Category Archives: Sports

Canada's Andreescu cruises into second round of Libema Open with win over Garland
Bianca Andreescu had a winning start to her grass-court tennis season with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Taiwan's Joanna Garland in women's first-round action at the Libema Open. Andreescu didn't face a break p...
Jun 10, 2025

Injury forces Canadian bantamweight Charles (Air) Jourdain off UFC card in Atlanta
An injury has forced Canadian bantamweight Charles (Air) Jourdain off Saturday's UFC Fight Night card in Atlanta. The 29-year-old from Montreal was slated to face Ricky Simon, who will now take on fel...
Jun 10, 2025

It's time: Countdown clocks signal kickoff of 2026 FIFA World Cup is one year away
The one-year countdown to the 2026 World Cup starts Wednesday, with clocks to be unveiled to mark the occasion in Toronto, Vancouver and Niagara Falls. Toronto and Vancouver are World Cup host cities....
Jun 10, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Montreal Canadiens defenceman Hutson wins Calder Trophy
NEW YORK - Montreal Canadiens defenceman Lane Hutson has been named the 2024-25 Calder Trophy winner as the NHL's rookie of the year. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jun 10, 2025

Right To Play International asks people to play and share their stories on Wednesday
As two of Canada's most experienced Olympians, Miranda Ayim and Erica Wiebe have made careers out of playing sports at the highest levels of competition. But some of their most formative memories are ...
Jun 10, 2025

Edmonton Oilers superfans cross ocean, paint body in blue and orange to watch games
EDMONTON - When an orange wave of Oilers fans in Edmonton head toward the downtown core on game nights during the NHL playoffs, an ocean away in Akureyri, Iceland, Pavel Viking Landa says he makes his...
Jun 10, 2025

Defence lawyers continue submissions at hockey players' sex assault trial
LONDON - Defence lawyers for five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team are set to continue their final submissions to the judge presiding over the players' sexual assault trial today. C...
Jun 10, 2025

'Not our best': Undisciplined Oilers thumped 6-1 by Panthers in ugly Game 3
SUNRISE - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had the puck with Sergei Bobrovsky at his mercy. The Oilers forward - an injury question mark coming into Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final - fired high and wide of the Pan...
Jun 09, 2025

Kirk, Clase lead Blue Jays past Cardinals 5-4 in 10 innings
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Alejandro Kirk homered and had four hits, including a go-ahead double in the 10th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied for a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday nigh...
Jun 09, 2025

Panthers rout Oilers 6-1 to take 2-1 lead in Stanley Cup final
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Brad Marchand and Sam Bennett scored again, Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe each got their first goal in the Stanley Cup final, and the defending champion Florida Panthers capit...
Jun 09, 2025