Category Archives: Sports

Canada's Fernandez loses to Kessler in second round of Abu Dhabi Open
ABU DHABI - Canada's Leylah Fernandez was eliminated in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 loss to McCartney Kessler on Tuesday. Fernandez, who was seeded sixth a...
Feb 03, 2026

Diallo, Draxl lead young Canada team against Brazil in Davis Cup tie
VANCOUVER - Captain Frank Dancevic says there's plenty of unknowns as ninth-ranked Canada prepares to host No. 18 Brazil in this weekend's Davis Cup Qualifiers first round. Canada will be led by 24-ye...
Feb 03, 2026

NBA names Raptors' Darko Rajaković as coach for World team at All-Star Game
Darko Rajakovi always feels like he's representing Serbia. At the All-Star Game, he'll be representing the world. Rajakovi, the Toronto Raptors' head coach, will be the coach for the international tea...
Feb 03, 2026

Argos release veteran linebacker Wynton McManis ahead of free agency
TORONTO - Wynton McManis is on the open market. The Toronto Argonauts released the veteran middle linebacker Tuesday, a week ahead of the start of CFL free agency. McManis, 31, was set to become a fre...
Feb 03, 2026

Friends rallying to bring home B.C. man after 40-metre fall from ice wall in Colorado
Friends of an avid adventure seeker critically injured after a 40-metre fall from a Colorado ice wall are rallying to bring him back to Canada to continue his long recovery. Vratislav (Vrato) Durech a...
Feb 03, 2026

PavCo's 'net zero' offer to keep Whitecaps at B.C. Place is insufficient: team CEO
British Columbia's minister of economic growth says the latest offer to keep the Vancouver Whitecaps playing at B.C. Place Stadium would see the Crown corporation that owns and operates the facility "...
Feb 03, 2026

Bennett replaces injured Cirelli on Canadian men's Olympic hockey team
Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett has been named to Canada's men's hockey team for the Milan Cortina Olympics in place of injured Tampa Bay Lightning centre Anthony Cirelli. Hockey Canada and the C...
Feb 03, 2026

Former NHL defenceman Morrison, a three-time all-star with Leafs, dead at 94
TORONTO - Former NHL defenceman Jim Morrison, a three-time all-star with the Toronto Maple Leafs, has died at 94. The Maple Leafs confirmed Morrison's death Tuesday on their official X feed. A cause o...
Feb 03, 2026

Funny, unstoppable, magnetic: 3 Alberta hockey players killed in crash remembered
Three players with the Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team in Stavely, Alta., were killed Monday while heading to practice in the town south of Calgary. RCMP say the small vehicle they were i...
Feb 03, 2026

Three junior hockey players mourned after crash in southern Alberta
STAVELY - Prime Minister Mark Carney joined members across the hockey community Tuesday in offering support to the families and teammates of three junior players killed in a crash in Alberta. The cras...
Feb 03, 2026