Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Canadiens aim for playoff return as expectations rise: 'It gets tougher now'
MONTREAL - Nick Suzuki's expectations haven't changed. The Montreal Canadiens captain predicted his team could make the playoffs last season when few outside the organization believed it. Now, with pr...
Oct 06, 2025

Cricket goes indoors at B.C. Place Stadium with Canada Super 60 tournament
Vancouver's B.C. Place Stadium has hosted everything from Taylor Swift and monster trucks to the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Olympics. But cricket will take centre stage at the 42-year-...
Oct 06, 2025

Oilers sign defenceman Jake Walman to seven-year, $49-million extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Jake Walman to a seven-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$7 million, the NHL team announced Monday. The Oilers announced t...
Oct 06, 2025

Alberta teachers say strike aims to fix crisis, Smith says province wants to bargain
EDMONTON - The head of the Alberta teachers union said Monday the provincewide strike by thousands of members is about drawing a line in the sand on underfunding and overcrowding that has become so eg...
Oct 06, 2025

Mboko and Fernandez eliminated in first round of Wuhan Open
WUHAN - Canada's Victoria Mboko is out of the Wuhan Open tennis tournament after a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova on Monday. Alexandrova, the eighth seed in Wuhan, broke Mboko four ti...
Oct 06, 2025

Three men arrested, charged in extortion shooting in Surrey, B.C.: police
SURREY - Two police organizations have announced charges against five men in connection to separate extortion cases in Surrey, B.C. The Surrey Police Service announced on Monday the arrest and charges...
Oct 06, 2025

PWHL Vancouver signs four-time Olympian, first-round draft pick Michelle Karvinen
VANCOUVER - The Professional Women's Hockey League's new team in Vancouver has signed four-time Olympian Michelle Karvinen. Vancouver selected the 35-year-old forward in the first round of June's PWHL...
Oct 06, 2025

EF5 tornado that killed 3 in North Dakota was the nation's first in 12 years
A deadly tornado that tore across southeastern North Dakota this summer has been upgraded to an EF5 with winds topping 200 mph (322 kph), the strongest classification of tornado and the first confirme...
Oct 06, 2025

Airport warns about catfishing as people arrive to meet loved ones who don't exist
ST. JOHN'S - The head of a central Newfoundland airport is warning the public after staff noticed an increase in people who appear to have been victims of a manipulative scheme known as catfishing. Re...
Oct 06, 2025

'Feverish fan base': Toronto Blue Jays fans set to cheer on the team in New York
As the Toronto Blue Jays head to New York City for Game 3 of the American League Division Series, some diehard Canadian fans will be cheering for the team from the Yankee Stadium stands. Among them wi...
Oct 06, 2025