Category Archives: Sports
Tradition Gone: 'Hockey Night in Canada' NHL broadcasts won't return to CBC next fall
TORONTO - "Hockey Night in Canada," a program featuring National Hockey League games that has been part of the national fabric for nearly 75 years on CBC television, will not return to the public broa...
Jun 16, 2026
Tradition Gone: 'Hockey Night in Canada' NHL broadcasts won't return to CBC next fall
TORONTO - "Hockey Night in Canada," a program featuring National Hockey League games that has been part of the national fabric for nearly 75 years on CBC television, will not return to the public broa...
Jun 16, 2026
Assessment shows '25 Grey Cup generated over $93 million in economic activity
TORONTO - The 2025 Grey Cup generated over $93 million in economic activity across Canada, according to an independent assessment conducted by Sport Tourism Canada. A week of festivities was held in W...
Jun 16, 2026
Former NHL player Kyle Calder dies at 47 after an illness
Former NHL player Kyle Calder died Monday. He was 47. His daughter Madison announced her father's death in a social media post. The Los Angeles Jr. Kings, the team Calder coached from 2020-22, said he...
Jun 16, 2026
Hilary Knight is heading to Hockeytown in PWHL sign-and-trade deal between Detroit and Las Vegas
DETROIT (AP) - Hilary is officially headed to Hockeytown. With the PWHL's trade freeze lifting on Tuesday, the league announced five-time U.S. Olympian Hilary Knight's trade to Detroit as part of a si...
Jun 16, 2026
Canada's Gilles, Poirier will not compete in Grand Prix figure skating this season
OTTAWA - Olympic ice dance bronze medallists Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier will not compete during the 2026-27 Grand Prix season. The International Skating Union released assignments for figure skatin...
Jun 16, 2026
The Latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada
Here are the latest developments from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. All times Eastern: 2:08 a.m. Marko Arnautovic scores on a penalty in the 12th minute of second-half stoppage time to give Austria a 3-1 v...
Jun 16, 2026
The Latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada
Here are the latest developments from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. All times Eastern: 2:08 a.m. Marko Arnautovic scores on a penalty in the 12th minute of second-half stoppage time to give Austria a 3-1 v...
Jun 16, 2026
Tunisia fires coach Sabri Lamouchi after heavy opening World Cup loss and appoints Renard
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - Tunisia has fired coach Sabri Lamouchi after being thrashed 5-1 by Sweden in its first match at the World Cup and appointed French coach Herv Renard, the Tunisian soccer feder...
Jun 16, 2026
Ghana midfielder Partey loses bid to enter Canada for World Cup match in Toronto
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has dismissed Thomas Partey's bid for emergency relief after Canada denied the Ghana midfielder entry for the FIFA World Cup. Justice Roger Lafrenire, who heard the appl...
Jun 16, 2026