Category Archives: Sports
Business, sports and festivals draw tourists to Montreal in a record-breaking season
MONTREAL - Business events, sports competitions and festivals are helping Montreal tourism numbers soar this summer. The city is on track for a record-breaking season, according to numbers from the Ma...
Aug 12, 2026
Skate Canada's Slipchuk to step down after 20th season as high-performance director
OTTAWA - Skate Canada announced Wednesday that Mike Slipchuk will step down as high-performance director after the 2026-27 season, following 20 years in the role. Slipchuk joined Skate Canada in 2006,...
Aug 12, 2026
One man injured in targeted shooting outside home in Surrey, B.C., police say
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating after one man was injured in what they describe as a targeted shooting. Officers received reports of the shooting near 60 Avenue and 177 Street in th...
Aug 12, 2026
New Brunswick teens arrested after viral 'car surfing' video
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick police say three teenagers were arrested after a vehicle was stolen and the youth allegedly travelled through the province's southeast corner committing various crimes. RCM...
Aug 12, 2026
Raptors grouped with Magic, Bucks, Pistons and Nets in NBA Cup
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will open their 2026 NBA Cup schedule against the Orlando Magic in a matchup of two group winners. The NBA released the schedule for its annual in-season tournament Wedne...
Aug 12, 2026
A blockbuster $12.5B deal as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger buy the Los Angeles Lakers, AP source says
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold to businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record-breaking price, the second such sale in a year. This sale agreement is $12.5 billion, acc...
Aug 12, 2026
Calgary Flames games get new radio home with Corus Entertainment
CALGARY - Calgary Flames games have a new radio home. Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation (CSEC) and Corus Entertainment announced Wednesday a five-year broadcast deal to carry Flames games o...
Aug 12, 2026
Former NFL QB Matt Hasselbeck part of latest CTE frontier - diagnosing brain disease in the living
PHOENIX (AP) - Matt Hasselbeck took some nasty hits to the head during his 17-year NFL career, four years at Boston College and a childhood full of sports, but the quarterback seems to have emerged fr...
Aug 12, 2026
High school football player in Arkansas practices with a venomous snake in his helmet
MAUMELLE, Ark. (AP) - A high school football player in Arkansas had every right to be rattled after finding a venomous snake inside his helmet during practice. The Maumelle High student felt unusual m...
Aug 12, 2026
Brett Bateman's Major League Baseball career off to fast start with Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - As far as Brett Bateman's concerned, there's no tangible difference between playing in triple-A and Major League Baseball. Bateman continued his impressive start to his big league career on ...
Aug 12, 2026
