Category Archives: Sports

COWs, antennas and FIFA: How telecoms are boosting cellular networks during World Cup
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, ...
Jun 12, 2026

Alanis Morissette shines, Michael Bublé forgets the gig at Canada's World Cup opener
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 ...
Jun 11, 2026

Canada men defeat Olympic champion France for first time in Volleyball Nations League
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...
Jun 11, 2026

Mitchell tosses three TDs in Ticats' 37-27 win over Blue Bombers
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...
Jun 11, 2026

Svechnikov, Aho strike as Hurricanes top Golden Knights 4-2 to move within a win of the Stanley Cup
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...
Jun 11, 2026

Matthews of Little Britain, Ont., making most of local knowledge at RBC Canadian Open
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...
Jun 11, 2026

Lightning's Nikita Kucherov wins the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP, his second such honor
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...
Jun 11, 2026

Edin Dzeko available for Bosnia-Herzegovina's World Cup opener against Canada
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...
Jun 11, 2026

Joe Sakic backs Avs coach Jared Bednar, plans to run it back again with core led by Nathan MacKinnon
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...
Jun 11, 2026

Moïse Bombito available for Canada's World Cup opener; Alphonso Davies confirmed out
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...
Jun 11, 2026