Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Toronto Raptors star RJ Barrett buzzing for pre-season basketball
VANCOUVER - RJ Barrett woke up early on Monday morning. The prospect of once again playing a competitive NBA game spurred too much excitement for the Raptors star to sleep in. "Man, I haven't played a...
The Canadian Press Oct 06, 2025

Photo Gallery: B.C. spill response team runs exercises
The Western Canada Marine Response Corporation exercised off Vancouver Island last month. Five vessels, including Canada's largest oil response ship, the nearly 75-metre-long K.J. Gardner, were out on...
The Canadian Press Oct 06, 2025

Arbitrator puts Dylan Bibic on Canada's team for track cycling world championships
VANCOUVER - An arbitrator has made the rare decision to overturn a national sports organization's team selection, placing Dylan Bibic on Canada's team for the upcoming UCI Track Cycling World Champion...
The Canadian Press Oct 06, 2025

Canadiens aim for playoff return as expectations rise: 'It gets tougher now'
MONTREAL - Nick Suzuki's expectations haven't changed. The Montreal Canadiens captain predicted his team could make the playoffs last season when few outside the organization believed it. Now, with pr...
The Canadian Press Oct 06, 2025

Cricket goes indoors at B.C. Place Stadium with Canada Super 60 tournament
Vancouver's B.C. Place Stadium has hosted everything from Taylor Swift and monster trucks to the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Olympics. But cricket will take centre stage at the 42-year-...
The Canadian Press Oct 06, 2025

Oilers sign defenceman Jake Walman to seven-year, $49-million extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Jake Walman to a seven-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$7 million, the NHL team announced Monday. The Oilers announced t...
The Canadian Press Oct 06, 2025

Alberta teachers say strike aims to fix crisis, Smith says province wants to bargain
EDMONTON - The head of the Alberta teachers union said Monday the provincewide strike by thousands of members is about drawing a line in the sand on underfunding and overcrowding that has become so eg...
The Canadian Press Oct 06, 2025

Mboko and Fernandez eliminated in first round of Wuhan Open
WUHAN - Canada's Victoria Mboko is out of the Wuhan Open tennis tournament after a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova on Monday. Alexandrova, the eighth seed in Wuhan, broke Mboko four ti...
The Canadian Press Oct 06, 2025

Three men arrested, charged in extortion shooting in Surrey, B.C.: police
SURREY - Two police organizations have announced charges against five men in connection to separate extortion cases in Surrey, B.C. The Surrey Police Service announced on Monday the arrest and charges...
The Canadian Press Oct 06, 2025

Three men arrested, charged in extortion shooting in Surrey, B.C.: police
SURREY - Two police organizations have announced charges against five men in connection to separate extortion cases in Surrey, B.C. The Surrey Police Service announced on Monday the arrest and charges...
The Canadian Press Oct 06, 2025