Category Archives: Sports
Canadians Lopez, Hicks and Caissie leading Marlins' offence
TORONTO - The middling Miami Marlins departed Toronto with back-to-back losses against the Blue Jays, but their three Canadians left an impression. Otto Lopez enjoyed a four-hit game in the 2-1 defeat...
May 27, 2026
Crystal Palace beats Rayo Vallecano 1-0 for Conference League title, club's 1st European trophy
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) - Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal as Crystal Palace won its first-ever European trophy by beating Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in the final of the Conference League on Wednesday ...
May 27, 2026
Man killed in B.C.'s Kootenay region when motorcycle hit elk on highway
TRAIL, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - A motorcycle rider has been killed in British Columbia's Kootenay Region after hitting an elk. Trail RCMP say the crash happened at around 4:25 a.m. on Monday on a st...
May 27, 2026
Canadian winger Tajon Buchanan 'feeling good' ahead of home World Cup
Tajon Buchanan knows black-and-white images of his face are posted on billboards and flashing on TVs across Canada. Bright orange rivulets of sweat streak his skin, part of Gatorade's latest campaign ...
May 27, 2026
Okamoto's homer leads Jays to 2-1 win in rubber match with Marlins
TORONTO - Kazuma Okamoto smacked his team-leading 11th homer in the sixth inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 2-1 come-from-behind win in the rubber match of their three-game series against the Mia...
May 27, 2026
In the shadow of the BC Place, downtown Vancouver braces for World Cup
VANCOUVER - The 30 students attending the Columbia Academy private elementary school in Vancouver often spend their recess in the courtyard of BC Place Stadium, which essentially serves as the school'...
May 27, 2026
Fact File: No evidence Vancouver busing out homeless ahead of World Cup
VANCOUVER - Rumours have spread on social media that homeless people from Vancouver were being bused out of town in an attempt to "clean up" ahead of the FIFA World Cup that begins next month. But Van...
May 27, 2026
Olympians, Paralympians honoured on Parliament Hill Wednesday
OTTAWA - Canada's Olympic and Paralympic athletes were honoured in Ottawa Wednesday. Dozens of athletes from the Milano Cortina Games in Italy spent the day touring the capital, first with Gov. Gen. M...
May 27, 2026
Fact File: No evidence Vancouver sending homeless residents to other B.C. cities ahead of World Cup
Rumours have spread on social media that homeless people from Vancouver were being bused out of town in an attempt to "clean up" ahead of the FIFA World Cup that begins next month. But Vancouver denie...
May 27, 2026
10 players to watch at the World Cup
Two of soccer's all-time greats will likely make their final bows on the sport's biggest stage at the 2026 World Cup. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo can finally pass the baton on to a new generati...
May 27, 2026
