Category Archives: Sports
North Vancouver volleyball coach charged with 10 sexual offences
NORTH VANCOUVER - A North Vancouver man has been charged with 10 sexual offences in relation to complaints made against him while coaching a local volleyball team. North Vancouver RCMP say the BC Pros...
Jul 2, 2026
Young players learning big lessons in Canada's historic World Cup run
HOUSTON - They call him "The Machine." At 20 years old, Luc de Fougerolles is the youngest player on Canada's 26-man FIFA World Cup squad. Yet the centre back is known as one of the group's hardest wo...
Jul 2, 2026
Winners and losers of the NHL offseason include teams in big markets spending and improving
NHL teams committed more than $862 million in salary to 102 players on the first day of free agency, not counting entry-level or minor-league contracts. Chicago signed Bowen Byram to the biggest contr...
Jul 2, 2026
Washington's Puyallup Tribe and First Nations in Canada hope World Cup partnerships raise cultural awareness
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Yangbin Wu shook his fists in rhythm with the thunderous drumming and singing, his face furrowed in concentration, as he held two "bones" in his hands. His opponents in an Indigen...
Jul 2, 2026
THE TATTLE OF HASTINGS: New York Rangers' goaltender Garand talks new contract, plans to stick with big club
KAMLOOPS - Former Kamloops Blazers' netminder Dylan Garand made his NHL debut last season with the New York Rangers, stopping 35 of 37 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Winnipeg Jets on March 22 at ...
Jul 2, 2026 DYLAN GARAND, MARTY HASTINGS. (Image Credit: CFJC Today/Anthony Corea)
Alex Ovechkin declares 'I'm back!' and re-signs with Capitals to return for a 22nd NHL season
Alex Ovechkin is not ready to skate away from the NHL, not yet, and now he gets a chance to make his career goal-scoring record even more difficult to break. Ovechkin signed an incentive-laden deal Th...
Jul 2, 2026
Canada's Diallo out of Wimbledon after five-set loss to Italy's Sonego
LONDON - Canada's Gabriel Diallo is out of the Wimbledon men's draw after a marathon five-set loss to Italy's Lorenzo Sonego in second-round action Thursday. Diallo twice came back from a set down bef...
Jul 2, 2026
Toronto Raptors sign head coach Rajakovic to multi-year extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have agreed to a multi-year contract extension with head coach Darko Rajakovic, the team announced Thursday. Rajakovic led the Raptors to a 46-36 record this past season,...
Jul 2, 2026
Saskatchewan's Grady Young on a bull-riding roll into Calgary Stampede rodeo
CALGARY - Bull rider Grady Young says success hasn't changed his approach to the Calgary Stampede rodeo. Young, from Leader, Sask., was a 19-year-old breakout star in 2025 when he scored an event-high...
Jul 2, 2026
Maple Leafs sign depth forward Brandon Duhaime to three-year deal
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Brandon Duhaime to a three-year contract Thursday, the second day of NHL free agency. The 29-year-old spent last season with the Washington Capitals, recording f...
Jul 2, 2026
