Category Archives: Sports
A capsule look at the 2026 Canadian men's curling championship field
A capsule look at the field for the 2026 Canadian men's curling championship, Feb. 27 to March 8 in St. John's, N.L. (lineups include alternate): POOL A Canada Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant...
Feb 26, 2026
Decorated curler Brad Gushue braces for big Brier feelings in his hometown
Curling drama didn't end with the Olympic Games. The Montana's Brier, starting Friday in his hometown of St. John's, N.L., will be the last for decorated skip Brad Gushue. The 45-year-old is a six-tim...
Feb 26, 2026
Sens captain Brady Tkachuk unhappy with White House AI video that insulted Canadians
OTTAWA - Brady Tkachuk's first game back with the Ottawa Senators wasn't an easy one. The Senators captain returned to the nation's capital riding the high of a gold medal with Team USA at the Olympic...
Feb 26, 2026
'Scotty' Morrison, former top executive of Hockey Hall of Fame, dead at 95
TORONTO - Ian (Scotty) Morrison, a former NHL referee and top executive with the Hockey Hall of Fame, has died. He was 95. The Hockey Hall of Fame said in a release that Morrison died Wednesday in Inv...
Feb 26, 2026
Quebec campaign aims to combat alpha male influencers who trivialize sexual violence
MONTRAL - Universities and junior colleges across Quebec are launching a new campaign to counter the rise of male influencers. The bilingual strategy is part of the third phase of the campaign entitle...
Feb 26, 2026
Olympic star Jack Hughes returns to NHL, jokes about his missing teeth as Devils resume playoff push
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - U.S. Olympic hero Jack Hughes was honored by the New Jersey Devils before their loss to Buffalo on Wednesday night as NHL play resumed following a three-week break. Hughes took a m...
Feb 26, 2026
'Go Habs Go!' to return to Montreal buses after language controversy
MONTREAL - Montreal's transit agency says the "Go Habs Go!" slogan will return to some city buses next month after the provincial language watchdog authorized the use of the English expression. The st...
Feb 26, 2026
Hilary Knight wants focus on the US women's Olympic success, not Trump's 'distasteful' joke
SEATTLE (AP) - Hilary Knight doesn't want to let what she called a "distasteful" joke by President Donald Trump about the gold-medal winning U.S. women's Olympic hockey team get in the way of a histor...
Feb 26, 2026
No 1 Thitikul struggles in the first round of the LPGA Singapore led by Kim
SINGAPORE (AP) - Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul struggled during the first round of the HSBC Women's World Championship on Thursday, shooting a 1-over 73 to trail the leader by seven strokes. Thitikul won ...
Feb 26, 2026
Montreal's Auger-Aliassime rolls into Dubai semifinals, sets up Medvedev clash
DUBAI - Flix Auger-Aliassime powered his way into the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a dominant serving display Thursday. The top seed from Montreal hammered 16 aces, won 83 per cen...
Feb 26, 2026