Category Archives: Sports
Redblacks see Roughriders visit as a chance to turn season around
OTTAWA - When the Ottawa Redblacks host the Saskatchewan Roughriders Friday night, there will be plenty of familiar faces on the opposing sideline. But a reunion is not the focus as Ottawa looks to tu...
Jul 2, 2026
Montreal Canadiens sign goaltender Dobes to three-year extension
BROSSARD - The Montreal Canadiens continued to secure their young core Thursday, signing goaltender Jakub Dobes to a three-year contract extension through the 2029-30 season. The deal carries an avera...
Jul 2, 2026
North Vancouver volleyball coach charged with 10 sexual offences
NORTH VANCOUVER - A North Vancouver man has been charged with 10 sexual offences in relation to complaints made against him while coaching a local volleyball team. North Vancouver RCMP say the BC Pros...
Jul 2, 2026
Young players learning big lessons in Canada's historic World Cup run
HOUSTON - They call him "The Machine." At 20 years old, Luc de Fougerolles is the youngest player on Canada's 26-man FIFA World Cup squad. Yet the centre back is known as one of the group's hardest wo...
Jul 2, 2026
Winners and losers of the NHL offseason include teams in big markets spending and improving
NHL teams committed more than $862 million in salary to 102 players on the first day of free agency, not counting entry-level or minor-league contracts. Chicago signed Bowen Byram to the biggest contr...
Jul 2, 2026
Washington's Puyallup Tribe and First Nations in Canada hope World Cup partnerships raise cultural awareness
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - Yangbin Wu shook his fists in rhythm with the thunderous drumming and singing, his face furrowed in concentration, as he held two "bones" in his hands. His opponents in an Indigen...
Jul 2, 2026
Alex Ovechkin declares 'I'm back!' and re-signs with Capitals to return for a 22nd NHL season
Alex Ovechkin is not ready to skate away from the NHL, not yet, and now he gets a chance to make his career goal-scoring record even more difficult to break. Ovechkin signed an incentive-laden deal Th...
Jul 2, 2026
Canada's Diallo out of Wimbledon after five-set loss to Italy's Sonego
LONDON - Canada's Gabriel Diallo is out of the Wimbledon men's draw after a marathon five-set loss to Italy's Lorenzo Sonego in second-round action Thursday. Diallo twice came back from a set down bef...
Jul 2, 2026
Toronto Raptors sign head coach Rajakovic to multi-year extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have agreed to a multi-year contract extension with head coach Darko Rajakovic, the team announced Thursday. Rajakovic led the Raptors to a 46-36 record this past season,...
Jul 2, 2026
Saskatchewan's Grady Young on a bull-riding roll into Calgary Stampede rodeo
CALGARY - Bull rider Grady Young says success hasn't changed his approach to the Calgary Stampede rodeo. Young, from Leader, Sask., was a 19-year-old breakout star in 2025 when he scored an event-high...
Jul 2, 2026