Category Archives: Sports
BCHL announces plans to expand to Alberta
CHILLIWACK - It appears the BC Hockey League will be expanding to Alberta in time for the 2024 - 25 junior hockey season.In a short news release Saturday (Jan. 20), the BCHL says five teams have commi...
Jan 20, 2024
Canadians Loutitt, Strate capture historic World Cup ski-jumping silver medal
ZA, JAPAN - It was a historic accomplishment Saturday for Canadian ski jumpers Alex Loutitt and Abigail Strate. The pair was second in a World Cup super team ski-jumping event, earning Canada it's fir...
Jan 20, 2024
Toronto rapper Drake bets big on UFC middleweight champ Sean Strickland at UFC 297
TORONTO - Drake will be cheering for UFC middleweight champion Sean (Tarzan) Strickland at UFC 297 on Saturday night. UFC president Dana White reposted a betting slip from Drake's verified Instagram a...
Jan 20, 2024
Canadian snowboarder Brearley wins World Cup gold in slopestyle
LAAX, Switzerland - Canadian snowboarders Liam Brearley and Cameron Spalding won gold and bronze, respectively, at a World Cup slopestyle event Saturday. The 20-year-old Brearley, from Gravenhurst, On...
Jan 20, 2024
Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls to Medvedev at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime's journey at the Australian Open ended in the third round after a straight-set loss of 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 to Daniil Medvedev on Saturday. Medvedev ne...
Jan 20, 2024
Milburn, Virk represent Chilliwack Chiefs at BCHL All-Star weekend
PENTICTON - Brady Milburn had a goal and one assist while Chilliwack teammate Savin Virk had one assist as the Coastal Division Stars whipped the Interior Division Stars 10 - 3 at the BCHL All-Star ga...
Jan 20, 2024
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek is out of the Australian Open after a 3rd-round loss to Linda Noskova
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Top-ranked Iga Swiatek is out of the Australian Open after a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 third-round loss to 50th-ranked Linda Noskova. Swiatek is a four-time major winner but has never ...
Jan 20, 2024
Canada's Elliot Vaillancourt wins World Cup silver in men's moguls
VAL ST. COME - Canada's Elliot Vaillancourt won silver Friday at the FIS freestyle moguls World Cup. Vaillancourt, from Drummondville, Que., finished in second place with a score of 82.37 points, just...
Jan 19, 2024
Connor Howe wins 1,500-metre gold on three-medal day for Canada at Four Continents
SALT LAKE CITY - Long-track speedskater Connor Howe won gold in the men's 1,500 metres on Friday on a three-medal day for Canada at the ISU Four Continents Championships. Howe, from Canmore, Alta., fi...
Jan 19, 2024
Sam Burns shoots 61, leads The American Express with amateur Nick Dunlap in the hunt
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) - Sam Burns shot the best round of his life with "RTR" shaved into the side of his head. The acronym for "Roll Tide Roll" was the LSU product's follicular punishment for losing ...
Jan 19, 2024