Category Archives: Sports
Carney welcomes World Cup to Ottawa as Canada prepares to host matches next month
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney may have been the first Canadian to ever hoist the FIFA World Cup trophy - an honour typically reserved for tournament winners - as he welcomed FIFA president Giann...
May 24, 2026
'Owe it to our fans': Canadiens keen for better home-ice effort in Game 3
RALEIGH - Nick Suzuki trudged off the ice hoping it wasn't his team's closing act at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens were embarrassed 8-3 by the Buffalo Sabres in Game 6 of their second-round playoff s...
May 24, 2026
Canada's Gabriel Diallo retires due to injury in opening match at French Open
PARIS - Gabriel Diallo is out of the French Open. The Montreal native retired due to injury from his opening-round match against Australian James Duckworth on Sunday at the tennis Grand Slam event. Du...
May 24, 2026
Kamloops to host 2027 Futsal Canadian Championship in April
KAMLOOPS - The City of Kamloops will host the 2027 Futsal Canadian Championship in April next year.Canada Soccer has picked the Tournament Capital of Canada as the host of the 2027-edition of the nati...
May 24, 2026 (Image Credit: Canada Soccer/Contributed)
Arrival of World Cup in Toronto, Vancouver means more chances to pick up side gigs
Canadian soccer fanatics have a chance to experience one of the sport's premier events in person this year as the FIFA World Cup comes to North America. For some people, the tournament also means an o...
May 24, 2026
Canadian star Bridget Carleton takes on leadership role with expansion Portland Fire
TORONTO - Ever since Bridget Carleton was selected first overall in the WNBA's 2026 expansion draft the message has been clear: she has to be aggressive. The native of Chatham-Kent, Ont., had 15 point...
May 24, 2026
White, Müller combine for seven-points as Whitecaps sink San Diego 4-2
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Brian White had two first-half goals and two second-half assists and Thomas Mller added three assists to propel the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 4-2 victory over San Diego FC on Saturday ...
May 23, 2026
'A lot of pressure': Canadiens smothered in Game 2 before falling 3-2 in OT
RALEIGH - Martin St. Louis watched his team skate into open space almost at will. The Canadiens pumped goal after goal past Frederik Andersen in a surprising 6-2 triumph to open the NHL's Eastern Conf...
May 23, 2026
Silvertips rally to tip Sagueneens 5-3 in Memorial Cup opener for both teams
KELOWNA - Jesse Heslop had a goal and an assist and the Everett Silvertips scored three times in the second period en route to a 5-3 victory over the Chicoutimi Sagueneens at the Memorial Cup tourname...
May 23, 2026
Lod, Gutman score as hot Fire edge Toronto FC 2-1
CHICAGO (AP) - Robin Lod and Andrew Gutman each scored a goal Saturday night to help Chicago beat Toronto FC 2-1 on Saturday night for the Fire's third consecutive win. Toronto (3-6-5) has lost three ...
May 23, 2026
