Category Archives: Sports
Tempo guard Mabrey named WNBA's Eastern Conference player of the week
TORONTO - Toronto Tempo guard Marina Mabrey has been named the WNBA's Eastern Conference player of the week. Mabrey tied the WNBA single-game scoring record with 53 points Thursday in a victory over t...
Jun 30, 2026
Diallo advances to second round at Wimbledon after Bonzi retires in fifth set
LONDON - Canada's Gabriel Diallo advanced at Wimbledon with a walkover in his first-round match Tuesday against France's Benjamin Bonzi. Bonzi was trailing 1-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 3-1 when Bonzi took ...
Jun 30, 2026
LeBron hits free agency: James not returning to Lakers, plans to play 24th season elsewhere
LeBron James is leaving the Los Angeles Lakers, which means another decision awaits. A mere 16 years after his first famed "decision" - the one that saw him leave Cleveland for Miami - James is gettin...
Jun 30, 2026
The Latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada
The Latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada. All times are Eastern: 12:01 a.m. Piero Hincapie of Ecudaor is given a red card in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time for covering his mou...
Jun 30, 2026
Trial to start in February for N.S. youths charged in hockey hazing sex assault case
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia judge has confirmed a trial will start in February for two minor hockey players accused of sexually assaulting teammates during a hazing ritual last fall. Neither of the accuse...
Jun 30, 2026
Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people. The court's six-j...
Jun 30, 2026
Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people. The court's conse...
Jun 30, 2026
In the news today: Canada vs. Morocco, Ontario heat wave, future of CUSMA
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Canada to face Morocco in Round of 16 at World Cup Canada will face Morocco in the Round of 16 at the World C...
Jun 30, 2026
World Cup delivers double dose of patriotism for Canadian dual citizens
VANCOUVER - It was almost 28 degrees in Vancouver last Wednesday, but Alex Garcia was still determined to wear two soccer jerseys at the city's FIFA Fan Festival. On the outside was the green one of h...
Jun 30, 2026
World Cup knockout ticket prices in Vancouver and Toronto? It's a tale of two cities
VANCOUVER - Ticket prices for Thursday's round-of-32 World Cup game in Vancouver have plummeted since it became clear Canada wouldn't be playing there - but it's a whole different ball game in Toronto...
Jun 30, 2026