Category Archives: Sports

Canada represented by 215 athletes at Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games
Five-time Olympic gold medallist Charles Hamelin is back to compete in his fifth and final Winter Olympic Games as part of a 215-athlete delegation Canada is sending to Beijing. Hamelin, the decorated...
Jan 28, 2022

Five members of Team Canada delegation in COVID-19 protocol ahead of Beijing Olympics
Five members of Team Canada's delegation in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics are currently in COVID-19 protocol, the Canadian Olympic Committee said Friday. The COC announced the numbers in a rele...
Jan 28, 2022

Skip Tracy Fleury enters COVID-19 protocol will miss start of Tournament of Hearts
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Skip Tracy Fleury will sit out the start of the Canadian women's curling championship in COVID-19 protocol. The skip of a wild-card team was one of two athletes in the Scotties Tou...
Jan 28, 2022

Djokovic feted in Montenegro amid new virus test doubts
BUDVA, Montenegro (AP) - Tennis star Novak Djokovic received honors at a small Adriatic Sea resort in Montenegro on Friday even as doubts re-emerged about the positive COVID-19 test he used to try to ...
Jan 28, 2022

Miller scores three goals as Canucks snap winless skid with a 5-1 victory over Jets
WINNIPEG - Bruce Boudreau had two big reasons to be happy after the Vancouver Canucks snapped a three-game winless skid with a 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. The Vancouver coach was g...
Jan 27, 2022

Svechnikov scores shootout winner as Carolina Hurricanes beat Ottawa Senators 3-2
OTTAWA - Andrei Svechnikov scored the shootout winner but Carolina head coach Rod Brind'Amour said the star of the Hurricanes' 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night was goaltender Frederi...
Jan 27, 2022

McDavid scores shootout winner as Oilers down Predators for third straight victory
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid scored the shootout winner and added a goal in regulation as the Edmonton Oilers continued their efforts to dig their way out of a recent slump with a 3-2 victory over the Na...
Jan 27, 2022

Canada downs Honduras 2-0 to remain atop CONCACAF World Cup qualifying standings
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras - Canada continues its march to Qatar 2022, showing off an array of talent along the way. The Canadian men put on what coach John Herdman called a "professional performance" i...
Jan 27, 2022

Zegras has two goals as Ducks score three first-period goals for 5-4 win over Habs
MONTREAL - When the Montreal Canadiens scored their first goal of the game, Trevor Zegras had an effective counter. Zegras scored twice, including the fourth lacrosse-style goal in NHL history, as the...
Jan 27, 2022

Saad, Husso spark Blues to 5-1 win over Flames
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Brandon Saad scored twice and had an assist, Ville Husso made 28 saves to win his sixth consecutive start, and the St. Louis Blues cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on ...
Jan 27, 2022