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2020-21 New York Rangers Season Preview: The Forwards Share this story Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images Well, it took a little while to get here but a new NHL season is finally upon us. Sure there’s still a raging pandemic to worry about leading to a whole bunch of logistical changes, including brand new divisions and a shortened season, but hey, hockey! Anyway, there’s been some changes to our beloved New York Rangers since we last saw them get swept out of the Toronto bub...

Bryan Cranston | Reuters/Mark Blinch Actor Bryan Cranston condemned the “cancel culture” phenomenon and urged Americans to embrace forgiveness in the new year.  Cranston, well-known for starring in the TV shows “Malcolm in the Middle” and “Breaking Bad,” made the comments during a video interview with The Associated Press Tuesday. “We live in this cancel culture of people erring and doing wrong, either on purpose or by accident,” he said. Bryan Cranston hopes the new year br...

Anita Balakrishnan Condominiums are seen under construction in front of the skyline in Toronto, Ont., on Tuesday October 31, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Blinch January 07, 2021 - 1:22 PM TORONTO - A record number of Toronto homes priced over $3 million sold last year, Re/Max said in a report this week, even as amid the economic downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic. Real estate agents sold 1,062 Toronto homes over $3 million in 2020, up 55.7 per cent from the 682 s...

On October 3, 2018, all Canucks fans saw something special unfold in Rogers Arena. That was the night when a 19-year old from Sundsvall, Sweden was clearly the best player on the ice in his NHL debut. It was the first glimmer of hope in the bleak rebuild to that point — and two years later things have certainly turned around for Vancouver. Through his first two seasons, Pettersson has played a massive role in making the Canucks a team to watch across the NHL. The numbers don’t lie either. ...

Race, music, strong women at heart of movie ‘Ma Rainey’ FILE PHOTO: Actor Viola Davis arrives for the world premiere of Widows at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Canada, September 8, 2018. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo December 17, 2020 By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Film drama “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” may be set in the racially divided United States of the 1920s and was written almost 40 years ago, but it arrives with much to say about to...

Less was more for Canadian triathlete Paula Findlay in 2020.