It's the MVP that herds of fans gathered at the newly branded Toronto Stadium probably won't notice when they take in six FIFA World Cup matches: a 12-metre-tall COW. Standing just outside the venue, ...
The Canadian Press Jun 12, 2026
TORONTO - Alanis Morissette had soccer fans head over feet as she helped kick off Canada's first FIFA World Cup game on home soil Friday. The Ottawa-born alt-rocker sang the bilingual national anthem ...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026
OTTAWA - Canada's men's volleyball team came away with a 3-1 (25-20, 25-18, 21-25, 27-25) victory over Olympic champion France in Volleyball Nations League action on Thursday. It's the first time that...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026
WINNIPEG - Bo Levi Mitchell has a long memory that served him well on Thursday. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback remembered last season's trip to Winnipeg in September that ended with an embarrassi...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and Sebastian Aho added a second-period goal in a breakout game for Carolina's top-line performers, helping the Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Kni...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026
CALEDON - Most golfers have a few tricks in their golf bag, but Justin Matthews has one carrying his around TPC Toronto at this week's RBC Canadian Open. Braeden Cryderman, the course's director of in...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) - Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP, the second such honor of his career after also winning the Hart in 2019. The league announced the news Thursd...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026
TORONTO - Edin Dzeko is ready to go. Bosnia-Herzegovina head coach Sergej Barbarez says the 40-year-old striker will be available for the country's World Cup opener against Canada on Friday. Dzeko has...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026
DENVER (AP) - Joe Sakic trusts his core group of players. That trust extends to his head coach, too. So he's giving them the benefit of the doubt. The Colorado Avalanche president of hockey operations...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026
TORONTO - Mose Bombito won his World Cup fitness race. Alphonso Davies, meanwhile, will have to wait a little longer. Head coach Jesse Marsch announced Bombito - a key central defender - will be avail...
The Canadian Press Jun 11, 2026