Category Archives: Sports
Kiwi fans 'immensely proud' despite 5-1 loss against Belgium at BC Place
VANCOUVER - Belgium has defeated New Zealand 5-1 in Vancouver's final World Cup group stage match at BC Place, dashing the dreams of the Kiwi team and its supporters. The win for the European team mea...
Jun 26, 2026
Kiwis face Belgium in final group-stage World Cup match at BC Place
VANCOUVER - Vancouver is hosting its fifth and final World Cup group-stage match tonight, with New Zealand facing Belgium. Fans of both sides are hoping their tournament hopes remain alive, with a win...
Jun 26, 2026
France forward Ousmane Dembélé scores a first-half World Cup hat trick in 4-1 win over Norway
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - France forward Ousmane Dembl scored a first-half hat trick, including one off a feed from Kylian Mbapp, to help his team beat Norway 4-1 at the World Cup on Friday. Dembl's go...
Jun 26, 2026
Senegal routs 10-man Iraq 5-0 to to advance to World Cup knockout rounds
TORONTO (AP) - Senegal needed to win and it needed to win big. Done and done. Senegal racked up the goals on a 10-man Iraq in a 5-0 victory Friday that helped advance it to the World Cup knockout stag...
Jun 26, 2026
Canada, Alberta flags fly high at town parade amid separatism debate
PONOKA - Paraders waved both Canada and Alberta flags high as many in the crowd cheered louder for tossed candy than politicians at the annual rodeo parade in the town of Ponoka. Tensions over Alberta...
Jun 26, 2026
CFL won't allow QB Sorsby to sign with any team or be added to negotiation lists
TORONTO - Quarterback Brendan Sorsby, permanently ruled ineligible by the NCAA for sports betting, won't be kick-starting his pro football career in Canada. The CFL announced Friday it won't allow the...
Jun 26, 2026
Canada hopes to avoid slow start in World Cup knockout match against South Africa
VANCOUVER - Forward Tani Oluwaseyi knows Canada can't afford another slow start when it faces South Africa on Sunday in a FIFA World Cup knockout match in Los Angeles. In its opening World Cup game ag...
Jun 26, 2026
Thunder sending 3-point shooter Isaiah Joe to Pistons for draft picks, AP source says
Oklahoma City further reduced its potential luxury tax bill for next season by agreeing to trade elite 3-point shooter Isaiah Joe to the Detroit Pistons for two second-round draft picks, a person with...
Jun 26, 2026
Hotel occupancy down in Toronto during first weeks of World Cup
TORONTO - An organization representing Toronto hotels says demand for accommodations in the city is down as more rooms stood empty during the first two weeks of the World Cup than in the same time las...
Jun 26, 2026
StubHub World Cup ticket complaints under investigation in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Consumer Protection BC is investigating complaints about ticket reseller StubHub from people who say they didn't receive their World Cup tickets. The regulator's spokeswoman Louise Hartlan...
Jun 26, 2026