Category Archives: Sports

OTTAWA - When Braden Holtby last represented Canada on the international stage it was almost a decade ago and he barely played. The 26-year-old from Lloydminster, Sask., has been slowly inching upward...

CALGARY - Marie-Philip Poulin, Natalie Spooner, Meaghan Mikkelson and Hayley Wickenheiser are among the top 44 players invited to attend the Canadian women’s hockey team camp starting Sunday in ...

The Canadian men’s wheelchair basketball team will be out to defend their gold medal at the Rio Paralympics. Their first round-robin game at the 12-nation tournament is Thursday against No. 4 Sp...

RIO DE JANEIRO - IOC President Thomas Bach will miss Wednesday’s opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in order to attend a state event in Germany. The International Olympic Committee said Tu...

NEW YORK - Normally, it takes wins in five full matches to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. Novak Djokovic has made it that far at the U.S. Open by playing only two, because three opponents pulled out of...

OTTAWA - Tyler Seguin was forced to sit out the second day of Team Canada’s World Cup of Hockey training camp. Seguin was under the weather, according to Hockey Canada, and remained at the team ...

OTTAWA - Steven Stamkos was on the other side of the world when the Canadian men’s hockey team won Olympic gold in Russia. John Tavares was at the Bolshoy Ice Dome that day in 2014, but on the s...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Rhode Island Superior Court judge on Tuesday approved a partial $25.6 million settlement in the lawsuit over the state’s disastrous deal with 38 Studios, the video game comp...

TORONTO - Singles star Milos Raonic is not on the roster for Canada’s upcoming Davis Cup playoff against Chile and doubles ace Daniel Nestor may not be available either. Injuries have forced Can...

GENEVA - FIFA President Gianni Infantino is open to a 40-team World Cup in 2026, with several countries serving as co-hosts. With key World Cup talks due next month, Infantino’s comments Tuesday...