Category Archives: Sports

End of NHL broadcasts on CBC raises public access questions, advocacy group says
A media advocacy group says the end of NHL broadcasts on CBC television raises concerns about public access to a cherished Canadian tradition. Friends of Canadian Media says "Hockey Night in Canada" h...
The Canadian Press 15h ago

End of NHL broadcasts on CBC raises public access questions, advocacy group says
A media advocacy group says the end of NHL broadcasts on CBC television raises concerns about public access to a cherished Canadian tradition. Friends of Canadian Media says "Hockey Night in Canada" h...
The Canadian Press 15h ago

Four-team expansion magnifies PWHL draft, defender Caroline Harvey top prospect
The Professional Women's Hockey League draft Wednesday in Detroit arrives amid unprecedented player movement in the league's short history. Expansion teams in Hamilton, Detroit, Las Vegas and San Jose...
The Canadian Press 15h ago

France striker Kylian Mbappé scores 13th and 14th World Cup goals, moving into tie for 3rd all time
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Kylian Mbapp passed Pel and Lionel Messi on the World Cup goal-scoring list and moved into first in the record books for France's national team. Mbapp scored his 13th and ...
The Canadian Press 15h ago

Panama found its World Cup sanctuary in small Ontario town of New Tecumseth
NEW TECUMSETH, ONT. - Far from the FIFA World Cup hubbub that has gripped Toronto to the south, there is also plenty of soccer spirit to be found in a small town about a 90-minute drive from the Ontar...
The Canadian Press 15h ago

Hosting FIFA World Cup will change soccer in Canada forever: organizer
VANCOUVER - Watching the first men's World Cup game to ever be played on Canadian soil, Peter Montopoli felt grateful - and relieved. The country's chief tournament officer has spent the past decade w...
The Canadian Press 16h ago

Small town rodeo parade cancelled amid backlash over rejected pro-Alberta float
Alberta's heated debate over whether it should stay in Canada has led to harassment, threats and the cancellation of one town's annual rodeo parade. A spokesperson for the event in Sundre, northwest o...
The Canadian Press 16h ago

Will Alphonso Davies play against Qatar? Canada keeps star's status under wraps
VANCOUVER - Questions continue to linger about Alphonso Davies' status as Canada prepares for its next World Cup matchup. The team's 25-year-old captain has been working his way back from a hamstring ...
The Canadian Press 17h ago

Harris, Philpot, Alexander named CFL top performers for Week 2
TORONTO - Saskatchewan quarterback Trevor Harris, Montreal receiver Tyson Philpot and Alouettes quarterback Davis Alexander are the top players for Week 2 of the CFL season. Harris completed 30 of 36 ...
The Canadian Press 18h ago

Canada's Fernandez loses to Sonmez in first round at Nottingham
NOTTINGHAM - Canada's Leylah Fernandez was upset 6-4, 7-6 (1) by Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez in first-round action Friday at the Nottingham Open. Fernandez, seeded second at the WTA 205 grass-court event, ...
The Canadian Press 18h ago