Category Archives: Sports
Raptors' Barnes voted to NBA's second all-defensive team
TORONTO - Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes was selected to the NBA's all-defensive second team Friday. Barnes was the third player in Raptors history to earn NBA defensive team honours after Kaw...
May 22, 2026
B.C. Hotel Association blames bad messaging for World Cup vacancies, calls for reset
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Hotel Association is blaming flawed "messaging" for vacancies heading into next month's FIFA World Cup, that has left tourists with the false impression no rooms are a...
May 22, 2026
Mercedes' Russell takes pole ahead of Antonelli for sprint race at F1's Canadian GP
MONTREAL - George Russell won pole for Saturday's sprint race at the Canadian Grand Prix, beating teammate and Formula One points leader Kimi Antonelli to secure a one-two for Mercedes on the starting...
May 22, 2026
Carolina Hurricanes anthem singer touched by praise for bilingual 'O Canada'
MONTRAL - The singer who performed a bilingual version of "O Canada" in North Carolina ahead of the Hurricanes-Canadiens NHL playoff game on Thursday says he's surprised and honoured by the praise he'...
May 22, 2026
Canada's struggling tennis stars look to tame clay surface at French Open
PARIS - Victoria Mboko is the only Canadian player coming into the French Open with any kind of momentum. And even then, the 19-year-old only rounded into form this week at a tune-up tournament in Str...
May 22, 2026
Teenage phenom Kimi Antonelli chases fourth straight F1 win at Canadian Grand Prix
MONTREAL - Rival drivers aren't surprised by Kimi Antonelli's dominant start to the Formula One season at just 19 years old. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc knew the Mercedes pilot - and current championshi...
May 22, 2026
'A little bit snake-bit': Canadiens encouraged after top line breaks out in Game 1
RALEIGH - Cole Caufield found the puck on his stick in prime shooting position and ripped a shot upstairs early in the first period to even the score and silence a raucous home crowd. Juraj Slafkovsky...
May 22, 2026
Cheverie up for second straight PWHL coach award, MacLeod and Sparre also finalists
Montreal's Kori Cheverie, Ottawa's Carla MacLeod, and Boston's Kris Sparre are the finalists for the 2026 Professional Women's Hockey League coach of the year award, the leaguer announced Friday. Chev...
May 22, 2026
Cheverie and MacLeod took the spotlight as PWHL featured first all-women-coached Walter Cup Final
As milestones go, Ottawa's Carla MacLeod called it important, yet complicated, in taking part in the PWHL's first Walter Cup Final involving two teams coached by women. The significance, she said, was...
May 22, 2026
Mboko into singles final, Dabrowski advances to doubles final at Strasbourg
STRASBOURG - Canadian teen tennis star Victoria Mboko will play for her third WTA Tour title after defeating Romania's Jaqueline Cristian 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2 in Friday's semifinals at the Strasbourg Int...
May 22, 2026
