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Confidence key as surging Vancouver Whitecaps get set to face RSL
VANCOUVER - The surging Vancouver Whitecaps are trying to strike a delicate balance. With the club on the precipice of a historic start to the season, the 'Caps (2-0-1) need to harness the momentum of...
Mar 22, 2024

Ottawa Senators sign forward Stephen Halliday to entry-level contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators signed forward Stephen Halliday to a two-year, entry-level contract Friday. The deal will start in the 2024-25 season. Halliday also signed an amateur tryout agreement for...
Mar 22, 2024

Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Canada shoots 64 to take LPGA Tour lead at Palos Verdes
PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. (AP) - Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Canada matched her best score on the LPGA Tour with a 7-under 64 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Champions...
Mar 22, 2024

Kiner-Falefa hits first homer as a Jay, Toronto downs Boston 5-1
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit his first home run as a Blue Jay to key a three-run second inning and Toronto defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-1 in spring training action Friday. Kiner-Falefa hit ...
Mar 22, 2024

Biello names Stephen Eustaquio captain of the Canadian men's soccer team
Stephen Eustaquio will captain Canada in Saturday's Copa America qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago. The FC Porto midfielder follows in the footsteps of Atiba Hutchinson and Milan Borjan. Hutchinso...
Mar 22, 2024

North Stars host Millionaires for Game 1 of first-round series
North Battleford's Access Communications Centre will be rocking Friday for the opening night of the 2024 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoffs, as the Battlefords North Stars host the Melv...
Mar 22, 2024

B.C. fugitive found in Puerto Rico returned to Canada to stand trial for murder
SURREY, B.C. - Police say a Canadian gang leader who escaped to Puerto Rico and posed as a businessman has been returned to Canada to face trial for his alleged role in a 2009 homicide in Vancouver. B...
Mar 22, 2024

Maritime body approves new protections for shipping in Canadian Arctic
The international body that regulates shipping is approving new environmental protections for the Canadian Arctic. The International Maritime Organization says it will tighten restrictions around fuel...
Mar 22, 2024

'Speedy recovery': Canadians respond to cancer diagnosis for Princess of Wales
Canadians are wishing the Princess of Wales a speedy recovery after she announced she has cancer. Kate says in a video that she has been diagnosed with an unspecified type of cancer and is undergoing ...
Mar 22, 2024

Canada's Homan tops Scotland's Morrison to secure top seed at curling playdowns
SYDNEY, N.S. - Canada's Rachel Homan defeated Scotland's Rebecca Morrison 8-2 to secure the top playoff seed at the women's world curling championship. The unbeaten Ottawa-based side scored three in t...
Mar 22, 2024