Category Archives: Sports

Toronto to release more free tickets today for World Cup fan festival
TORONTO - The City of Toronto is expected to release today the second batch of free tickets for its World Cup fan festival. Fans can secure general admission tickets once the online portal opens at 10...
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'Hockey city': experts say Canadiens fever fuelled by team's winning history
Almost everyone appears to agree that the Montreal Canadiens fans are the loudest and rowdiest of any team in the National Hockey League. And the "Habs fever" is only intensifying as the team pursues ...
20h ago

Marner, Dorofeyev propel Golden Knights past Ducks 5-1 in Game 6 clincher, into conference finals
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Mitch Marner scored a tremendous goal 62 seconds after the opening faceoff, Pavel Dorofeyev scored twice in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights cruised into the Wester...
23h ago

'He's a fighter': Habs goalie Jakub Dobes stands tall after rocky start to Game 5
BUFFALO - Martin St. Louis was faced with a decision midway through the first period. The Montreal Canadiens head coach had just watched his frustrated netminder allow three goals on the first four sh...
May 14, 2026

Roque's OT winner lifts Victoire to Game 1 win over Charge in Walter Cup final
LAVAL - With 18 seconds remaining in regulation, the Montreal Victoire were trailing 2-1, had a neutral zone faceoff and just watched one of their leaders - forward Laura Stacey - leave the game in ex...
May 14, 2026

Suzuki, Evans cap 2nd-period surge, Canadiens beat Sabres 6-3 to take 3-2 lead in 2nd-round series
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Captain Nick Suzuki and Jake Evans scored 68 seconds apart late in the second period, and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Buffalo Sabres 6-3 on Thursday night to take a 3-2 le...
May 14, 2026

Scottie Scheffler part of 7-way tie for the lead at PGA Championship
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) - The biggest logjam in 57 years after the opening round of a major championship still had one name that stood out above the rest: Scottie Scheffler handled everything Aronimi...
May 14, 2026

Chella Choi part of 3-way for lead on LPGA Tour with Korda 3 shots behind
CINCINNATI (AP) - Chella Choi bogeyed her final two holes Thursday that blemished an otherwise flawless round, giving her a 4-under 66 to fall into a three-way share of the lead with Rio Takeda and In...
May 14, 2026

Montreal sex workers to go on strike during Grand Prix weekend
MONTREAL - A group of sex workers in Montreal are calling for a general strike during Grand Prix weekend to demand better working conditions. The Sex Work Autonomous Committee says its members want an...
May 14, 2026

Public health agency says World Cup poses high risk of measles spread
OTTAWA - There is a high risk of measles transmission within Canada during the FIFA World Cup, an analysis by the Public Health Agency of Canada warned Thursday. The federal agency completed its infec...
May 14, 2026