Category Archives: Sports
Canadiens aim for playoff return as expectations rise: 'It gets tougher now'
MONTREAL - Nick Suzuki's expectations haven't changed. The Montreal Canadiens captain predicted his team could make the playoffs last season when few outside the organization believed it. Now, with pr...
Oct 06, 2025
Cricket goes indoors at B.C. Place Stadium with Canada Super 60 tournament
Vancouver's B.C. Place Stadium has hosted everything from Taylor Swift and monster trucks to the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Olympics. But cricket will take centre stage at the 42-year-...
Oct 06, 2025
Oilers sign defenceman Jake Walman to seven-year, $49-million extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Jake Walman to a seven-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$7 million, the NHL team announced Monday. The Oilers announced t...
Oct 06, 2025
Mboko and Fernandez eliminated in first round of Wuhan Open
WUHAN - Canada's Victoria Mboko is out of the Wuhan Open tennis tournament after a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova on Monday. Alexandrova, the eighth seed in Wuhan, broke Mboko four ti...
Oct 06, 2025
PWHL Vancouver signs four-time Olympian, first-round draft pick Michelle Karvinen
VANCOUVER - The Professional Women's Hockey League's new team in Vancouver has signed four-time Olympian Michelle Karvinen. Vancouver selected the 35-year-old forward in the first round of June's PWHL...
Oct 06, 2025
Oilers sign captain Connor McDavid to two-year, US$25-million deal
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid is opening the Edmonton Oilers' championship window a little wider. The club agreed to a two-year, US$25-million contract extension with its superstar captain Monday, ending ...
Oct 06, 2025
'Feverish fan base': Toronto Blue Jays fans set to cheer on the team in New York
As the Toronto Blue Jays head to New York City for Game 3 of the American League Division Series, some diehard Canadian fans will be cheering for the team from the Yankee Stadium stands. Among them wi...
Oct 06, 2025
Minus Mitch: Maple Leafs head into new seasons with new look after Marner's departure
TORONTO - Craig Berube heard the term over and over last season. The Toronto Maple Leafs bench boss came to town knowing a quartet of star forwards would continue to be a constant focus - even after y...
Oct 06, 2025
Finally healthy, Canada's Stephen Gogolev finds 'new energy and love' for skating
Stephen Gogolev contemplated hanging up his skates. He was once the next big Canadian hope in men's figure skating, a prodigy landing triple axels at age 10, until a massive growth spurt and recurring...
Oct 06, 2025
Beleaguered Israel-Premier Tech cycling team to rebrand in wake of recent protests
In the wake of recent protests, the beleaguered Israel-Premier Tech cycling team is rebranding and "moving away from its current Israeli identity." The team did not reveal its new name in a news relea...
Oct 06, 2025