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Former Bronco comfortable, confident following second development camp in Vancouver
A former member of the Humboldt Broncos continues to work on his craft at an NHL-calibre level.Matthew Perkins attended his second Vancouver Canucks development camp this past week, after having been ...
Jul 08, 2024

Canadian international midfielder Julia Grosso joins the NWSL's Chicago Red Stars
CHICAGO - Canadian international midfielder Julia Grosso has signed a three-year contract with the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League. Grosso, whose contract with Italy's Juventus...
Jul 08, 2024

Scorching summer heat hits Canada, but won't touch records set by the 2021 heat dome
Sweltering temperatures stretching from British Columbia to the Ontario border has prompted hundreds of heat warnings, but it's not as intense at the deadly 2021 heat dome in B.C., says a national war...
Jul 08, 2024

Three bodies recovered from B.C. park where mountaineers went missing: RCMP
SQUAMISH, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Mounties in Squamish, B.C., say three bodies have been recovered from the area of Garibaldi Provincial Park where three mountaineers went missing last month. In a statemen...
Jul 08, 2024

Canada women learn rugby 7s path but will have to take the trip without star player
Canada's rugby sevens women have been drawn in a pool with New Zealand, Fiji and China at the Paris Olympics later this month. The Canadians, who finished fifth in the HSBC SVNS overall standings this...
Jul 08, 2024

Novak Djokovic gets into it with Wimbledon's fans after reaching the quarterfinals
LONDON (AP) - Maybe the Centre Court spectators were saluting Novak Djokovic's opponent by saying his name. Maybe they were booing Djokovic, trying to rattle him. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was s...
Jul 08, 2024

Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri waiting on forward Sasha Vezenkov
TORONTO - Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is willing to be patient with Sasha Vezenkov. The 28-year-old forward was traded from the Sacramento Kings to the Raptors on June 28 on the second day o...
Jul 08, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protest camp at UBC has been dismantled
VANCOUVER - A pro-Palestinian protest camp that had occupied a sports field at the University of British Columbia's Vancouver campus for more than two months has been dismantled. Dozens of tents had b...
Jul 08, 2024

'We built the diamonds and the world came to us': Lasting impact of upgrades to Prime Ministers Park
When a group of softball enthusiasts embarked on a campaign a decade ago to bring top-tier fastpitch to Prince Albert, they never anticipated it would land the city on the world stage multiple times. ...
Jul 08, 2024

Taylor Fritz comes back from two sets down to beat Alexander Zverev at Wimbledon
LONDON (AP) - After Taylor Fritz deposited a backhand that Alexander Zverev didn't even chase, wrapping up the American's comeback from a two-set hole in Wimbledon's fourth round Monday, the men met a...
Jul 08, 2024