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Curling Canada clarified eligibility 'grey area' in policy for defending Brier champs

LONDON, Ont. - Brad Gushue's team is back at the Tim Hortons Brier as defending champions. They'll have to change their residency situation or roster makeup next season if they need to qualify to retu...

Mar 02, 2023

Oilers' Bouchard steps into new role, opportunity on power-play unit with Barrie gone

EDMONTON - Evan Bouchard has the chance to go from understudy to star. For the better part of two-plus seasons, the 23-year-old defenceman watched and learned as fellow defenceman Tyson Barrie ran the...

Mar 02, 2023

Men’s sevens rugby team hopes Vancouver crowd provides boost up the standings

VANCOUVER - The Canadian men hope playing before a hometown crowd at this weekend's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event can help pull them back from the abyss. The men sit 14th in the overall standin...

Mar 02, 2023

Canada's Shapovalov falls to Fritz, makes second-round exit at Mexican Open

ACAPULCO, Mexico - Canada's Denis Shapovalov was handed a 6-4, 6-4 second-round loss by American Taylor Fritz at the Mexican Open Wednesday. After taking a 2-1 lead in the opening set, Shapovalov drop...

Mar 01, 2023

McDavid's historic fifth straight multi-goal game leads Oilers past Maple Leafs 5-2

EDMONTON - Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist for his fifth consecutive multi-goal game as the Edmonton Oilers earned a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. McDavid became th...

Mar 01, 2023

UNBC Men's Basketball Season Recap: Young Twolves team look to impress next year

PRINCE GEORGE - The UNBC Men's basketball team's season wrapped up a little earlier than expected. However, going into the final playoff game they fought through adversity only having 8 players availa...

Mar 01, 2023

Cougars continue to build on successful season after clinching 2023 playoff birth

PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Cougars are playoff bound for the 2nd year in a row. After going down to the wire last season it's a great feeling for players to know they have clinched a spot with 1...

Mar 01, 2023

Canada's Marino drops second-round match to China's Zhu at Monterrey Open

MONTERREY, Mexico - Canada's Rebecca Marino suffered a 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3 loss to China's Zhu Lin in second-round action at the Monterrey Open on Wednesday. The Vancouver native had 11 aces to one doub...

Mar 01, 2023

Senators are buyers after acquiring defenceman Jakob Chychrun from Coyotes

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenceman Jakob Chychrun form the Arizona Coyotes, signalling that they intend to make a push for an Eastern Conference wild-card spot. The deal cost the Se...

Mar 01, 2023

Vancouver Canucks acquire defenceman Hronek from Red Wings for picks

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have added to their blue line, acquiring defenceman Filip Hronek from the Detroit Red Wings. The trade, announced Wednesday, sees Vancouver send Detroit a pair of dra...

Mar 01, 2023