MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO - A variety of Hershey chocolate products and candies in Canada were voluntarily recalled Sunday because of fears of salmonella contamination at a factory.

Where are the record high temperatures? Who knows? Who cares? Just thank the Canadians.

Able to play in only two games as a Phoenix Coyote this season while recovering from post-concussive syndrome, Krys Kolanos jumped at a chance to continue his comeback Friday, accepting an offer to play for Team Canada in the 2003 World Hockey Championships.

Steve Nash was back in the motherland Tuesday and other than Edmonton — where superstar Sidney Crosby visited for the first time — all of Canada was talking about his decision to bypass the national team and its Olympic aspirations to focus his time and energy on winning an NBA title in Phoenix.

ABOARD THE CANADIAN - There are only a few hours of black ink darkness here during July, which is just as well because sleep is not coming easily. The clickety-clack, rattle-and-hum, buckin' bronc ride on the cross-Canada train makes decent shut-eye as elusive as cellphone reception along the endless southern prairie.

Valley Sports blog: One of the groups bidding on the Phoenix Coyotes reportedly wants to play five regular-season games in Saskatoon or Halifax, Canada.

Scott Bordow: NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is far less interested in keeping the Coyotes in Glendale than he is keeping Jim Balsillie out of the NHL.

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby didn't need to watch the Olympics last summer to know what swimmer Michael Phelps was going through in Beijing.

Believe it or not, it’s been more than three years since Mike Weir won a tournament on the PGA Tour, and he knows it. The pressure is on the left-hander heading into today’s final round of the Fry’s Electronics Open in Scottsdale.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The Police kicked off its reunion tour before a sold-out crowd of 20,000 - not bad for a group playing its first stadium in more than 20 years.

Mobile Mini said Friday it opened its second branch in Canada.

OTTAWA - Conservative Stephen Harper pledged to quickly carry out his campaign promises to cut taxes, get tough on crime and repair strained ties with Washington after his party won national elections.

MONTREAL - With the announcement of the Canadian Olympic team roster just over a week away, the Coyotes know they will have at least one representative wearing the maple leaf at the Winter Games in February in coach Wayne Gretzky.

MONTREAL - With the announcement of the Canadian Olympic team roster just over a week away, the Coyotes know they will have at least one representative wearing the maple leaf at the Winter Games in February in coach Wayne Gretzky.

OTTAWA - President Bush and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin sought on Tuesday to mend fences after four years of strained relations between the two neighbors aggravated by the U.S.-led war on Iraq.

November 30, 2004

July 24, 2004

The Canadian government is closing five consulates in the United States, including Phoenix.