Category Archives: Sports

NHLPA poll has Crosby as top coaching candidate, Nylander most stylish
TORONTO - Sidney Crosby is seen by his peers as the NHL player most likely to become a head coach, according to the National Hockey League Players' Association's annual player poll released Friday. Th...
The Canadian Press Apr 17, 2026

Flames winger Huberdeau confident in return-to-play plan after abbreviated season
CALGARY - Calgary Flames winger Jonathan Huberdeau wants to start skating again by the end of June and intends to be ready for September training camp after hip resurfacing surgery. The 32-year-old fo...
The Canadian Press Apr 17, 2026

TFC on five-game unbeaten streak, but expect tough test from Austin FC
TORONTO - Toronto FC is on a roll, but forward Daniel Salloi doesn't expect the Reds to be able to fell "The Trees" with ease Saturday afternoon at BMO Field. Austin FC, known as "Los Verdes", or "The...
The Canadian Press Apr 17, 2026

Canada's Shapovalov loses to Molcan in quarterfinals of BMW Open
MUNICH - Canada's Denis Shapovalov was defeated by Slovak qualifier Alex Molcan 6-4, 6-4 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the BMW Open tennis tournament. Molcan scored a big break to go up 4-3 in the...
The Canadian Press Apr 17, 2026

Canadiens' Demidov, Flyers' Michkov-Martone duo headline young stars to watch in the NHL playoffs
It looked like this would be the spring of the past two No. 1 draft picks, Matthew Schaefer and Macklin Celebrini, making the NHL playoffs at 18 and 19 years old. Then Schaefer's New York Islanders an...
The Canadian Press Apr 17, 2026

New coach Eullaffroy looks to bring joy, simplicity back to CF Montréal
MONTREAL - As CF Montral interim head coach Philippe Eullaffroy prepares for his first game at the helm, all eyes will be fixed on how the caretaker manager will differentiate himself from him predece...
The Canadian Press Apr 17, 2026

WNBA's Tempo to have practice facility built at Exhibition Place, set to open in 2028
TORONTO - The Toronto Tempo are fulfilling their players' expectations as their inaugural WNBA season approaches. The Tempo, alongside the City of Toronto, announced Friday a new practice facility for...
The Canadian Press Apr 17, 2026

Cricket Canada facing corruption allegations aired in documentary
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Cricket's governing body is investigating allegations of corruption against Cricket Canada that were aired in a documentary on Friday and included Canada's T20 World Cup game against ...
The Canadian Press Apr 17, 2026

Vancouver Canucks fire general manager Patrik Allvin after last-place finish
VANCOUVER - Jim Rutherford admits he has to shoulder some of the blame for how the Vancouver Canucks tumbled to the bottom of the NHL standings this season. The club's president of hockey operations i...
The Canadian Press Apr 17, 2026

Inflation expected to jump in March as Iran oil shock enters price data
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will reveal the early impacts of the Iran war's oil price shock on inflation when the agency reports its consumer price index for March on Monday. A Reuters poll shows econo...
The Canadian Press Apr 17, 2026