Category Archives: Sports
Marsch confident Canada will generate offence, goals at World Cup
EDMONTON - Scoring goals in the World Cup has always been difficult for Team Canada, but head coach Jesse Marsch is feeling a little more confident after watching his men's team perform in a 2-0 win o...
Jun 01, 2026
Canada beats Uzbekistan 2-0 in World Cup tune-up in rainy Edmonton
EDMONTON - The temperature was about 20 degrees warmer and the players dealt with heavy rain on the pitch instead of snow, but the outcome for Canada's national soccer team on Monday night was the sam...
Jun 01, 2026
Vancouver Goldeneyes fire head coach Brian Idalski after inaugural season
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Goldeneyes have dismissed head coach Brian Idalski after the team's first season. General manager Cara Gardner Morey announced the move Monday, saying in a statement that Ida...
Jun 01, 2026
Vancouver Canucks name Manny Malhotra new head coach
VANCOUVER - Another former Vancouver Canucks player has been promoted as the NHL team begins its rebuild. General manager Ryan Johnson announced Monday night that the Canucks have named Manny Malhotra...
Jun 01, 2026
Hall of Famer Rick Adelman, who won more than 1,000 games and took 2 teams to NBA Finals, dies at 79
Rick Adelman, a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who played for seven NBA seasons before becoming one of the game's all-time winningest coaches, has died, the National Basketball Coaches Association a...
Jun 01, 2026
Canadiens' Laine says he had green light to play, excited for ‘new opportunities’
BROSSARD - Patrik Laine spent the last four months regularly skating with the Montreal Canadiens without seeing game action. Turns out he might have been available all along. "I probably could have pl...
Jun 01, 2026
The Mitch Marner Effect: How 1 decision put Vegas, Carolina on Stanley Cup final path
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A few days in early March 2025 changed the course of the NHL. Mitch Marner was at the epicentre of it. Marner was nearing the end of his contract with Toronto, and all signs point...
Jun 01, 2026
Racism is a risk when Vancouver hosts World Cup, but measures exist: B.C. AG Sharma
VICTORIA - Hosting seven World Cup games in Vancouver comes with the risk of racism, but B.C.'s attorney general says her government will do everything it can to make sure that won't happen. Niki Shar...
Jun 01, 2026
Carter Hart says he has learned and grown since joining the Golden Knights after acquittal
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Speaking on the eve of the Stanley Cup Final, goaltender Carter Hart said Monday he has learned and grown a lot since signing with the Vegas Golden Knights after he and four other...
Jun 01, 2026
'His ascension was remarkable': Davies evolves from teen phenom to Canada's captain
Alphonso Davies left Vancouver as a grinning teenager on the edge of an adventure at one of the world's biggest soccer clubs. This summer, the Bayern Munich star is set to return as one of Canada's be...
Jun 01, 2026