PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - One day after their seven-game winning streak came to an end, the Prince George Spruce Kings were able to leave Vancouver Island on a high note. The Spruce Kings defeated the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in Port Alberni Sunday (Nov. 8) 5-3. The Bulldogs struck two minutes in to take a 1-0 lead. The Spru...

PRINCE GEORGE - The men's and women's UNBC Timberwolves basketball teams are left to lick their wounds after a weekend sweep by the UVIC Vikes in Victoria. The women's Timberwolves put up a strong effort but ultimately fell 75-53 on Friday and 73-63 on Saturday. The men's Timberwolves fought hard through the weekend, b...

PRINCE GEORGE -The Prince George Spruce Kings held on to the bitter end Saturday night (Nov. 7), but fell 3-2 in overtime to the Clippers in Nanaimo's Frank Crane Arena. After a scoreless first period, the Clippers opened the scoring at the 10:43 mark of the second frame when Matthew Ross netted the puck on a power pla...

PRICE GEORGE - The Prince George Cougars avoided a weekend sweep with a 2-1 overtime win against the Kelowna Rockets Saturday night (Nov. 7) at the CN Centre. After a scoreless first period, the Cougars opened the night's scoring early in the second frame when Kash Andresen netted the puck at the 2:51 mark. The Cougars...

TORONTO - The National Council of Canadian Muslims says there's an opportunity to turn a negative into a positive in the wake of a series of anti-Muslim videos shared by Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander on his social media account. Steven Zhou, t...

TORONTO - Midfielders Jonathan Osorio and Jacob Shaffelburg will miss Canada's CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal against Guatemala after picking up injuries in the final week of the Major League Soccer regular season. Defender Zorhan Bassong and for...

Canada's Secretary of State for Sport Adam van Koeverden has cast doubt on whether Russia can compete as a neutral team at the upcoming world junior hockey championship in Alberta. The development follows last month's Court of Arbitration for Sport rul...

TORONTO - Toronto FC has fired head coach Robin Fraser after two seasons at the helm, the club announced Monday. The club will immediately begin a search for a new coach before the Sprint Season opens Feb. 19, with Toronto's first game set for Feb. 20 ...

PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - One day after their seven-game winning streak came to an end, the Prince George Spruce Kings were able to leave Vancouver Island on a high note. The Spruce Kings defeated the Alberni Valley Bulldogs in Port Alberni Sunday (Nov. 8) 5-3. The Bulldogs struck two minutes in to take a 1-0 lead. The Spru...

French judo star Teddy Riner is bidding for president. The 37-year-old multiple Olympic champion announced his bid on social media and said in an interview with Le Parisien newspaper published Monday that he is positioning himself as "nei...

OTTAWA - The country's top court is set to hear legal arguments this week about the validity of a federal ban on hundreds of types of firearms the government says are fit only for the battlefield. The hearings, slated for Monday and Tuesday at the Supr...

CALGARY - Calgary Flames head coach Ryan Huska said at the beginning of the NHL season he expected a lot from Joel Farabee. The left-winger has delivered with a team-leading seven goals and 10 assists in Calgary's first 18 games. Farabee solved a defic...

WINNIPEG - Brayden Yager was grinning ear to ear while surrounded by reporters following a roller-coaster Sunday night at Canada Life Centre. The 21-year-old Winnipeg forward had just notched his first NHL goal - which was also his first NHL point - to...

LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) - Blades Brown is like several young players who can remember Tiger Woods making big putts and winning big tournaments and inspiring them to play. Only for Brown, it wasn't all that long ago. Two years after his surprising decisi...

BOSTON (AP) - Elias Lindholm, Mikey Eyssimont and Morgan Geekie each scored a goal in an opening period that started out testy, carrying the Boston Bruins past the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Sunday. Jeremy Swayman made 40 saves, 17 coming in the first per...

TORONTO - Connor Hellebuyck will attempt to explain himself when he gets to Winnipeg. What the star goaltender won't be doing is suiting up to face his former team. The New Jersey Devils announced shortly after Sunday's 4-0 victory over the Toronto Map...

CALGARY - Matt Coronato scored the overtime winner for the Calgary Flames in a 4-3 win over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. Zane Parekh, Zach Whitecloud and Joel Farabee, while short-handed, also scored for the Flames (8-9-1). Yegor Sharang...

TORONTO - Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for his first shutout with New Jersey as the Devils blanked the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Sunday night. Timo Meier scored twice for New Jersey (13-5-0), which has won nine of its last 10 games. Nico Hischier, ...

VEGA BAJA - Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson's pursuit of Olympic gold took a big step forward on Sunday. The Toronto athletes won the NORCECA Continental Beach Volleyball Olympic qualifier on Sunday, beating Americans Kelly Cheng and Megan...

MILL RIVER EAST - The host province got off to a rocky start at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship on Sunday. Adam Arsenault's foursome from Crapaud Community Club lost 7-4 to Sylvie Quillian of New Brunswick and 8-5 to Colin Kurz of Manitoba at W...

WINNIPEG - Mark Scheifele scored with 1.6 seconds remaining in the third period to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday. With the period winding down and the Jets on a 5-on-3 power play, Scheifele converted a p...

WINNIPEG - Winnipeg Blue Bombers rookie defensive lineman David Reese didn't have to answer any questions Sunday about his controversial trash talking with Montreal Alouettes quarterback Davis Alexander. Reese wasn't made available to local reporters d...

MEDICINE HAT - Winnipeg skip Matt Dunstone scored three points in the fourth end to grab a 6-1 lead, then held on to beat Scotland's Bruce Mouat 7-6 in the P&H Masters final on Sunday in Medicine Hat, Alta. It was the second consecutive P&H Mas...

WINNIPEG - The end of the 2026 season could mark the end of an era for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. After a 33-23 loss to the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL's East Division final on Saturday, changes are inevitable and there could be big ones for Winnipeg...

MONTREAL - The Montreal Roses are off to the Northern Super League final after downing the Vancouver Rise 5-2 over a two-game semifinal series. Montreal took a 3-0 victory in the opener on Nov. 1, then battled Vancouver to a 2-2 draw on Sunday, oustin...

Gabriela Dabrowski's year started with ample uncertainty. It's ending with the 34-year-old Canadian hovering near the top of the women's doubles tennis rankings after one of the best seasons of her career. "It's been great results-wise, but it's been...

HERNING - Eve Gascon stopped all 14 shots she faced as Canada blanked Japan 9-0 at the women's world hockey championship in Herning, Denmark, on Sunday. The Canadians opened scoring in the round-robin game midway through the first half with a goal fro...

SAO PAULO (AP) - McLaren driver Lando Norris dominated a rainy Sao Paulo Grand Prix to win from pole position on Sunday, with Mercedes having another weekend to celebrate after securing the F1 constructors' title for the ninth time. The ...