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When Guy Lafleur returned to the ice in Montreal 30 years ago
Monday, February 4th, 2019 The former MP whose number is being retired by the Detroit Red Wings
Sunday, January 13th, 2019
In 1962, while he still played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Red Kelly ran for parliament, serving as MP for Toronto's York West riding until 1965.
The Canada-USSR brawl at the 1987 world junior hockey tournament
Friday, January 4th, 2019
Junior hockey teams from Canada and the Soviet Union fought for 20 minutes before getting ejected from the game.
When Andy Warhol and Wayne Gretzky teamed up for a portrait
Wednesday, December 12th, 2018
Who knew Wayne Gretzky was an art connoisseur in addition to being Canada's premier hockey player?
The beginning and the end of the ‘Stanley Cup caper’ of 1970
Wednesday, December 5th, 2018
It was a crime story involving the most famous trophy in Canada.
The death of Northern Dancer, ‘Canada’s most famous racehorse’
Friday, November 16th, 2018
The famed Canadian thoroughbred once won the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Queen's Plate in the same year.
How Jacques Plante made the goalie mask a must-have in the NHL
Thursday, November 1st, 2018
The story of the first goalie to regularly wear a mask for protection against pucks.
When No. 99 became the official No. 1 scorer
Monday, October 15th, 2018
Wayne Gretzky's jersey identified him on the ice as No. 99, but the goals he scored made him the number-one all-time scorer.
Big city vs. small town in Zamboni contest
Saturday, October 6th, 2018
The website for the world's dominant ice resurfacer asked votes to choose between an American in an NHL arena and a man from small-town Ontario.
When Americans endured ‘bush-league’ Canadian football
Thursday, September 27th, 2018
When the NFL went on strike in 1982, its American broadcaster turned to the CFL to give viewers a football fix.