Category Archives: Sports

Mark Washington returns to B.C. Lions coaching staff
VANCOUVER - Mark Washington is back with the B.C. Lions. The Lions named Washington as their linebacker coach Wednesday. Washington began his CFL coaching career with B.C. in 2008, spending six season...
Apr 08, 2026

Auger-Aliassime advances to third round at Monte-Carlo Masters with win over Cilic
MONACO - Canadian tennis star Flix Auger-Aliassime kicked off his clay-court season Wednesday with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over Croatia's Marin Cilic in the second round of the Monte-Carlo Masters. Auger-A...
Apr 08, 2026

FIFA releases plans for cross-Canada World Cup celebration tour
VANCOUVER - Plans have been unveiled for festivities across Canada as the country prepares to co-host the FIFA World Cup this summer FIFA released the route Wednesday for Canada Celebrates, a tour tha...
Apr 08, 2026

Canada Soccer eyes surplus after years of deficits ahead of World Cup
Canada Soccer is projecting a $6.55 million surplus in 2026, marking a turnaround after years of deficits as it prepares to co-host the FIFA World Cup. The governing body said in a financial update re...
Apr 08, 2026

NHL goal king Alex Ovechkin to decide playing future after season
TORONTO - Alex Ovechkin sat on the bench joking with teammates as the Zamboni made a final few passes. The Washington Capitals captain then began to stretch by himself along the boards and had a long ...
Apr 08, 2026

Goaltender Ingram turns Mammoth rejection into Oilers No. 1 role, Masterton nod
EDMONTON - Connor Ingram went from being told not to report to Utah Mammoth training camp to starting in goal for the playoff-bound Edmonton Oilers. His performance with the Oilers, where he seized th...
Apr 08, 2026

'He doesn't get enough credit': Tolopilo a bright spot for struggling Canucks
VANCOUVER - Nikita Tolopilo didn't hear Vancouver Canucks fans chanting his name on Tuesday night. Learning they had didn't ease the sting of yet another loss for the young goalie. "We didn't get the ...
Apr 08, 2026

Toronto Blue Jays fall to Los Angeles Dodgers for sixth straight loss
TORONTO - Nothing seems to be going right for the Toronto Blue Jays these days. The injury list keeps getting longer. The losses keep piling up. Even a managerial ejection couldn't spark the club. Tor...
Apr 08, 2026

Edmonton hosts third PWHL Takeover Tour game as league ponders expansion
EDMONTON - Edmonton's hopes for an expansion franchise in the Professional Women's Hockey League got another boost Tuesday when 10,794 fans turned out for a third Takeover Tour game at Rogers Place. W...
Apr 08, 2026

Canadiens steal two points with late-game heroics: 'We weren't very good'
MONTREAL - Lane Hutson took a pass at centre ice and saw an opening. The shifty Montreal Canadiens defenceman burst past the Florida Panthers' defence, dragged goaltender Daniil Tarasov out of his cre...
Apr 08, 2026