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OTTAWA — At the start of the month, the Ottawa Senators were only two points back of the Toronto Maple Leafs for second place in the Atlantic Division. Now, 22 days and a 4 Nations Face-Off break later, that gap is eight points.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Christina Black's deployment of a five-player rotation on her curling team, instead of the traditional four players and alternate, delivered Saturday in a playoff win at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — When Rachel Homan is on her game, no stone in the rings is safe from her. The skip of the defending champions at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts gave Manitoba's Kerri Einarson nowhere to hide in Saturday's 8-4 win.

KINGSTON, Ont. — Riley Clark had two goals and an assist and Ben Pickell added two goals as the Kingston Frontenacs defeated the visiting Niagara IceDogs 6-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday at Slush Puppie Place.

TORONTO (AP) — Alex Steeves scored his first NHL goal as the Toronto Maple Leafs jumped out to an early lead and beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 Saturday night.

OTTAWA — Brendan Gallagher recorded his fifth multi-point game of the season with a goal and assist to help power the Montreal Canadiens past the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday.

OTTAWA — The Prime Minister's Office says Justin Trudeau spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine on Saturday ahead of a virtual G7 meeting slated for Monday.

Toronto FC has opted to go with two designated players — for accounting purposes --- to start the season. And the club is trying to get rid of one of them.

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership contender Chrystia Freeland vows to scrap Canada's consumer carbon pricing regime in favour of alternatives to be developed through wide-ranging consultations.

OTTAWA — Stephanie Markowski knows she won't forget this milestone. Just over nine minutes into her 18th Professional Women's Hockey league game, the Charge defender scored her first goal Saturday, helping Ottawa to a 3-1 win over Montreal.