Category Archives: Sports
Blazers' Hurlbert cracks WHL First All-Star Team
KAMLOOPS - It's another feather in J.P. Hurlbert's cap, as the Kamloops Blazers forward has been recognized for his exploits this WHL season.The 17-year-old Hurlbert led the Blazers in scoring in his ...
Mar 31, 2026 (Image Credit: Brian Johnson/Kamloops Blazers)
Eight junior hockey teams to leave KIJHL, form independent league
CHASE, B.C. - Eight junior hockey teams have announced intentions to break away from the Hockey Canada-affiliated Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) and form their own independent lea...
Mar 31, 2026 (Image Credit: WIJHL)
PWHLPA president Stacey says salary leak 'a shock' but may help players push for more
MONTREAL - Laura Stacey was caught off guard when PWHL player salaries leaked last week. Now she hopes the added transparency helps players seek better contracts moving forward. Stacey, the president ...
Mar 31, 2026
BC Ferries route disrupted over generator problem on vessel scuttles sailings
VICTORIA - Passengers on a BC Ferries sailing from Metro Vancouver to Vancouver Island had to unload from a vessel Tuesday after a "mechanical difficulty" with the ship's generator. BC Ferries says mu...
Mar 31, 2026
With Rockets' duo doing damage, Blazers aim to clamp down defensively in Game 3
KAMLOOPS - Tij Iginla and Vojtch iha are roasting the Kamloops Blazers. The Kelowna forwards have combined for nine points in two post-season games, with the Rockets up 2-0 on the Blazers in the best-...
Mar 31, 2026 Ty Coupland (left), Tij Iginla (Image Credit: Steve Dunsmoor)
Canada Soccer, senior national teams ratify collective bargaining agreement
TORONTO - Canada Soccer and the player associations representing the two senior national teams have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement. The CBA formalizes a framework agreement reached in ...
Mar 31, 2026
Ponce has sprained ACL after nasty fall, placed on Blue Jays 15-day injured list
TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Cody Ponce will miss "some significant time" as he recovers from a sprained knee. Manager John Schneider said Tuesday that an MRI the night before revealed Ponce ha...
Mar 31, 2026
Cheers turn to sadness in Toronto's Little Italy as Bosnia wins World Cup qualifier
TORONTO - Vito Valela was optimistic as he settled into a chair at Cafe Diplomatico in Toronto to watch Italy's bid to secure a spot in the FIFA World Cup, in between bites of pizza and sips of red wi...
Mar 31, 2026
Poilievre calls for cancellation of multibillion-dollar high-speed rail project
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the federal government to cancel a proposed high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City. Speaking to reporters in Peterborough, Ont...
Mar 31, 2026
A playoff salary cap is coming to the NHL. GMs get a calculator to help them navigate it
NEW YORK (AP) - Gone are the days of NHL teams stashing players on long-term injured reserve through the end of the regular season and dressing them at the start of the playoffs. Starting this spring,...
Mar 31, 2026
