Category Archives: Sports
Austrian skier Mirjam Puchner fastest in Lake Louise downhill training run
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Austria's Mirjam Puchner posted the fastest time Wednesday in the second downhill training run ahead of a women's World Cup alpine skiing stop this week at Lake Louise, Alta. Puch...
Nov 30, 2022
COVID vaccine policy for Arctic Winter Games not due to Alberta influence: official
YELLOWKNIFE - An official with the Arctic Winter Games says its decision to revoke a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for the upcoming event had nothing to do with pressure from the Alberta governmen...
Nov 30, 2022
'A different time:' Stoumbos remembers Canadas first-ever World Cup goal
LORI EWING - Helen Stoumbos lined up for what would be a historic Canadian corner kick, all but swallowed up by a jersey that looked more like a red and white parachute. "We got hand-me-downs, our uni...
Nov 30, 2022
Poulin, Nurse return as Canada looks to get back into Rivalry Series with U.S.
CALGARY - Team captain Marie-Philip Poulin and 2022 Olympic leading scorer Sarah Nurse will help lead Canada's women's hockey team when it continues its Rivalry Series with the United States next mont...
Nov 30, 2022
Vasek Pospisil: Canada's Davis Cup victory a career highlight
TORONTO - Canada's Davis Cup team developed a foolproof ritual before each of its matches along the way to the country's first-ever championship. All of the players would slowly start to clap in their...
Nov 30, 2022
Sports on TV joins turkey, parade as holiday traditions
NEW YORK (AP) - Besides eating turkey and visiting with family, sports on television occupied the time of many Americans over the Thanksgiving weekend. Some marquee contests led to some TV milestones,...
Nov 30, 2022
Winnipeg Sea Bears the latest team in growing Canadian Elite Basketball League
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Sea Bears are the newest franchise in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. The team, owned by Winnipeg businessman and lawyer David Asper, will tip off the 2023 season at the ...
Nov 30, 2022
Penguins D Letang out indefinitely after 2nd stroke
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang is out indefinitely after suffering a stroke. General manager Ron Hextall announced Tuesday that the 35-year-old Letang had the stroke Mond...
Nov 30, 2022
Dallas Stars winger Jason Robertson showing he belongs among NHL elite
Jason Robertson was late to training camp after navigating a tricky contract negotiation. The winger didn't feel ready for the Dallas Stars' final exhibition game, preferring to use extra practice tim...
Nov 30, 2022
Mike Weir named President Cup captain for 2024 event at Royal Montreal Golf Club
MONTREAL - Mike Weir will be the first Canadian to ever captain a Presidents Cup team. Weir was officially named the international team's captain on Wednesday morning at a news conference at the Bell ...
Nov 30, 2022