EDMONTON - Jaromir Jagr was grabbing some dinner with Czech buddy Ales Hemsky on Wednesday night, possibly at a downtown Edmonton restaurant specializing in European cuisine.“I hope he’s not traded before then ... he says he’s going to pay,” said the Philadelphia Flyers winger, laughing, fully cognizant that his friend …

Team Canada's Amber Holland is back on her feet at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.Holland bounced back from two consecutive losses at the Canadian women's curling championship with a 10-4 victory over Kim Dolan of Prince Edward Island in Wednesday's afternoon draw. Holland, who is backed by her Kronau Curling Club crew …

MONTREAL - After the Canadiens’ 3-0 loss to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, the computers at sportsclubstats.com pegged their chances of making the playoffs at 3.9 per cent. They are optimists. Anyone who has watched the Canadiens play over the past week and a half knows there is no chance of this team advancing beyond the …

Forward Curtis Glencross hopes to suit up for the Calgary Flames Thursday in a game with dire playoff implications against the Phoenix Coyotes.The timing couldn’t be better with seventh-place Phoenix poised to pull six points ahead of ninth-place Calgary with a victory at the Scotiabank Saddledome.Six points at this time …

Perhaps Chris Butler has discovered Miikka Kiprusoff’s secret to goaltending supremacy.“Unfortunately, I came to find out Kipper likes his skates pretty sharp,” the Calgary Flames defenceman said Wednesday, trying to find levity in a situation that’s anything but light.In the second period of a 6-1 loss Tuesday to the Edmonton …

Ryan Myrfield has certainly come of age as a wrestler.

Hurricanes 3, Blades 2 The Saskatoon Blades' patchwork defence did everything they could to keep the Lethbridge Hurricanes' offence at bay.

For much of the second half of the season, the Calgary Hitmen have made it a nightly event to check the Western Hockey League standings.So, naturally, heading into Wednesday’s clash versus the Medicine Hat Tigers at the Scotiabank Saddledome, they saw their Central Division pals were four points ahead of them in the Eastern …

RED DEERIn a week full of uncertainty, B.C.’s Kelly Scott hasn’t lost her focus at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.Quite the opposite, in fact, as the two-time Canadian women’s curling champion will head into the final day of the round-robin schedule at the Enmax Centrium in position for a playoff spot, despite not knowing …

EDMONTON - How much is Edmonton Oilers winger Ales Hemsky really worth on the open market these days?Judging by Tuomo Ruutu’s staggering four-year, $19-million US deal to stay with the Carolina Hurricanes, Hemsky is worth at least $5 million a year in Edmonton. He’s considerably better offensively than Ruutu, with three …

REGINA — For Regina's newest women's football team, jerseys and pants aren't allowed.It was announced on Wednesday that the U.S.-based Lingerie Football League has awarded a franchise to Regina as part of its Canadian expansion, with the Brandt Centre serving as the team's home.The sport consists of women playing seven-on-seven …

MONTREAL - Simon Gatti has retired from professional soccer, but is not leaving the Impact.The 31-year-old from Welland, Ont., is staying with the franchise as coach of the club’s Academy U14 team after calling it quits as a player Wednesday.“The decision was not an easy one for me because I would have loved to continue …

REGINA — It’s when Morgan Reiter’s tenure with the Regina Cyclones ended that his baseball career flourished.As a 24-year-old pitcher from Kelowna, B.C., Reiter was almost certain he would be going somewhere thanks to a powerful right arm that could routinely pump 94-mile-per-hour fastballs to the plate. But his journey …

MONTREAL - It will be the Michael Ryder moment that will live forever, immortalized on YouTube.It’s not a goal. Not a dazzling rush or a crushing bodycheck.This is Ryder putting the Stanley Cup on a rooftop table in blustery St. John’s, NL, last Aug. 30 – and the priceless trophy then crashing to the wood deck when the …

Canadian service companies with a strong foothold in the oilsands present tasty opportunities for U.S. and European corporations seeking growth outside of stagnant markets.

Calgary police defused a tense domestic dispute in northwest Calgary early Wednesday morning.

The Calgary music scene was in mourning Tuesday with news that Christopher Reimer, guitarist for local noise-pop band Women, passed away in his sleep. Women, who had released two albums to great acclaim, had been on indefinite hiatus for more than a year since the release of their last album, Public Strain.

City officials have expressed hope the Peace Bridge contractor won't bill for 15 months of delays, but the firm has every right to demand compensation, a leading construction industry figure said Tuesday.