Category Archives: Sports
McMann, Woll lead Maple Leafs to 2-1 win over Islanders
NEW YORK (AP) - Bobby McMann scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Thursday night. Joseph Woll stopped 3...
Jan 02, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Canada out of world junior hockey championship with 4-3 loss to Czechia
OTTAWA - Canada has crashed out the world junior hockey championship at the quarterfinal stage for the second straight year. Adam Jecho scored the winner on a power play with 39.4 seconds left in regu...
Jan 02, 2025
Sweden hangs on for quarterfinal win over Latvia at world junior hockey championship
OTTAWA - David Edstrom's second-period power-play goal stood as the winner, and Sweden held on for a 3-2 victory over Latvia in quarterfinal action Thursday at the world junior hockey championship. Ze...
Jan 02, 2025
Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin listed as day-to-day with lower-body injury
DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Avalanche will be without playmaking forward Valeri Nichushkin for an indefinite amount of time due to a lower-body injury. Coach Jared Bednar said after morning practice Th...
Jan 02, 2025
Canada's professional golfers on the upswing headed into 2025
Golf continued to be on the upswing in Canada in 2024, and Brooke Henderson expects even more in the new year. Calgary hosted the CPKC Women's Open, Hamilton welcomed the RBC Canadian Open, and Montre...
Jan 02, 2025
Calgary army reservist and museum curator killed while ice climbing in B.C.
CALGARY - A Calgary army reserve officer was killed in an ice-climbing accident in eastern British Columbia over the holidays. Maj. Dave Peabody died while off duty on Dec. 26 in Kootenay National Par...
Jan 02, 2025
Benevides named defensive co-ordinator on new head coach Buck Pierce's staff
VANCOUVER - Mike Benevides is back as the B.C. Lions defensive co-ordinator. Benevides assumes the role on new head coach Buck Pierce's staff, the Lions announced Thursday. Benevides had spent the las...
Jan 02, 2025
Playoff picture coming into focus at mixed doubles curling trials
LIVERPOOL, N.S. - Lisa Weagle and John Epping locked up second place in Pool B at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials, while the father-daughter team of Jim and Jaelyn Cotter also advanced to th...
Jan 02, 2025
Philadelphia Union hire Bradley Carnell as coach as MLS team tries to return to playoffs
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) - The Philadelphia Union named Bradley Carnell as the fourth head coach in the Major League Soccer team's history on Thursday. The 47-year old Carnell spent two seasons as manager of...
Jan 02, 2025
Montreal Alouettes sign Canadian OL Gibbon to contract extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed Canadian offensive lineman Jesse Gibbon to a one-year contract extension Thursday. The deal leaves Gibbon under contract with the CFL club through the 2026 sea...
Jan 02, 2025