Category Archives: Sports
Curling Changes: Scotties set to begin with new format and some new faces
PENTICTON, B.C. - Opinions are a bit mixed among Canada’s best women’s curlers on the new format for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The national championship, which begins Friday at th...
Jan 25, 2018
Legendary skiing filmmaker Warren Miller dies at age 93
SEATTLE - Warren Miller, the legendary outdoor filmmaker who for decades made homages to downhill skiing that he narrated with his own humorous style, has died. He was 93. His family said in a stateme...
Jan 25, 2018
Canadian men's rugby sevens squad looks to keep rolling in Sydney
The Canadian men’s sevens squad looks to build on an impressive showing in Cape Town as it opens play Friday in Sydney, the third stop on the HSBC World Series. Canada, seventh in the overall st...
Jan 25, 2018
Cherry 'not happy' with European players in Canadian Hockey League
GUELPH, Ont. - Don Cherry doesn’t think European players should be allowed to play in the Canadian Hockey League. Speaking to the media before Thursday night’s CHL Top Prospects game, Cher...
Jan 25, 2018
B.C. Lions fortify defensive front by adding linemen McCord, Waugh and Reed
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions fortified their defensive front Thursday with the signing of American linemen Tyriq McCord, Terence Waugh and Cedric Reed. The six-foot-three, 240-pound McCord attended the ...
Jan 25, 2018
Anderson among 13 athletes named to Canada's Olympic snowboard team
TORONTO - Veteran Jasey-Jay Anderson was among 13 snowboarders named Thursday to Canada’s Olympic team for the Pyeongchang Games. The 42-year-old from Mont-Tremblant, Que., will be competing in ...
Jan 25, 2018
Flames' goaltender Mike Smith named to Pacific Division all-star roster
Calgary Flames goaltender Mike Smith has been added to the roster for the NHL all-star game, the league announced Thursday. Smith replaces Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick on the Pacific Di...
Jan 25, 2018
Rogers CFO: Blue Jays not for sale, but stock price doesn't reflect team's value
TORONTO - Executives at Rogers Communications say there’s no plan to sell the Toronto Blue Jays team. Questions about the company’s plans for Canada’s only major league baseball team...
Jan 25, 2018
NBC's Holt says he approached North Korea with eyes open
NEW YORK - NBC News anchor Lester Holt learned while going through customs in North Korea that his request to visit the heavily-fortified border with South Korea had been denied, and he was headed to ...
Jan 25, 2018
Canadian ice dancers Soucisse, Firus win silver at ISU Four Continents
TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan - Carolane Soucisse of Chateauguay, Que., and Shane Firus of North Vancouver, B.C., smashed their personal best score en route to the silver medal in ice dancing on Thursday at the...
Jan 25, 2018