Category Archives: CP Sports

Lions say Canadian Football Hall of Famer Tom Brown has died at age 89
VANCOUVER - Canadian Football Hall of Famer Tom Brown, a three-time CFL all-star who won a Grey Cup with the B.C. Lions in 1964, has died, the team said Monday. He was 89. A two-time winner of the CFL...
The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

B.C. heli-ski company says snowboarder died in fall in a tree well
GOLDEN, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - A British Columbia helicopter-ski company says that a snowboarder has died in the Kootenay region after falling in to a tree well. Great Canadian Heli-Skiing, based ...
The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

Springer homers as Blue Jays beat Marlins 5-4 in Grapefruit League
JUPITER - George Springer hit a leadoff home run as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Miami Marlins 5-4 on Monday in a six-inning Grapefruit League game at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Springer also sco...
The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

Cost of rebuilding Alberta town's only ice rinks after explosion in the millions
EDMONTON - A hockey-loving town in southern Alberta that lost its only two ice rinks in a Zamboni explosion says it will cost millions to rebuild. Derrin Thibault, Taber's chief administrative officer...
The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

Canadian angler Jeff Gustafson using Bassmaster Classic absence as motivation
Jeff Gustafson returned to his office Monday. The Kenora, Ont., angler was back in his Lund 2075 Pro-V bass boat on Alabama's Lake Guntersville for some fun fishing in not-so-fun conditions - 3 C temp...
The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

Another marathon WNBA CBA negotiation drags past 3:30 a.m. with no deal done
NEW YORK (AP) - Another marathon negotiating session between the WNBA and its players union didn't end with a new collective bargaining agreement. The two sides met for the eighth consecutive day on T...
The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

Canada Soccer unveils new World Cup jerseys, gets funding for youth initiatives
TORONTO - When a young soccer player asked Jonathan Osorio if Canada was going to win the men's World Cup, his answer was direct. "Yes," said Osorio during a question-and-answer period Monday at a chi...
The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

Canada's Einarson continues to roll in women's world curling with fourth straight win
CALGARY - Kerri Einarson's curling team passed a tough test in the women's world championship to maintain an unbeaten record Monday. Einarson's foursome out of Manitoba's Gimli Curling Club was a 9-6 ...
The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

Bottcher returns to skip position on new team with Walker and Horgan brothers
Brendan Bottcher is returning to the skip position with a new-look rink that will be based in Alberta. He will team up with third Jacob Horgan, second Tanner Horgan and lead Geoff Walker on a squad th...
The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

Tumbler Ridge, B.C., gets arena funding through Hockeyville after deadly shootings
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the town where eight p...
The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

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