Category Archives: Sports
Canada's roster for International Para Hockey Cup heavy with world champions
ELMIRA, ONTARIO - Canada's team for the International Para Hockey Cup is heavy on players coming off a world championship victory. The 18-player roster for the Oct. 7-13 tournament in Ostrava, Czechia...
Oct 03, 2024
Canadian women's hockey team job opportunity expands on world championship rosters
CALGARY - Women afforded the same amount of job opportunity as men at world hockey championships creates a new dynamic on Canada's team, although the same equality has yet to be extended to women for ...
Oct 03, 2024
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark a near-unanimous choice as WNBA's Rookie of the Year
NEW YORK (AP) - Caitlin Clark has been named the WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote, giving the Indiana Fever back-to-back winners after Aliyah Boston won the honor last season. A nation...
Oct 03, 2024
Canada looks to bring Ireland back to earth after famous upset win over New Zealand
Fresh from a comprehensive 46-24 victory over France to open the WXV women's rugby tournament, Canada faces an Irish side riding high after upsetting reigning World Cup champion New Zealand 29-27. Bot...
Oct 03, 2024
Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever guard, is near-unanimous choice as WNBA's Rookie of the Year
NEW YORK (AP) - Caitlin Clark has been named WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote, the league announced Thursday. A national panel of sportswriters and sportscasters gave the Indiana Fever...
Oct 03, 2024
Playoffs at stake as B.C. Lions host Calgary Stampeders in Wild West clash
SURREY, B.C. - Consistency has been hard to come by for the B.C. Lions this season. After starting the campaign with a 5-1 record, the Lions (7-8-0) have struggled through the middle of the season as ...
Oct 03, 2024
Quebec Nordiques fans turn up to see Kings, but still mourn lost hockey team
QUBEC - NHL hockey is back in Quebec City this week, but the Los Angeles Kings aren't the team that fans of the long-departed Quebec Nordiques have longed to see. In his Quebec City basement, surround...
Oct 03, 2024
Saskatchewan Party pledges rebate help for youth in sports, arts if re-elected
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The Saskatchewan Party is promising more help for parents trying to keep their children in sports and the arts. With a provincial election set for Oct. 28, Saskatchewan Party Le...
Oct 03, 2024
Former Brier champ Menard returns to elite men's curling, PointsBet could be revamped
CALGARY - Jean-Michel Menard is back on the Canadian men's curling stage. The first francophone skip from Quebec to win a national men's championship has returned this season playing third for Felix A...
Oct 03, 2024
Hockey Canada to hold a second Beyond The Boards summit to examine culture
CALGARY - Hockey Canada will hold a Beyond The Boards summit in Ottawa in November to analyze gender-based violence, homophobia, sexism and transphobia in the game. It's Hockey Canada's second summit ...
Oct 03, 2024