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Ivory Coast's Elephants look forward to facing Canada, New Zealand in Toronto
TORONTO - Ask Ivory Coast soccer coach Emerse Fae about Canada and he is quick to praise - and reel off names. "I like this team because the Canada team has very good players - good players like Jonat...
Jun 02, 2025

The Stanley Cup final goalie matchup: Bobrovsky and Skinner, matching wits once again
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The only times that Sergei Bobrovsky spent any time really reflecting on winning the Stanley Cup were the obvious moments. The on-ice celebration that night. The day of th...
Jun 02, 2025

Vancouver mayor, city councillors to meet with federal officials in Ottawa
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver says Mayor Ken Sim and two city councillors will travel to Ottawa this week to meet with senior federal officials. It says in a news release that the delegation, whic...
Jun 02, 2025

IIHF, PWHL not aligned over scheduling of 2026 women's world hockey championship
The International Ice Hockey Federation has postponed announcing the host city of the 2026 women's world hockey championship. The IIHF introduced running a women's championship in the same year as an ...
Jun 02, 2025

B.C.'s Buck Pierce, Edmonton's Mark Kilam to meet in their CFL head-coaching debuts
Buck Pierce will make his CFL head-coaching debut in familiar surroundings. Pierce begins his tenure as B.C.'s head coach Saturday night when the Lions host the Edmonton Elks. Pierce, 43, began his CF...
Jun 02, 2025

'She had multiple fractures:' woman rescued after rocky fall at Nanaimo's Pipers Lagoon
NANAIMO - A woman remains in hospital after a high fall off a rocky cliff.Emergency crews from Nanaimo Fire Rescue and BC Ambulance Service, along with RCMP, were called to Pipers Lagoon on Sunday, Ju...
Jun 02, 2025

Federal hate crime charge for man authorities say injured 8 in Colorado attack
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A man accused of using a makeshift flamethrower and an incendiary device to attack a group in Boulder, Colorado, that had gathered to bring attention to Israeli hostages in Gaza,...
Jun 02, 2025

Senators sign defenceman Tyler Kleven to two-year contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Tyler Kleven to a two-year contract extension, the NHL club announced Monday. The deal carries an average annual value of US$1.6 million through the...
Jun 02, 2025

Surprise! NHL, with the help of kids, gives Barkov the Selke and King Clancy awards
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Florida's Aleksander Barkov thought the team meeting was over. He found it odd that the Panthers hadn't been told they could leave. Turns out, there was a good reason - tw...
Jun 02, 2025

Premiers huddle with Carney in Saskatoon to choose major projects to prioritize
SASKATOON - The first in-person meeting between Canada's premiers and Prime since the federal election got underway in Saskatoon Monday morning with provinces pitching major projects they think should...
Jun 02, 2025