This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. As the NHL’s best players get ready for their long-awaited return to the Olympics next year, an appetizer will be served over the next nine days as Canada, the United…
An evangelical Mennonite bible college in British Columbia that has been accused of mistreating a transgender player says it will no longer be hosting the upcoming men’s and women’s basketball provincials. The decision comes after the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST) concluded its investigation into Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford, B.C., last week. Last year,…
His confidence sky-high after eliminating some of the tournament’s big names earlier in the week, Canada’s Denis Shapovalov played some of his best tennis when it mattered most on Sunday. The result was a 7-6 (5), 6-3 victory over second-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway in the final of the Dallas Open. It was the third…
William Dandjinou and Steven Dubois earned gold medals Saturday in the penultimate event of the ISU Short Track World Tour as Canada continued its dominance on the speed skating circuit. Montreal’s Dandjinou won the men’s 1,500-metre race, while Dubois, from Lachenaie, Que., topped the podium in the men’s 500 in Tilburg, Netherlands. Dandjinou has won four…
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. A few things for Canadian fans to keep an eye on: What to watch this weekend in Olympic sports While the Super Bowl is obviously the biggest thing happening in…
Canadian freestyle skier Megan Oldham won her first gold medal of the World Cup season Thursday at a big air competition in Aspen. Oldham, from Parry Sound, Ont., finished on top with a score of 183.75 points. Flora Tabanelli of Italy (175.25 points) was second and Anni Karava of Finland (157.5) was third. Oldham has…
Canadian freeride skier Justine Dufour-Lapointe couldn’t have asked for a better start to the 2025 FIS Freeride World Tour campaign. After missing last year’s competition due to personal reasons, the 2023 women’s ski champion made a strong return, opening the season with a first-place finish in Baqueira Beret, Spain last month. Last week, the Montreal…
There would be plenty of reason for the Canadian luge team to be feeling the heat right now. The world championships begin Thursday at home in Whistler, B.C., — a day that just so happens to also mark one year out from the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Yet the prevailing sense around the young squad…
Olympic sprinting champion Noah Lyles knows who he wants to race next: Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill. The 100-metre gold medallist at the Paris Games last summer celebrated his victory in the 60 at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston on Sunday by pulling the bib off his back and showing the message…
Fans at Scotiabank Arena loudly booed during the American national anthem before the Toronto Raptors hosted the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. They then switched to loud cheers when “O Canada” began. Fans of the NBA’s lone Canadian franchise booed the anthem after similar reactions broke out Saturday night at NHL games in Ottawa and Calgary,…
