Category Archives: Sports
Soccer’s top decision makers meet in Vancouver for FIFA Congress ahead of World Cup
VANCOUVER - Soccer authorities from around the globe have gathered in Vancouver, weeks before the FIFA World Cup kicks off across Canada, the United States and Mexico. Representatives from each of the...
Apr 29, 2026
Public safety minister Krieger says FIFA security costs, preparations are evolving
VICTORIA - B.C. will receive $100 million from the federal government for World Cup security, but the provincial public safety minister says the final price tag won't be known for weeks as security ar...
Apr 29, 2026
Public safety minister Krieger says FIFA security costs, preparations are evolving
VICTORIA - B.C. will receive $100 million from the federal government for World Cup security, but the provincial public safety minister says the final price tag won't be known for weeks as security ar...
Apr 29, 2026
Arsenal and Atletico exchange penalty goals in 1-1 draw in 1st leg of Champions League semifinals
MADRID (AP) - Atletico Madrid and Arsenal drew 1-1 in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals on Wednesday. It was a gritty encounter in Madrid between the clubs trying to return to the final...
Apr 29, 2026
Request for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to be given a police escort is denied by Canadian police
TORONTO (AP) - A request for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to be given a police escort while in Vancouver, British Columbia, for FIFA meetings has been denied, the Vancouver Police Department said W...
Apr 29, 2026
Eva Havaris appointed as chief operating officer of Football Canada
OTTAWA - Football Canada appointed Eva Havaris as its chief executive officer Wednesday. Havaris will assume her new role June 8. She joins amateur football's national governing body with over 20 year...
Apr 29, 2026
Goaltender Scott Wedgewood rises from career backup to the Avalanche's playoff rock
DENVER (AP) - Scott Wedgewood tends to notice just about everything happening around him, no matter the task. That traffic pattern five lights ahead while driving? He's already planned for it. The peo...
Apr 29, 2026
Anand backs up report saying Iranian soccer officials were turned away from Canada
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday it's her "understanding" that Iranian soccer officials saw their permission to enter Canada revoked ahead of the FIFA Congress in Vancouver...
Apr 29, 2026
Anand backs up report saying Iranian soccer officials were turned away from Canada
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday it's her "understanding" that Iranian soccer officials saw their permission to enter Canada revoked ahead of the FIFA Congress in Vancouver...
Apr 29, 2026
Bruins' Pastrnak among the many stars delivering big plays in the face of NHL playoff elimination
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - David Pastrnak embraces what comes from being the face of the Boston Bruins, heavy as the responsibility might be. With their season on the line, leave it to the 12th-year forward...
Apr 29, 2026