Category Archives: Sports

Canada men defeat Olympic champion France for first time in Volleyball Nations League
OTTAWA - Canada's men's volleyball team came away with a 3-1 (25-20, 25-18, 21-25, 27-25) victory over Olympic champion France in Volleyball Nations League action on Thursday. It's the first time that...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026

Mitchell tosses three TDs in Ticats' 37-27 win over Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Bo Levi Mitchell has a long memory that served him well on Thursday. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback remembered last season's trip to Winnipeg in September that ended with an embarrassi...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026

Svechnikov, Aho strike as Hurricanes top Golden Knights 4-2 to move within a win of the Stanley Cup
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and Sebastian Aho added a second-period goal in a breakout game for Carolina's top-line performers, helping the Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Kni...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026

Matthews of Little Britain, Ont., making most of local knowledge at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON - Most golfers have a few tricks in their golf bag, but Justin Matthews has one carrying his around TPC Toronto at this week's RBC Canadian Open. Braeden Cryderman, the course's director of in...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026

Lightning's Nikita Kucherov wins the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP, his second such honor
NEW YORK (AP) - Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP, the second such honor of his career after also winning the Hart in 2019. The league announced the news Thursd...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026

Edin Dzeko available for Bosnia-Herzegovina's World Cup opener against Canada
TORONTO - Edin Dzeko is ready to go. Bosnia-Herzegovina head coach Sergej Barbarez says the 40-year-old striker will be available for the country's World Cup opener against Canada on Friday. Dzeko has...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026

Joe Sakic backs Avs coach Jared Bednar, plans to run it back again with core led by Nathan MacKinnon
DENVER (AP) - Joe Sakic trusts his core group of players. That trust extends to his head coach, too. So he's giving them the benefit of the doubt. The Colorado Avalanche president of hockey operations...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026

Moïse Bombito available for Canada's World Cup opener; Alphonso Davies confirmed out
TORONTO - Mose Bombito won his World Cup fitness race. Alphonso Davies, meanwhile, will have to wait a little longer. Head coach Jesse Marsch announced Bombito - a key central defender - will be avail...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026

Stakeholders meet as efforts continue to keep Whitecaps in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps say talks on keeping the Major League Soccer team in Vancouver are continuing following another meeting of key stakeholders. The Whitecaps said Thursday that club a...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026

Chad Kelly returns after missing entire 2025 CFL season as Argonauts visit Alouettes
MONTREAL - Chad Kelly had already spent close to 600 days anticipating his CFL comeback. Then he waited another week. The Toronto Argonauts open their season Friday night against the Montreal Alouette...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026