Category Archives: Sports

Maltais, sprint team earn Canada two silvers at final speedskating World Cup
INZELL - Valrie Maltais earned her second podium of the weekend on Sunday, bringing home silver in the women's mass start to conclude the final speedskating World Cup event of the season. The 35-year-...
Jan 25, 2026

Canada's Mboko, American Jovic fall in second round of doubles at Australian Open
MELBOURNE - Canada's Victoria Mboko and Iva Jovic of the United States fell 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (10) to Belgium's Elise Mertens and China's Zhang Shuai in second-round women's doubles action on Sunday. Mbok...
Jan 25, 2026

Saskatchewan's Campbell earns first win as a skip at the Scotties in a decade
MISSISSAUGA - Jolene Campbell has experienced the joy of winning the Scotties Tournament of Hearts as an alternate. Now she wants to do it again as a skip. Wearing Saskatchewan colours at the national...
Jan 25, 2026

Canada's Abigail Strate earns second World Cup ski jumping medal of the weekend
SAPPORO - Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate won her second World Cup medal of the weekend on Sunday with a silver. Due to snow and challenging windy weather conditions, the large hill competition was...
Jan 25, 2026

Canada names Olympic roster for luge, with five first-time Olympians
CALGARY - Canada has named its six athletes for the Olympic luge team, with five first-time Olympians set to hit the big stage. Embyr-Lee Susko, Kailey Allan, Beattie Podulsky, Devin Wardrope and Cole...
Jan 25, 2026

Raptors' Jakob Poeltl remains without return timeline, team says
The Toronto Raptors have announced that starting centre Jakob Poeltl remains without a timeline to return. The 30-year-old Austrian hasn't played since Dec. 21, missing 17 games, due to a lower back s...
Jan 25, 2026

Maureen Murphy surging offensivelt for Montreal Victoire
LAVAL - If you were to look up the top playoff scorer in Montreal Victoire history, it wouldn't be Marie-Philip Poulin, or even Laura Stacey. That honour would go to third-year forward Maureen Murphy....
Jan 25, 2026

Novak Djokovic advances to Australian Open quarterfinals on a walkover after Jakub Mensik withdraws
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Novak Djokovic has had a walkover into the Australian Open quarterfinals after Jakub Mensik withdrew 24 hours ahead of their scheduled fourth-round match with an abdominal ...
Jan 25, 2026

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard joins elite company with six-point game
EDMONTON - Even joining elite hockey history didn't faze Evan Bouchard. The Edmonton Oilers star defenceman scored his first-ever hat trick and contributed three assists Saturday, powering his team to...
Jan 25, 2026

Jets 'embarrassed' with effort in 5-1 loss to visiting Red Wings
WINNIPEG - Todd McLellan expects his leaders to lead. When the Detroit Red Wings coach saw veteran goaltender John Gibson take exception to a questionable hit from Morgan Barron - leaving his crease t...
Jan 25, 2026