Category Archives: Sports
Canucks sign goaltender Aku Koskenvuo to entry-level contract
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Aku Koskenvuo to a two-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Tuesday. The 22-year-old from Espoo, Finland, had an 8-9-1 record wit...
Mar 18, 2025
Mountain biking groups 'stretched thin' with trail work as popularity grows
VANCOUVER - The outdoors were a refuge for many during the pandemic as people hit their local trail networks to mountain bike, hike, run and walk, but advocates in British Columbia say the value of tr...
Mar 18, 2025
Canada's Diallo falls short in Miami Open qualifying with loss to Holt
MIAMI - Montreal's Gabriel Diallo fell just short of qualifying for the main draw of the Miami Open tennis tournament with a 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 loss to American Brandon Holt on Tuesday. The six-foot-eight ...
Mar 18, 2025
Sceptres' Carter learned plenty while rehabbing in becoming steady blueline presence
TORONTO - Megan Carter didn't have an ideal start to her Professional Women's Hockey League career, but she picked up valuable learning experience from it. The 23-year-old defender, who was a second-r...
Mar 18, 2025
Trump and Putin discuss a US-Russia hockey series during their call, the Kremlin says
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed staging a series of hockey games between players from their respective countries during their lengthy call Tuesday, accordi...
Mar 18, 2025
Jays pitching prospect Tiedemann making strides after Tommy John surgery last summer
Nestled in a minor-league workout area away from the big-league training fields at the Blue Jays' player development complex, Ricky Tiedemann lowers his six-foot-four 220-pound frame into a deep squat...
Mar 18, 2025
Canadian Jeff Gustafson in quest for second Bassmaster Classic title
He's a Bassmaster Classic champion and among the Elite Series' top competitors, but sometimes even Jeff Gustafson struggles to put fish into the boat. Gustafson, of Kenora, Ont., will be among 56 comp...
Mar 18, 2025
Door may be opening for Insigne to return to action with TFC but it's up to the coach
TORONTO - The door may be opening for out-of-favour Italian star Lorenzo Insigne to return to the Toronto FC lineup. The 33-year-old winger, whose salary of US$15.4 million ranked second to Miami's Li...
Mar 18, 2025
Trump and Putin discuss a US-Russia hockey series during their call, the Kremlin says
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed staging a series of hockey games between players from their respective countries during their lengthy call Tuesday, accordi...
Mar 18, 2025
Manitoba Bisons star Jackson Tachinski to pull double duty at CFL's national combine
Once again, Jackson Tachinski will pull double duty. The Manitoba Bisons star will perform at quarterback and receiver at the CFL's national combine, which begins Friday in Regina. Tachinski's prowess...
Mar 18, 2025