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Struggling Canucks fire GM Jim Benning, head coach Travis Green: reports
VANCOUVER - The beleaguered Vancouver Canucks have reportedly fired general manager Jim Benning. Multiple outlets reported the news Sunday, hours after Sportsnet's Eliotte Friedman reported that the t...
Dec 5, 2021
O'Neil, Hodges, Miñoso, Kaat, Oliva, Fowler get baseball HOF
Buck O'Neil never uttered a single word of bitterness or regret about not being elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. Till the end, he urged those who loved and rooted for him to do the same. Now, lon...
Dec 5, 2021
Brier champion skip Bottcher weighs in on surprise split with vice-skip Moulding
Skip Brendan Bottcher provided his reasoning Sunday for the lineup rupture within the Canadian men's curling champions that left vice Darren Moulding on the outs and had the sport's observers and fans...
Dec 5, 2021
Vancouver Canucks fire head coach Travis Green, hire Bruce Boudreau: report
VANCOUVER - The struggling Vancouver Canucks have reportedly parted ways with head coach Travis Green and replaced him with Bruce Boudreau. Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported the news Sunday night...
Dec 5, 2021
Pacific FC beat defending champs Forge FC to claim 1st Canadian Premier League title
HAMILTON - There's a new Canadian Premier League champion. Victoria's Pacific FC knocked off defending champions Forge FC of Hamilton 1-0 in the CPL final Sunday for their first league title. Alessand...
Dec 5, 2021
O'Neil, Hodges, Miñoso, Kaat, Oliva, Fowler get baseball HOF
Buck O'Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field, joined Gil Hodges, Minnie Mioso and three others in being elected to the baseball Hall of Fa...
Dec 5, 2021
Winnipeg Blue Bombers hold off Saskatchewan Roughriders in CFL West final
WINNIPEG - Andrew Harris ran for 136 yards and one touchdown as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers overcame six turnovers in a 21-17 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the West Division final on Sund...
Dec 5, 2021
Bears sweep Gold Wings, Mintos drop two on road swing
The Prince Albert Northern Bears completed their clean sweep over the Weyburn Gold Wings over the weekend at the Art Hauser Centre. The Bears surrendered just one goal against throughout the weekend, ...
Dec 5, 2021
Trans Mountain pipeline restarts after three-week shutdown during B.C. storms
The Trans Mountain pipeline has restarted following a three-week precautionary shutdown during a series of storms that battered southern British Columbia, causing extensive flooding and landslides. Tr...
Dec 5, 2021
Kilted Scotsman completes 8,000-kilometre fundraising walk across Canada
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A kilt-wearing Scotsman and his dog completed an 8,000-kilometre fundraising walk across Canada on Sunday by striding into an icy breeze atop Cape Spear on the eastern edge of Newfo...
Dec 5, 2021
