Category Archives: Sports
Poulin, Primerano among players invited to Olympic women's hockey orientation camp
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has invited 30 players to a national women's team orientation camp in Calgary in preparation for the 2026 Olympic Games. The national governing body of hockey is also summoning...
Aug 01, 2025
McDavid, Crosby headline Canada’s Olympic men's hockey camp roster for Milan
CALGARY - Edmonton's Connor McDavid and Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby are among 42 NHL players invited to Hockey Canada's men's Olympic orientation camp, set for late August in Calgary. The orientation c...
Aug 01, 2025
Osaka reaches NBO fourth round with straight-sets win over Ostapenko in Montreal
MONTREAL - Japan's Naomi Osaka is moving on to the National Bank Open's fourth round after a 6-2, 6-4 win over 22nd-seeded Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia on Friday. Osaka, a former world No. 1, hit five a...
Aug 01, 2025
Davidovich Fokina upsets 12th seed at National Bank Open; Diallo last Canadian hope
TORONTO - Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain reached the round of 16 at the National Bank Open in Toronto with a straight-sets victory over Jakub Mensik of Czechia. It was an upset of sorts as the 2...
Aug 01, 2025
Clock ticking on Edmonton Elks to string together wins and get into playoff position
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks are aware, with one-third of the CFL season behind them, that they're in must-win territory to have a chance at the playoffs. The Elks (1-5) at home to the Hamilton Tiger-...
Aug 01, 2025
Gaudreau Family 5K raises more than $500,000 for accessible playground at special education school
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The first 5K held in the memory of John and Matt Gaudreau helped raise more than $500,000, enough to break ground later this year on an accessible playground at the special educati...
Aug 01, 2025
AFC Toronto's Esther Okoronkwo leads Nigeria women to Africa Cup of Nations title
TORONTO - The fledgling Northern Super League has scored a win on the international stage with AFC Toronto forward Esther Okoronkwo helping Nigeria to the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title....
Aug 01, 2025
CFL, Blue Bombers monitoring Winnipeg air quality ahead of game against Argonauts
WINNIPEG - The CFL and Winnipeg Blue Bombers say they're monitoring air quality ahead of Friday's scheduled game against the Toronto Argonauts. Forest fire smoke from northern Saskatchewan and Manitob...
Aug 01, 2025
Canada Super 60 league to make debut at Vancouver's B.C. Place Stadium
VANCOUVER - Cricket is coming to B.C. Place Stadium in the form of the Canada Super 60 tournament. The new league, which features the short-form 10-over version of the game, was originally set to laun...
Aug 01, 2025
Saskatoon's Tierney just misses podium in 200m backstroke at swimming worlds
SINGAPORE - Saskatoon's Blake Tierney finished fourth in the men's 200-metre backstroke at the world swimming championships on Friday. Tierney finished with a time of one minute 55.09 seconds, 47 hund...
Aug 01, 2025
