Category Archives: Sports
Toronto and Portland are in the middle of the standings a month into their WNBA expansion seasons
A month into the WNBA season and there has been a strong effort from the two new expansion teams in Toronto and Portland. Building off the success of Golden State last season as an expansion franchise...
Jun 8, 2026
Canadians Andreesu, Shapovalov open grass-court season with losses at Libema Open
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH - Canadian tennis players Bianca Andreescu and Denis Shapovalov opened their grass-court seasons with losses in first-round action at the Libema Open on Monday. Andreescu, from Missis...
Jun 8, 2026
Canada Post warns of mail delays in Toronto near FIFA World Cup events
TORONTO - Canada Post says it's removing some mailboxes and adjusting its service in areas around FIFA World Cup event spaces in Toronto as it anticipates delays in mail processing and delivery. The p...
Jun 8, 2026
Raptors extend general manager Webster, promote him to executive vice president
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have signed general manager Bobby Webster to a multi-year extension and promoted him to executive vice president, the NBA club announced Monday. The Raptors also extended...
Jun 8, 2026
Foreign officers to help Toronto cops manage international fans during FIFA World Cup
TORONTO - Toronto police will work with officers from other countries to manage international fan groups during the FIFA World Cup, the force said in an update a week before the international soccer t...
Jun 8, 2026
Iran's World Cup players wear pins for victims of deadly strike on school as they arrive in Mexico
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) - Iran's World Cup team arrived in Mexico wearing lapel pins highlighting the victims of a deadly missile strike on an elementary school at the start of the war in the Mideast. Th...
Jun 8, 2026
IIHF announces groups for 2027 men's ice hockey world championship with no mention of Russia
ZURICH (AP) - The International Ice Hockey Federation has announced the groups for next year's men's world championship without listing Russia, after last month saying the country's eligibility would ...
Jun 8, 2026
How geography, Trump, and global instability help explain World Cup security costs
Bud Mercer was the head of security for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, a near billion-dollar operation. But the veteran former RCMP officer says those in charge of the World Cup in Vancouver and Toronto...
Jun 8, 2026
World Cup 2026 by the numbers: 104 matches, 48 teams and 3 countries make this the largest ever
This year's edition of the World Cup will be the biggest ever with an expanded field of 48 teams, three host countries and 16 stadiums staging the record 104 matches over the 39-day tournament. The to...
Jun 7, 2026
6 people hurt in stabbings at New York's Penn Station with a suspect in custody, authorities says
NEW YORK (AP) - Six people were injured in a stabbing inside New York's Penn Station on Sunday evening, authorities said, less than a day before thousands of fans are expected to descend on neighborin...
Jun 7, 2026
