as the home team scored the franchise's first playoff victory, 3-2, over the Minnesota Wild as the NHL championship run got underway Wednesday night.

Dayna Brons, the lone woman aboard the Humboldt Broncos' team bus when it collided with a transport truck, has died.