Sports

MLS cancels 2020 all-star game in Los Angeles plus two other showcase contests

TORONTO - Major League Soccer has cancelled its 2020 all-star game as well as the Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup. The all-star game, pitting MLS all-stars against their Mexican league counterparts,&nbs...

May 19, 2020

Calgary, Brooks to learn Friday if restaurants, hair salons can reopen

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says Calgary and the city of Brooks will get a lot more advance notice this time around on opening up their economies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kenney says ...

May 19, 2020

Super League still facing questions, from salary cap cuts to when to resume play

Super League got a shot in the arm Tuesday with news that Australian star back Greg Inglis is coming out of retirement to play for Warrington in 2021. But England's top tier of rugby league, whic...

May 19, 2020

Thousands of varsity athletes in limbo as universities grapple with COVID-19

Arjay Shelley is keeping fit and strong by pushing his mom's black Subaru SUV around the parking lot at Port Moody Secondary School. His mom Ambra sits in the driver's se...

May 19, 2020

Toronto's NWHL team to be named the Six, logo and colours unveiled

TORONTO - The NWHL's first Canadian team will be named the Toronto Six. The name, logo and colours for Toronto's entry into the women's hockey league were unveiled Tuesday. The name was inspired ...

May 19, 2020

Mann Cup, Ontario and B.C. lacrosse seasons cancelled due to COVID-19

The 2020 box lacrosse seasons for Ontario's Major Series Lacrosse and British Columbia's Western Lacrosse Association have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The leagues announced the d...

May 19, 2020

$1-million Pepsi North America Cup slated to be run Aug. 29 at Mohawk Park

CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. - The $1-million Pepsi North America Cup will be run Aug. 29 at Woodbine Mohawk Park. The race, Canada's richest harness event, was originally set for June 20 but was postponed las...

May 19, 2020

NHL's plan to return face possible border restriction hurdle

The NHL is still more than a week away from determining a return-to-play format, a person familiar with discussions told The Associated Press on Tuesday. And what that plan resembles could be complica...

May 19, 2020

Vancouver-based MMA champion Bibiano Fernandes awaits next title defence

Bibiano (The Flash) Fernandes really is a champion in waiting these days. The One Championship bantamweight title-holder spends his days at home in Vancouver, attending to dad duties with limited mixe...

May 19, 2020

Belmont set for June 20 without fans, leads off Triple Crown

The Belmont Stakes will be run June 20 without fans and serve as the opening leg of horse racing's Triple Crown for the first time in the sport's history. The New York Racing Association on Tuesday un...

May 19, 2020