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Calgary Flames have ‘no quit’ mentality as season begins: Backlund

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VANCOUVER – The Calgary Flames were already preaching the importance of resilience a single game into the NHL season.

The bend-but-don’t-break mentality paid off Wednesday when the Flames rallied from an early three-goal deficit and edged the Vancouver Canucks 6-5 in overtime.

“That’s kind of the mentality we have to have all year, is we’re going to go down a bit, or we’re going to get knocked down, but we’re always going to keep coming back and, just building shift by shift, brick by brick,” said centre Connor Zary.

Zary scored the game-winner 92 seconds into overtime.

Calgary appeared poised for a loss midway through the first period Wednesday.

Trouble began 7:41 into the matchup when Canucks centre J.T. Miller slammed Kevin Rooney into the boards, leaving the Flames forward lying still on the ice.

A scrum erupted behind the Flames’ net and, once punishment had been doled out, Vancouver had a power play.

Daniel Sprong scored with the man advantage and Vancouver added two more goals in less than three minutes.

Newcomer Anthony Mantha got Calgary on the board with a short-handed goal.

In his first regular-season game for the Flames, the bruising winger — who signed a one-year, US$3.5-million deal July 1 — completed the Gordie Howe hat trick with a fight and an assist.

Despite his tally, Vancouver went into the first intermission up 4-1.

The Flames needed to stay out of the penalty box in the first period, said Flames defenceman MacKenzie Weegar.

“It was just penalty problems. And I think the hit took us away from our game a bit,” he said. “But I like how we responded. (Rooney) is one of our best buddies and we love him, and he’s all good. But we stuck up for him in there, and we rallied for him tonight.”

The first period saw 30 minutes worth of penalties handed out, including 19 to the Flames.

Head coach Ryan Huska told his players after the first period to calm down.

“I felt like we played a panic period. We didn’t have a lot of composure, and it resulted in all the power plays,” he said. “But I’m really happy that they stuck with it and didn’t go away, and we found a way to get a couple points.”

With the Canucks’ net empty, Miller levelled the score 5-5 with 97 seconds left on the game clock to force overtime.

The Flames weren’t troubled, Zary said.

“Even when they scored that goal, someone yelled on the bench ‘Hey, it doesn’t matter boys. Let’s go right back at them,'” he said.

Zary, Mantha, defenceman Rasmus Andersson and centre Martin Pospisil each scored and had an assist for Calgary.

Weegar and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored, while Nazem Kadri added a pair of assists.

After allowing four goals on 15 shots in the first period, Flames goalie Dan Vladar stopped nine of the next 10 he faced.

Brock Boeser scored twice for the Canucks, while Miller had a goal and an assist. Conor Garland and Sprong rounded out the scoring, and Arturs Silovs made 20 saves.

Vancouver made the game hard on themselves, said captain Quinn Hughes, who posted two helpers.

“I’m not sure how many leads like that we blew last year, so it’s not a characteristic of ours,” he said. “But saying that, we definitely have work to do to clean that up, and I’m looking forward to doing that.”

Calgary missed the playoffs last season after finishing with a 38-39-5 record. Expectations were low for a younger, overhauled roster this season.

“There’s no quit,” Flames captain Mikael Backlund said. “We believe in ourselves, and we’re going to fight till the end. So no matter who the opponent is, we’re going to go out every night and try and win games.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 10, 2024.

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End of Manitoba legislature session includes replacement-worker ban, machete rules

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WINNIPEG – Manitoba politicians are expected to pass several bills into law before the likely end of legislature session this evening.

The NDP government, with a solid majority of seats, is getting its omnibus budget bill through.

It enacts tax changes outlined in the spring budget, but also includes unrelated items, such as a ban on replacement workers during labour disputes.

The bill would also make it easier for workers to unionize, and would boost rebates for political campaign expenses.

Another bill expected to pass this evening would place new restrictions on the sale of machetes, in an attempt to crack down on crime.

Among the bills that are not expected to pass this session is one making it harder for landlords to raise rents above the inflation rate.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2024

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Father charged with second-degree murder in infant’s death: police

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A Richmond Hill, Ont., man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his seven-week-old infant earlier this year.

York Regional Police say they were contacted by the York Children’s Aid Society about a child who had been taken to a hospital in Toronto on Jan. 15.

They say the baby had “significant injuries” that could not be explained by the parents.

The infant died three days later.

Police say the baby’s father, 30, was charged with second-degree murder on Oct. 23.

Anyone with more information on the case is urged to contact investigators.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2024.

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Ontario fast-tracking several bills with little or no debate

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TORONTO – Ontario is pushing through several bills with little or no debate, which the government house leader says is due to a short legislative sitting.

The government has significantly reduced debate and committee time on the proposed law that would force municipalities to seek permission to install bike lanes when they would remove a car lane.

It also passed the fall economic statement that contains legislation to send out $200 cheques to taxpayers with reduced debating time.

The province tabled a bill Wednesday afternoon that would extend the per-vote subsidy program, which funnels money to political parties, until 2027.

That bill passed third reading Thursday morning with no debate and is awaiting royal assent.

Government House Leader Steve Clark did not answer a question about whether the province is speeding up passage of the bills in order to have an election in the spring, which Premier Doug Ford has not ruled out.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2024.

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