Category Archives: Sports

B.C. victim of Wainwright fire was everybody's best friend, says rugby coach
The former rugby coach for Pte. Hayden Lykkemark, one of four soldiers who died in a fire at CFB Wainwright on Saturday, says all of the teenager's team and his schoolmates thought of him as their bes...
Oct 19, 2026

Canadian skier Grenier injured in training ahead of World Cup season opener
Canadian alpine skier Valrie Grenier says she sustained a knee injury while training for the upcoming season and will require surgery. Grenier posted a photo of her using crutches on her Instagram acc...
Oct 19, 2026

Blue Bombers can clinch CFL playoff position with win over B.C. Lions
TORONTO - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers enter the final week of the CFL regular season controlling their playoff fate. Winnipeg (8-9) faces the B.C. Lions (10-7) on Friday night needing a win to make the ...
Oct 19, 2026

'So far, so good': Chris Kreider patiently adjusts to life with Canadiens
BROSSARD - Phillip Danault knows how Chris Kreider must be feeling. Danault rejoined the Canadiens in a trade from the Los Angeles Kings last December and remembers initially feeling "overwhelmed" und...
Oct 19, 2026

Curling Controversy: Unusual finish generates boos, ruffles feathers at Slam event
The Grand Slam of Curling's competition committee plans to meet this week to discuss an unusual finish at the Co-op Invitational that sent two Canadian teams into the playoffs and led to pointed words...
Oct 19, 2026

Argos coach Mike Miller mum on Chad Kelly's injury, status for season finale
TORONTO - Head coach Mike Miller is keeping Toronto Argonauts quarterback Chad Kelly's condition and playing status close to the vest. Kelly, 32, suffered a lower-body injury in Toronto's 40-39 loss t...
Oct 19, 2026

Rookie Allen Graves willing to do anything the Toronto Raptors ask of him
TORONTO - Allen Graves stopped and shook every reporter's hand before he stepped into his post-practice media scrum on Monday. When he had answered all their questions, he shook everyone's hand again,...
Oct 19, 2026

Youth movement sweeps through Canadian women's hockey team for world championship
CALGARY - Canada will ice a younger team at the women's world hockey championship than it did at the Olympic Games. Hockey Canada announced Monday its 25-player roster for the world championship Nov. ...
Oct 19, 2026

UEFA gives FIFA a Nov. 2 deadline to release Infantino World Cup plan documents
LONDON (AP) - UEFA has given FIFA a Nov. 2 deadline to release documents relating to Gianni Infantino 's aborted attempts at a secretive investment plan for the World Cup and other governance issues. ...
Oct 19, 2026

Brady Tkachuk, McDavid, Kaprizov named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Florida Panthers winger Brady Tkachuk, Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid and Minnesota Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Tkachuk became the ...
Oct 19, 2026