Category Archives: Sports
NHL fines Leafs' Nylander US$5,000 for flipping middle finger at broadcast camera
NEW YORK - Toronto Maple Leafs veteran forward William Nylander has been fined US$5,000 for making an inappropriate gesture, the NHL announced Monday. Nylander flipped his middle finger at a broadcast...
Jan 26, 2026
Former member of Parliament Kirsty Duncan dies at age 59
TORONTO - Former cabinet minister, scientist and champion for safe sport Kirsty Duncan has died at the age of 59. Duncan had made public her multiple operations, radiation and chemotherapy to treat he...
Jan 26, 2026
Ex-Olympic snowboarder pleads not guilty to running a drug smuggling ring
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI's top fugitiv...
Jan 26, 2026
Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley named Eastern Conference player of the week
Toronto Raptors point guard Immanuel Quickley has been named the NBA's Eastern Conference player of the week. Quickley helped the Raptors to a 4-0 record last week, averaging a team-high 25.3 points, ...
Jan 26, 2026
'Crazy night': Sittler's 10-point game still stands as NHL record 50 years later
TORONTO - Darryl Sittler remembers the usual noise in the newspapers. Toronto Maple Leafs owner Harold Ballard - mercurial, headline-seeking, controversial - had sounded off to the press about his tea...
Jan 26, 2026
Ex-Olympic snowboarder pleads not guilty to running a drug smuggling ring
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI's top fugitiv...
Jan 26, 2026
Kaprizov, Kucherov, Dostal named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Minnesota Wild left-wing Kirill Kaprizov, Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov and Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Kaprizo...
Jan 26, 2026
Blue Jackets' game against Kings is postponed because of major winter storm
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The NHL postponed the Columbus Blue Jackets' home game against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night because of a major winter storm that created dangerous travel conditions acro...
Jan 26, 2026
Einarson loses, Lawes and Peterson remain unbeaten at Scotties Tournament of Hearts
MISSISSAUGA - It can be a little tricky to figure out the names and positions for some of the Manitoba players at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. There's no confusion about their position in the st...
Jan 26, 2026
Canada's ski cross, alpine ski racers unveiled for 2026 Olympic Games
TORONTO - World champions James Crawford, Laurence St-Germain and Marielle Thompson lead Canada's alpine and ski cross teams into the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games Alpine Canada announced Monday ...
Jan 26, 2026
