Category Archives: Sports
'It's meant everything to us': Casorso, Wright families reflect on support received at memorial skate
KAMLOOPS - It's been three weeks since junior hockey players Cameron Casorso, JJ Wright and Caden Fine were involved in a deadly highway collision with a semi truck on their way to hockey practice in ...
Feb 23, 2026 Susan Wright receiving condolences on the death of her son, JJ Wright (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Jets rave about goaltender Connor Hellebuyck's gold-medal game outing for U.S.
WINNIPEG - The rest of the hockey world marvelled as Connor Hellebuyck put on a 41-save clinic to snap a 46-year Olympic gold-medal drought for the United States. Inside the Winnipeg Jets' locker room...
Feb 23, 2026
Okamoto homers in Blue Jays 4-3 loss to Mets in pre-season play
DUNEDIN - Kazuma Okamoto hit a two-run home run, his first in a Blue Jays jersey, in Toronto's 4-3 pre-season loss to the New York Mets on Monday. Okamoto, who made his debut Saturday, belted it deep ...
Feb 23, 2026
Schneider, Kirk to lead the way for Blue Jays on Automated Ball-Strike challenges
Davis Schneider and Alejandro Kirk will have the green light, George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. probably have a yellow. Everyone else will sit on red, at least at first, as the Toronto Blue Ja...
Feb 23, 2026
$400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes race to be run Sept. 7 at Fort Erie Racetrack
FORT ERIE - The $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes will be held Sept. 7, Fort Erie Racetrack announced Monday. The 1 3/16-mile dirt race is the second jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown. It will follow t...
Feb 23, 2026
CONCACAF monitoring violence in Mexico as Champions Cup continues
Soccer's governing body in North America says it's closely monitoring ongoing violence in Mexico as its international tournament continues. A spokesperson for CONCACAF, which oversees the sport in Nor...
Feb 23, 2026
Olympic medallists Gilles, Poirier headline Canadian world championship team
OTTAWA - Newly minted Olympic bronze medallist ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier will be part of the Canadian contingent at the figure skating world championships in March. The event will be h...
Feb 23, 2026
Canada's Auger-Aliassime wins opening-round match at Dubai Championships
DUBAI - It took six match points, but Canada's Flix Auger-Aliassime eventually got the job done. The 25-year-old from Montreal defeated China's Zhang Zhizhen 6-3, 7-6 (4) in first-round men's singles ...
Feb 23, 2026
Andy Roddick is joining ESPN's coverage of Wimbledon and the US Open
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) - Tennis Hall of Famer Andy Roddick is joining ESPN for its coverage of Wimbledon and the U.S. Open under a multi-year deal announced Monday. Roddick, the 2003 U.S. Open champion, ...
Feb 23, 2026
UEFA provisionally suspends Gianluca Prestianni after accusation he racially abused Vinícius Júnior
NYON, Switzerland (AP) - UEFA said on Monday it has provisionally suspended Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni for one match following accusations he racially abused Vincius Jnior. The decision means ...
Feb 23, 2026
