Category Archives: Sports

Sceptres look to keep positive start going in neutral-site game against Victoire
While much of the focus has been how different the team looks this year, the main difference has been the Toronto Sceptres' start to the season. Toronto lost four of its first five games each of the p...
Dec 16, 2025

Canada's Howden earns first World Cup podium of season with ski cross gold
AROSA - Canada's Reece Howden set a World Cup record Tuesday with his 19th ski cross gold medal. The Cultus Lake, B.C., native won the event ahead of Austria's Johannes Aujesky, with Sweden's David Mo...
Dec 16, 2025

'An ankle-breaker': Canada's Zayne Parekh unfazed by spotlight as world juniors loom
NIAGARA FALLS - Zayne Parekh cut a slightly different figure. The Calgary Flames defenceman known for his positive, laid-back outlook seemed a little gloomy. Parekh was navigating his first full NHL s...
Dec 16, 2025

Bank of Canada's Macklem says he expects food inflation to ease in 2026
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says he expects food inflation to ease in the coming months after Statistics Canada reported grocery prices jumped higher in November. The agency said Monday that ...
Dec 16, 2025

Skate Canada to stop hosting events in Alberta due to sports gender law
EDMONTON - Canada's governing body for figure skating says Alberta is now a no-go zone for national and international events because of its law on transgender athletes. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith ...
Dec 16, 2025

FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after global fan backlash
MIAMI (AP) - FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams' most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185. FIF...
Dec 16, 2025

Duncan McDonald named Canada Soccer Para Player of the Year for second time
Duncan McDonald has been named Canada Soccer's 2025 Para Player of the Year. The 25-year-old defender-midfielder from Powell River, B.C., also won the award last year. The winner is decided by Canadia...
Dec 16, 2025

Blue Bombers sign Canadian DB Redha Kramdi to two-year extension
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed Canadian defensive back Redha Kramdi to a two-year extension, the CFL club announced Tuesday. Kramdi was scheduled to become a free agent in February. ...
Dec 16, 2025

Canadiens send goalie Sam Montembeault to AHL Laval for conditioning
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens sent Sam Montembeault, who began the season as the team's No. 1 goalie, to the American Hockey League's Laval Rocket on a conditioning assignment Tuesday. The Rocket ...
Dec 16, 2025

Court rules PSG must pay more than $70M to Mbappé in dispute over unpaid wages
A Paris labor court has ruled Paris Saint-Germain must pay more than 60 million euros ($70 million) to Kylian Mbapp in a dispute over unpaid wages and bonuses linked to the end of his contract before ...
Dec 16, 2025