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Jazz owner requests for NHL to initiate expansion process to bring franchise to Utah
SALT LAKE CITY - The owners of the NBA's Utah Jazz have requested the NHL initiate an expansion process to bring a franchise to Utah. Smith Entertainment Group, which also owns Major League Soccer's R...
Jan 24, 2024

First Nations leaders hold emergency meeting in Ottawa on mental-health crisis
OTTAWA - First Nations leaders are holding an emergency meeting in Ottawa today to discuss a mental-health crisis they warn could get even worse without government help. Nishnawbe Aski (nish-NAH'-bay ...
Jan 24, 2024

Report: 5 members of Canada's 2018 junior hockey team to face sexual assault charges
Police in London, Ont., are not confirming a report that five members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team have been told to surrender to authorities to face charges of sexual assault. The Globe ...
Jan 24, 2024

Raonic to replace Shapovalov on Canada roster for Davis Cup tie against South Korea
MONTREAL - The Canadian men's tennis team is making a significant roster change just over a week before a Davis Cup qualifier tie against South Korea. Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., will replace Den...
Jan 24, 2024

Canadian athletes to receive financial reward for medals won at Paralympic Games
GATINEAU, Que. - Canadian Paralympians will receive financial rewards for winning medals starting at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris this summer. The Canadian Paralympic Committee says the new performan...
Jan 24, 2024

Majority of Proline bettors picked Mahomes earning first NFL playoff road win
He's twice been named the NFL's top player and led the Kansas City Chiefs to a pair of Super Bowl titles but Patrick Mahomes earned another career first Sunday night. Mahomes threw two touchdown passe...
Jan 24, 2024

Ottawa Redblacks sign quarterback Dru Brown to two-year extension
OTTAWA - Dru Brown won't be hitting CFL free agency. The Ottawa Redblacks signed the American quarterback to a two-year deal Wednesday. The CFL club acquired Brown's rights last week from the Winnipeg...
Jan 24, 2024

Foreign interference inquiry signals plan to probe alleged meddling by India
OTTAWA - The federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference is looking to examine alleged meddling by India in the last two general elections. In a statement today, the commission says it has...
Jan 24, 2024

William Nylander, fellow NHLers eager for Olympic chance
William Nylander remembers the goal sailing into Finland's net early in the third period. A few months short of his 10th birthday, he was watching the 2006 Olympic final with his family. Sweden's Pete...
Jan 24, 2024

The latest on the deadly plane crash near Fort Smith, N.W.T.
FORT SMITH, N.W.T. - A passenger plane crashed early Tuesday near the town of Fort Smith, N.W.T., close the Alberta boundary. The coroner's office has confirmed there are fatalities. Global mining gia...
Jan 24, 2024