Category Archives: Sports

'They made me feel wanted:' Whitecaps' latest addition embracing Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Some blustery weather in Vancouver hasn't dampened the arrival of the Whitecaps' latest acquisition. Striker Sergio Cordova got his first taste of training at his new home base at the Univ...
Feb 21, 2023

Barring job action, Canadian women to play April soccer friendly in France
Barring job action, the Canadian women will face France in Le Mans during the April FIFA international window, Canada Soccer announced Tuesday. The April 11 game is to take place at Marie-Marvingt Sta...
Feb 21, 2023

Canada's Robertson, Boser drop down a weight class to fight on UFC Kansas City card
Gillian (The Savage) Robertson will join fellow Canadian Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser in moving down a weight class to compete on a UFC Fight Night card April 15 in Kansas City. The five-foot-five Rob...
Feb 21, 2023

Winnipeg Jets place rookie forward Cole Perfetti on injured reserve
NEW YORK - The Winnipeg Jets placed forward Cole Perfetti on injured reserved Tuesday. The 21-year-old suffered an upper-body injury in Sunday's 4-2 loss at New Jersey before sitting out Monday's 4-1 ...
Feb 21, 2023

"On Native land" anthem lyrics nothing new for some First Nations people
Jason Bird chuckles when he talks about the fuss that singer Jully Black has raised by changing a line in Canada's national anthem to "on native land." The professor of governance at the First Nations...
Feb 21, 2023

Major League Soccer revamps and expands post-season format for 2023
Major League Soccer has revamped its playoff format with two extra teams making the post-season from each conference and an expanded first round featuring best-of-three series. The Eastern and Western...
Feb 21, 2023

Petition calls for pro hockey's first Black coach to be inducted into Hall of Fame
MONTREAL - A grassroots effort is underway to get professional hockey's first Black coach, John Paris Jr., inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Hockey Nova Scotia launched a petition dubbed "Paris t...
Feb 21, 2023

Veteran offensive lineman Neufeld looking forward to CFL/CFLPA joint venture
TORONTO - He's preparing for a 12th CFL season, but Pat Neufeld is also looking ahead to when he's no longer a football player. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers' offensive lineman will be among six players w...
Feb 21, 2023

Calgary Flames place defenceman Michael Stone on IR, recall Walker Duehr from AHL
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have placed defenceman Michael Stone on injured reserve, the club announced Tuesday. The 32-year-old has five goals and five assists in 46 games in 2022-23. Stone, whose a...
Feb 21, 2023

Manitoba's Jones wins fourth straight at Tournament of Hearts
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Manitoba's Jennifer Jones drew closer to the playoffs at the Canadian women's curling championships Tuesday with a 10-8 win over Kerry Galusha of Northwest Territories. Manitoba joine...
Feb 21, 2023