Category Archives: Sports

The quest for Canada to host a men's FIFA World Cup dates back some 50 years for Walter Sieber. Sieber, then director general of sports for the Montreal Olympics, was sitting next to then-FIFA preside...

Connor Bedard made his case with a surge up the NHL's scoring race. The Chicago Blackhawks centre shot out of the gate this season and was tied for third in scoring with 44 points in 31 games before s...

MINNEAPOLIS - Hockey Canada unveiled its 25-player Olympic men's hockey roster for February's Milan Cortina Games on Wednesday. Forwards: Macklin Celebrini (San Jose Sharks); Anthony Cirelli (Tampa Ba...

MONTRAL - On New Year's Eve morning in Montreal, Mark Nikiforov sawed a hole into the thick sheet of ice capping the St. Lawrence River, preparing to plunge inside. With temperatures hovering around -...

It was surprising for Andre De Grasse at first. The seven-time Olympic medallist from Markham, Ont., got a call in late October from the Governor General's office informing him he would receive the Or...

The Montana's Canadian Curling Trials did more than just determine this country's representatives for the Winter Olympics. It also served as a valuable opportunity for up-and-coming players to get a t...

VANCOUVER - Most NHL teams would be excited for an upcoming homestand. That may not be the case for the Vancouver Canucks. The team has struggled mightily at Rogers Arena this season, falling to 4-12-...

TORONTO - The Toronto Sceptres tilted the ice for much of the final two periods, but just could not figure out Nicole Hensley. The Minnesota Frost goaltender put on a clinic in her 31-save outing to l...

TORONTO - The odds were stacked against the Toronto Maple Leafs, who on Tuesday were playing their third game in four nights since the Christmas break and were without key injured players Auston Matth...

MINNEAPOLIS - Macklin Celebrini shook hands with Doug Armstrong early last season. The general manager of the Canadian men's hockey team was in attendance to watch his St. Louis Blues play the San Jos...