The Canada Games torch made its way through Corner Brook on Tuesday as just one of many July 1st ceremonies in the city. (Leila Beaudoin/CBC) While Canada Day and Memorial Day are always a shared occasion in Newfoundland and Labrador, this year’s ceremonies in Corner Brook also honoured the upcoming Canada Games, as the torch…
Grace Campbell gave a big thumbs-up to a newly renovated basketball court that was officially opened Monday in a north-end Halifax neighbourhood. The 14-year-old was one of dozens of young hoopsters who launched shots and dribbled around the new court at Highland Park Junior High School that was built with the help of a non-profit founded by former Toronto…
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is over for Canada. But the learnings will continue. Canada, reduced to 10 men when winger Jacob Shaffelburg was sent off in first-half stoppage time, stumbled in the first knockout round Sunday, beaten 6-5 in a penalty shootout by No. 106 Guatemala after the quarterfinal finished knotted at 1-1 after 90…
Dayne St. Clair has earned the starting job in goal for 30th-ranked Canada against No. 106 Guatemala in Sunday’s quarterfinal at the Concacaf Gold Cup. St. Clair started in the 6-0 win over No. 75 Honduras and 1-1 draw with No. 90 Curacao while Maxime Crepeau was in goal for the final Group B game, a…
Matthew Schaefer is a member of the New York Islanders. The club selected the 17-year-old defenceman from the Ontario Hockey League’s Erie Otters with the first pick at the 2025 NHL draft on Friday. Schaefer had been viewed as the slam-dunk top selection for months, despite not playing since December after suffering a broken collar…
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. The journey was a bit bumpy, but the Canadian men’s soccer team got the job done and qualified for the knockout stage at the Concacaf Gold Cup, the championship tournament…
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. Tomorrow in Paris, Kenyan track star Faith Kipyegon will attempt to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes. It’s a daunting challenge. Though the mile…
The New York Sirens have selected Colgate University forward Kristýna Kaltounková with the first pick in the 2025 PWHL draft on Tuesday, adding a power forward with a penchant for scoring goals. Kaltounková is the first European player drafted first overall into the PWHL, and the highest drafted player from the Czech Republic. “What a great…
Just two weeks after an expansion draft that reshaped the PWHL, teams will have a chance to re-stock talent at this year’s entry draft. The PWHL Draft, set for Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET in Ottawa, will see each team select players over six rounds. The New York Sirens will pick first, followed by the…
Teenage batsman Yuvraj Samra scored 45 runs Sunday as Canada celebrated qualification for next year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with a six-wicket win over Bermuda in the final game of the four-country Americas Qualifier. Canada’s seven-wicket win over the Bahamas on Saturday, coupled with Bermuda’s nine-wicket loss to the Cayman Islands, sealed the Canadian…
