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Flying High: Toronto Blue Jays on upswing entering home series against Phillies
TORONTO - A visit by the woeful Athletics came at an ideal time for the Toronto Blue Jays. Canada's lone big-league team was in a tailspin before finding its form last week. Toronto has won five in a ...
Jun 2, 2025
B.C. ostrich farm calls for independent testing to prevent 'unnecessary destruction'
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The operators of a British Columbia ostrich flock that's facing a cull order after an avian flu outbreak are calling for independent testing of the birds to preven...
Jun 2, 2025
B.C. ostrich farm calls for independent testing to prevent 'unnecessary destruction'
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The operators of a British Columbia ostrich flock that's facing a cull order after an avian flu outbreak are calling for independent testing of the birds to preven...
Jun 2, 2025
Ivory Coast's Elephants look forward to facing Canada, New Zealand in Toronto
TORONTO - Ask Ivory Coast soccer coach Emerse Fae about Canada and he is quick to praise - and reel off names. "I like this team because the Canada team has very good players - good players like Jonat...
Jun 2, 2025
The Stanley Cup final goalie matchup: Bobrovsky and Skinner, matching wits once again
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The only times that Sergei Bobrovsky spent any time really reflecting on winning the Stanley Cup were the obvious moments. The on-ice celebration that night. The day of th...
Jun 2, 2025
Vancouver mayor, city councillors to meet with federal officials in Ottawa
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says Mayor Ken Sim and two city councillors will travel to Ottawa this week to meet with senior federal officials. It says in a news release that the delegation, whic...
Jun 2, 2025
IIHF, PWHL not aligned over scheduling of 2026 women's world hockey championship
The International Ice Hockey Federation has postponed announcing the host city of the 2026 women's world hockey championship. The IIHF introduced running a women's championship in the same year as an ...
Jun 2, 2025
Ottawa collects extra $617M from import duties in March as counter-tariffs hit U.S.
OTTAWA - Ottawa collected an extra $617 million in import duties this past March compared to a year earlier as counter-tariffs against U.S. trade restrictions came into effect. The federal government'...
Jun 2, 2025
B.C.'s Buck Pierce, Edmonton's Mark Kilam to meet in their CFL head-coaching debuts
Buck Pierce will make his CFL head-coaching debut in familiar surroundings. Pierce begins his tenure as B.C.'s head coach Saturday night when the Lions host the Edmonton Elks. Pierce, 43, began his CF...
Jun 2, 2025
First Nations infrastructure critical but not nation-building: minister
OTTAWA - The new federal Crown-Indigenous relations minister says building up First Nations infrastructure is "critical" but doesn't qualify as nation-building as her government works to fast-track ne...
Jun 2, 2025
