Overview
- Toronto defeated the Yankees 5-2 in Game 4 to win the ALDS and will host the ALCS starting Sunday against the winner of Detroit–Seattle, whose decisive Game 5 is Friday in Seattle.
- Winnipeg opens its NHL season tonight at Canada Life Centre against the Stars, the team that eliminated the Jets last spring, following an eight-year, US$96 million extension for Kyle Connor that begins next season.
- The Jets enter short-handed with Adam Lowry (hip), Cole Perfetti (high-ankle sprain) and Dylan Samberg (broken wrist) out, while Jonathan Toews practiced as he manages a lower-body issue.
- Calgary erased a 3-0 deficit to beat Edmonton 4-3 in a shootout, with Nazem Kadri netting the winner and 19-year-old rookie Matvei Gridin scoring in his NHL debut.
- Opinion letters highlight a wave of recent strikes involving Canada Post workers, Air Canada cabin crew, Alberta public service employees, healthcare staff and teachers, as a local report details an Edmonton restaurateur’s $50,000 cleanup to revive a site with a poor inspection history.