Category Archives: Sports
Expansion Goldeneyes grateful for PWHL's first season in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - For Hannah Miller, playing professional hockey in her hometown of Vancouver has been a dream come true. Just over 12 months ago, it was only a dream. Miller was playing for the Toronto Sce...
Apr 23, 2026
'We finished the foundation': Northern Soccer League looks to build on first season
For those at the forefront of Canada's first women's professional soccer league, the goalposts are shifting heading into the second season. Season one was all about launching the Northern Super League...
Apr 23, 2026
4 tickets to World Cup final are listed on FIFA's resale site for more than $2 million
FIFA's resale site has four tickets on sale for the World Cup final for just under $2.3 million each. The $2,299,998.85 seats for the July 19 match at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, a...
Apr 23, 2026
Canada's Fernandez cruises to straight-set win in Madrid Open opener
MADRID - Canada's Leylah Fernandez kicked off her Madrid Open campaign Thursday with a straight-sets win over Julia Grabher. The 23-year-old from Laval, Que., seeded 24th, defeated the Austrian 6-2, 6...
Apr 23, 2026
'Did we look intimidated?" Canadiens brush off Bolts' bully approach
BROSSARD - Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper said that his team is OK playing the role of the villain. The Montreal Canadiens are not taking the bait. Led by scrappy forward Brandon Hagel, the...
Apr 23, 2026
Vancouver Rise aiming higher after winning first-ever NSL championship
VANCOUVER - Even after being crowned champions, the Vancouver Rise believe there's room for growth. Expectations were high for the team heading into the Northern Super League's inaugural season last s...
Apr 23, 2026
Canada bounces back with 6-0 win over Latvia at U18 hockey championship
TRENN - Thomas Vandenberg scored 52 seconds into the game, and Canada cruised to a 6-0 win over Latvia on Thursday at the under-18 world hockey championship. Dima Zhilkin and Adam Valentini each had a...
Apr 23, 2026
Italy dismisses replacing Iran at the World Cup after suggestion by Trump official
ROME (AP) - Italian sports officials say four-time champion Italy is not interested in replacing Iran at the upcoming World Cup following a suggestion to that effect by a Trump administration official...
Apr 23, 2026
Barrett, Shead excited to return to Scotiabank Arena for playoff basketball
TORONTO - RJ Barrett has been waiting his whole life, all 25 years, to play post-season basketball in Toronto. The wait is finally over. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., will be in the starting lineup...
Apr 23, 2026
Paris offers to host 2030 Winter Games ice hockey after Nice mayor opposes Olympic plan
PARIS (AP) - Olympic Games events could return to Paris as soon as 2030. The Paris Entertainment Company, which operates the Adidas Arena and Accor Arena in the French capital, told The Associated Pre...
Apr 23, 2026