Category Archives: Sports
UNBC soccer player goes international with Tongan team
PRINCE GEORGE - UNBC's very own Kiana Swift has travelled across the world to play soccer in a country that hits close to home. The Timberwolves athlete planned to play with the Tongan team in 2019, b...
Jul 25, 2022
Flames' newest faces Huberdeau, Weegar 'excited' for season following shock of trade
CALGARY - With the initial shock having finally subsided after learning late that they had been traded from the Florida Panthers to Calgary , Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar are ready to get s...
Jul 25, 2022
Lawyers make closing submissions in sex assault trial for former Vancouver Canuck
VANCOUVER - A defence lawyer for former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen says the woman who claims he sexually assaulted her nearly five years ago wasn't a reliable or trustworthy witness. Brock Martlan...
Jul 25, 2022
Hockey Canada releases plan to combat 'toxic' culture ahead of parliamentary hearings
Hockey Canada has released a plan to combat the "toxic" culture in its sport a day before the start of a second round of parliamentary hearings into the organization's handling of sexual assault compl...
Jul 25, 2022
PHF expansion Montreal signs first seven players for upcoming season
MONTREAL - The Premier Hockey Federation's newest expansion team in Montreal has signed its first seven players for the upcoming 2022-23 season. Montreal signed forwards Ann-Sophie Bettez, Kim Deschen...
Jul 25, 2022
Habs forward Paul Byron helps save pilot after weekend floatplane crash in Quebec
Montreal Canadiens forward Paul Byron helped rescue a pilot of a floatplane that crashed Saturday in a lake in Quebec's Laurentians region, northwest of Montreal. The crash and the rescue occurred Sat...
Jul 25, 2022
Sydney McLaughlin anchors US on record-setting day at worlds
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - It only made sense that Sydney McLaughlin would run the last, victorious lap of world championships for the United States. It only made sense she would win that race by a lot. Amer...
Jul 24, 2022
Send in the clowns? LeBron's a yes, Martinez a no
PHOENIX (AP) - LeBron James liked the clown nose. Dave Martinez wasn't as big of a fan. Sorry skip, it appears Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles is siding with the NBA superstar on this on...
Jul 24, 2022
Canada's Pierce LePage captures silver in world championship decathlon
EUGENE, Ore. - Canada's Pierce LePage captured silver in the decathlon at the world track and field championships on Sunday. The 26-year-old from Whitby, Ont., scored a personal best 8,701 points. Wor...
Jul 24, 2022
Argonauts rally in final quarter to blitz short-handed Roughriders 31-21
REGINA - The short-handed Saskatchewan Roughriders were no match for Toronto tailback Andrew Harris as the Argos registered a 31-21 come-from-behind CFL victory on Sunday. The 35-year-old Harris gaine...
Jul 24, 2022