Category Archives: Sports
Raids carried out at Mexican homes linked to former Olympian Ryan Wedding
MEXICO CITY - Mexican authorities have executed four raids on homes linked to a suspect whose description matches that of former Olympic snowboarder and alleged Canadian drug kingpin Ryan Wedding. Mex...
Dec 25, 2025
Kamloops' Hicketts to captain Team Canada at Spengler Cup
DAVOS, SUI. - One of Kamloops' hockey heroes will lead Canada's entry in the 2025 Spengler Cup tournament in Davos, Switzerland. Defenceman Joe Hicketts was named team captain by Hockey Canada Thursda...
Dec 25, 2025 Joe Hicketts (centre) with the Team Canada leadership group. (Image Credit: Hockey Canada / X.com)
Some of the players to watch at the world junior hockey championship
The world junior hockey championship gets going Friday with plenty of top-end talent set to be on display. Future stars in the NHL to suit up at the men's under-20 tournament in recent years include C...
Dec 25, 2025
Roughriders re-sign Canadian receiver Samuel Emilus to two-year contract extension
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Canadian receiver Samuel Emilus to a two-year contract extension, the CFL club announced Wednesday. Emilus was named the top Canadian of this year's Grey Cup a...
Dec 24, 2025
'There was one phone call to be made:' Hunter back to lead Canada at world juniors
Alan Millar and Scott Salmond were sifting through the wreckage. Canada had endured a second straight quarterfinal exit at the world junior hockey championship - this time on home soil. The battered a...
Dec 24, 2025
Canadiens sign defenceman Bryce Pickford to three-year entry-level contract
BROSSARD - The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Bryce Pickford to a three-year entry-level contract, the NHL team announced Wednesday. The contract begins in the 2026-27 season. Pickford has ...
Dec 24, 2025
McDavid and Draisaitl in fine form as Edmonton Oilers climb NHL standings
EDMONTON - Edmonton's dynamic duo has definitely dazzled in December. Connor McDavid had five assists and Leon Draisaitl three goals as the Edmonton Oilers kept rolling into the holiday hiatus with a ...
Dec 24, 2025
Kamloops' Joe Hicketts to play for Canada at 2025 Spengler Cup
KAMLOOPS - Joe Hicketts will play for Team Canada for the first time in a decade. The Kamloops native is one of 25 players who will don the Maple Leaf at the 2025 Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland. H...
Dec 23, 2025 Image Credit: Ontario Reign
Panthers rally with five-goal third period, beat Hurricanes 5-2
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Luke Kunin and Anton Lundell scored 43 seconds apart during a five-goal third period for the Florida Panthers, who rallied past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Tuesday night. Niko ...
Dec 23, 2025
Jumbo Ozaki dies of cancer at age 78. He had the most wins of any Japanese golfer
Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki, whose 113 worldwide victories were the most of any player from Japan, died Wednesday in his home country after a battle with colon cancer, the Japan Golf Tour said. He was 78. O...
Dec 23, 2025
