ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesDisability LifeGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaOttawa Senators share their hopes for the season as they head to Florida for season openerOctober 8Duration 1:26October 8NewsDuration 1:26The Ottawa Senators are hitting the road for their first game of the season, facing off Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Each team will play 84 games in the regular season.Related Stories Panthers to raise Stanley Cup banner Tuesday on opening night of 2025-26 season NHL training camps open with Panthers’ Tkachuk out, Oilers captain McDavid unsigned A new NHL season is underway. Here’s a catch-up on the Canadian teams Charlottetown Islanders set to kick off hockey season with more maturity, size on the ice Hopes are high for northern teams as Ontario Hockey League season gets underwayMore from NewsVideo2:09France in political turmoil after third PM resigns within past yearThe National 7 minutes agoVideo2:04Man arrested and charged with deliberately setting Pacific Palisades fireThe National 12 minutes agoVideo2:07Via Rail paid out $31M in vouchers, mostly from CN crossing delaysThe National 17 minutes agoVideo1:32Palestinians react to news of ceasefire deal25 minutes agoVideo2:36Could Burgeo be a home for Marlineland’s belugas? We asked an expert about the mayor’s offer42 minutes agoTrending NowVideo2:11Trump asked about Canadians who are refusing to come to the U.S.Politics News October 7Video32:45FULL EVENT | Carney, Trump take questions at 2nd Oval Office meetingPolitics News October 8Video0:56Trump jokes about Carney: ‘He’s a nice man but he can be nasty’Politics News October 7Video3:04Rare white beaver spotted in marsh near Perth October 7Video0:28Surveillance video shows moments before and after fatal shooting inside StarbucksOctober 1