Sports

QMJHL hopes to start playoffs later this month, while two WHL teams press pause

MONTREAL - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League announced a playoff plan in the midst of a COVID-19 suspension for all Quebec-based teams on Friday, while two teams in the Western Hockey League are h...

Apr 09, 2021

Canada's Bottcher heads into men's world curling playoffs on a winning note

CALGARY - Canada's Brendan Bottcher capped the preliminary round at the men's world curling championship with a 9-6 win over Germany and prepared for a playoff game later Friday. The host country fini...

Apr 09, 2021

Canada beats Wales in soccer friendly but loses captain Christine Sinclair to injury

CARDIFF, United Kingdom - Canada blanked Wales 3-0, but lost captain Christine Sinclair to an injury in the fist half of a soccer friendly Friday. Sinclair, playing her first game for Canada in more t...

Apr 09, 2021

Canucks players 'mostly on the other side' of COVID outbreak: GM

Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning says the players who've tested positive for COVID-19 are recovering and the team still intends to play a full season. An outbreak ripped through the team ...

Apr 09, 2021

Injured Canada captain Christine Sinclair forced to leave Wales friendly

CARDIFF, United Kingdom - Captain Christine Sinclair, playing her first game for Canada in more than a year, was injured in the first half of a friendly against Wales on Friday.Sinclair was clearly in...

Apr 09, 2021

Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald gets new opponent for PFL debut

Canadian welterweight Rory (Red King) MacDonald has a new opponent for his Professional Fighters League debut April 29. The PFL confirmed Friday that Curtis (Curtious) Millender (18-6-0) is replacing ...

Apr 09, 2021

Canadian rugby star DTH van der Merwe enjoying life in Los Angeles

Winger DTH van der Merwe will see more than a few familiar faces Saturday when the expansion Los Angeles Giltinis take on the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby play. Van der Merwe, Canada's all-tim...

Apr 09, 2021

Balancing Olympic training, med school 'a learning experience' for Canadian cyclist

VANCOUVER - Canadian cyclist Annie Foreman-Mackey didn't want to squeeze training for the Tokyo Olympics into the hectic schedule of a first-year medical school student. Early-morning intervals and qu...

Apr 09, 2021

Buffalo Bisons head to New Jersey to start season, opening door for Toronto Blue Jays

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Bisons will relocate to Trenton, N.J., for the start of the 2021 season, clearing the path for the Toronto Blue Jays to return to the home of their triple-A affiliate. The ...

Apr 09, 2021

Rowers return to St. John's lake, organizers hopeful historic regatta will too

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - There will be rowers gliding across Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John's this summer, but it's not yet known if they'll be able to compete in the city's historic regatta. In a lakeside boa...

Apr 09, 2021