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Saturday's games NHL N.Y.

TORONTO — Hockey commentator Don Cherry is in the limelight yet again, this time for complaining that he rarely sees people he believes to be new immigrants wearing poppies ahead of Remembrance Day.

TORONTO — Mike Babcock stepped to the microphone after the Maple Leafs' 3-2 shootout loss Saturday and answered the only question on the minds of Toronto fans before he was even asked.

MONTREAL — Defenceman Shea Weber was ready to play as soon as the puck dropped on Saturday.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators may be in the midst of a rebuild, but that doesn't mean the players aren't enjoying themselves right now.

WINKLER, Man. — Grace Nelles and Olivia Wallin scored second-period goals as Ontario Red held on and beat Saskatchewan 3-1 on Saturday to win the national women's under-18 championship.

LONDON, Ont. — Matt Krason scored two touchdowns as the McMaster Marauders upset Western 29-15 on Saturday to win the Yates Cup and hand the Mustangs their first loss since the 2018 Vanier Cup championship.

MONTREAL — Canadian Kim Boutin is still perfect this short-track season. Boutin continued her blistering start to the new ISU World Cup campaign by winning gold in the women’s 1,000-metre Saturday in Montreal. The 24-year-old from Sherbrooke, Que.

CALGARY — Mother Nature might have a say in how well Winnipeg runs the ball and Calgary throws it in the CFL's West Division semifinal. Snow and a windchill of minus-16 are in Sunday's forecast for the afternoon kickoff at McMahon Stadium.

MONTREAL — It's the latest in a season of firsts for Vernon Adams Jr., but something he's embracing. Adams will start his first CFL playoff game Sunday when Montreal (10-8) hosts the Edmonton Eskimos (8-10) in the East Division semifinal.