Category Archives: Sports
Canada's Marco Arop finishes third in 800 metres at Diamond League Final
ZURICH - Edmonton's Marco Arop raced to a third-place finish in the men's 800 metres Thursday at the Diamond League final. Arop finished in one minute 42.57 seconds. Emmanuel Wanyonyi of Kenya won the...
Aug 28, 2025
Fact File: No evidence behind rumours FIFA moving World Cup games from U.S. to Canada
In July and August, online rumours suggested organizers of the 2026 FIFA World Cup planned to relocate games from the United States to Canada amid U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. ...
Aug 28, 2025
Canadian Olympic men's hockey coach Jon Cooper says his job is to improve a Ferrari
CALGARY - Canada's Olympic men's hockey coach Jon Cooper compares his job to fine-tuning a Ferrari. Cooper returns to Canada's bench at the 2026 Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina, Italy, after coachi...
Aug 28, 2025
Edmonton Elks chase fourth straight win when they face Calgary Stampeders on Monday
Kordell Jackson and the Edmonton Elks are playing winning football just in time for their Labour Day clash with the Calgary Stampeders. Edmonton (4-6) rides a three-game win streak into its road conte...
Aug 28, 2025
Giannis powers Greece by Italy,Poland outlasts Slovenia, Luka in NBA stars' EuroBasket openers
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) - American-born guard Jordan Loyd hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 32 points to help Poland outlast Slovenia and Los Angles Lakers star Luka Doncic 105-95 Thursday in both ...
Aug 28, 2025
PSG gets tough slate of Champions League opponents. Real Madrid going to Liverpool and Almaty
MONACO (AP) - Paris Saint-Germain was handed a tough start to the defence of its Champions League title with games against Bayern Munich and Barcelona, and Thursday's draw also served up opponents fro...
Aug 28, 2025
Nanaimo's Katzberg among Canada's defending champions at world athletics championships in Tokyo
Canada will send four defending champions to the world athletics championships for the first time in the competition's history. Hammer throwers Ethan Katzberg and Camryn Rogers, 800-metre runner Marco...
Aug 28, 2025
Raptors forward Mamukelashvili leads Georgia to 83-69 upset of Spain at EuroBasket
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) - Toronto Raptors forward Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 19 points to lead Georgia to a 83-69 upset victory over defending champion Spain at EuroBasket Thursday. Mamukelashvili add...
Aug 28, 2025
Less pork, more veggies keeps Willie Jefferson a dominant defensive force in the CFL
WINNIPEG - Willie Jefferson is sipping from the fountain of youth these days. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive lineman is still competing at a high level in his 11th CFL season - and moving up in t...
Aug 28, 2025
Canadian Kim Clavel to fight for IBF world title in September in Montreal
Montreal boxer Kim Clavel will challenge IBF strawweight world champion Sol Cudos of Argentina on home turf Sept. 27. The Most Valuable Prospects 15 card at Montreal's Theatre St-Denis is the first fo...
Aug 28, 2025