Category Archives: Sports
Veteran harness driver Doug McNair earns 5,000th career racing victory
He's won Breeders Crown events and been named Canada's best driver, but achieving 5,000 career wins might rank as Doug McNair's top harness-racing accomplishment. The 36-year-old Guelph, Ont. resident...
Jan 20, 2026
Westlake heads to sixth Paralympic Games as Canada's Para hockey team named
CALGARY - Veteran forward Greg Westlake heads to his sixth Paralympic Games as Canada's Para hockey team looks for its first Olympic gold medal in 20 years at the Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics. Wes...
Jan 20, 2026
Phillies president Dombrowski says losing prized free agent Bo Bichette to Mets a gut punch
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bo Bichette spurning the Phillies for the National League East rival New York Mets was akin to a gut punch for the NL East champions. A two-time All-Star shortstop with the Toronto...
Jan 20, 2026
Two-time Paralympian Rob Shaw retiring from wheelchair tennis
TORONTO - Rob Shaw will retire from wheelchair tennis after competing at the Australian Open, Tennis Canada announced Tuesday. The 36-year-old from North Bay, Ont., played most of his career in the qu...
Jan 20, 2026
Strate, Boyd-Clowes named to ski jump team, but no chance for another mixed medal
CALGARY - Two athletes who helped Canada win its first Olympic ski jumping medal will be back at the Milan Cortina Games, but the mixed team that achieved the breakthrough won't be back for another sh...
Jan 20, 2026
Organizing soccer friendlies ahead of World Cup comes with a lot of moving parts
Organizing a soccer friendly takes more than a phone call and a glance at the calendar. And doing it on the eve of the FIFA World Cup adds to the Rubik's Cube-like degree of difficulty. Canada Soccer ...
Jan 20, 2026
Federica Brignone shows competitive skiing on return from injury with Olympics approaching
SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy (AP) - Defending overall World Cup champion Federica Brignone is back skiing after a nine-month injury layoff and already competitive with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympi...
Jan 20, 2026
Vancouver Canucks coach calls out team for lingering 'defeated feeling'
VANCOUVER - Adam Foote has seen enough. The Vancouver Canucks head coach is tired of his players getting frustrated and letting their play slip. Yes, the team is mired in an extended losing skid, but ...
Jan 20, 2026
Whitecloud surprised by trade, but excited to join Flames' blue line
CALGARY - Despite having his world turned upside down on Sunday, Zach Whitecloud packed, got on a plane in Las Vegas with his fiance Monday morning, and made his Flames debut on Monday night. In Calga...
Jan 20, 2026
Quinn Hughes starting to feel more comfortable in new surrounds with Wild
TORONTO - Quinn Hughes is still navigating new surroundings. Watch out when the smooth-skating, minute-crunching defenceman finally finds his groove. Hughes picked up two more assists and was on the i...
Jan 20, 2026