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It might yet be too early to write the obituary for the Vancouver Whitecaps, as rumours swirl of potential buyers for the Major League Soccer club and campaigns organized by fans and businesses to “save the Caps” gather strength. But amid the swell of hope, emotion and social media blitzes …
Read More »PWHL adds expansion franchise in San Jose, bringing league to 12 teams
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The PWHL will add a franchise in San Jose ahead of next season, bringing the league …
Read More »New Netflix series about a hockey team’s bus crash hits a nerve in Sask.
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A new Netflix series is in production. It’s set in a working-class town where hockey is …
Read More »PWHL’s 3rd season features growth and Olympics as league grows to 8 teams
The puck drops on the PWHL’s third season on Friday, officially beginning the league’s eight-team era. The Vancouver Goldeneyes and Seattle Torrent were built from scratch through an expansion draft process that pulled stars from the existing six teams. But will the riches gleaned through generous expansion rules, designed to …
Read More »Search teams expand radius for missing 5-year-old boy in southern Alberta
Helicopters hum across a bright blue sky in southern Alberta, as the search for five-year-old Darius Macdougall stretches into its fourth day. Adam Kennedy with Search and Rescue Alberta said Wednesday afternoon it is expanding the search radius from three kilometres to 6.6 kilometres. The terrain, he said, is part of the …
Read More »Search teams scour Air India plane crash site as death toll rises to 270, relatives press for answers
Search and recovery teams continued scouring the site of one of India’s worst aviation disasters for a third day after the Air India flight fell from the sky and killed at least 270 people in Gujarat state, officials said Saturday. The London-bound Boeing 787 struck a medical college hostel in …
Read More »Russian teams remain barred from competing at Milan-Cortina Olympics next February
Russian teams, including the country’s powerful hockey side, remain banned from competing at the Milano-Cortina Olympics next February as part of sanctions imposed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday. The IOC was responding to reports out of Russia that hockey officials from …
Read More »De Grasse, Leduc power Canadian 4x100m relay teams to spots at world championships
The Canadian men’s and women’s 4×100-metre relay teams qualified for the 2025 World Athletics Championships with performances on Saturday at the World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou, China. The men’s team of Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney, and Jerome Blake finished second in their heat to qualify for Sunday’s final, but more importantly …
Read More »‘Go Habs! Go!’ has got to go: STM to support sports teams en français only
Montreal’s transit agency will be removing the word “Go” from its electronic displays when supporting local sports teams, to comply with Quebec’s language laws, and the move is raising eyebrows of even the most ardent defenders of the French language at the National Assembly. As such, the popular phrase “Go …
Read More »‘Never give up’: These baseball teams have both snapped a combined 141-game losing streak
As It Happens6:34‘Never give up’: These baseball teams have both finally snapped a combined 141-game losing streak Two of the longest losing streaks in college baseball history came to an end on Tuesday when Yeshiva University and Lehman College squared off in a thrilling doubleheader in Teaneck, N.J. Lehman College, …
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