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Canada Soccer unveils new World Cup jerseys, gets funding for youth initiatives
TORONTO - When a young soccer player asked Jonathan Osorio if Canada was going to win the men's World Cup, his answer was direct. "Yes," said Osorio during a question-and-answer period Monday at a chi...
Mar 16, 2026
Tumbler Ridge gets arena funding through NHL's Hockeyville after deadly shootings
Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the town where eight people were kille...
Mar 16, 2026 Candles sit on the ground as people attend a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting, in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Tumbler Ridge, B.C., gets arena funding through Hockeyville after deadly shootings
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is among several communities in Canada awarded funding through the 2026 Kraft Hockeyville program just weeks after a mass shooting attack in the town where eight p...
Mar 16, 2026
Cost of rebuilding Alberta town's only ice rinks after explosion in the millions
EDMONTON - A hockey-loving town in southern Alberta that lost its only two ice rinks in a Zamboni explosion says it will cost millions to rebuild. Derrin Thibault, Taber's chief administrative officer...
Mar 16, 2026
Multi-brawl game that drew 572 penalty minutes a 'black eye' on N.L. hockey: official
ST. JOHN'S - An investigation into a Newfoundland junior hockey game that exploded into three brawls and racked up 572 minutes in penalties has resulted in sweeping suspensions, according to a league ...
Mar 15, 2026
PM's office mum on Conservative Order of Canada petition for Don Cherry
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office wouldn't weigh in on a push by the federal Conservatives to award the Order of Canada to controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry. Audrey Champoux, a spokesperso...
Mar 14, 2026 Hockey commentator Don Cherry in Toronto, Feb. 15, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Energized Saskatchewan Rush entering final stretch of season holding NLL's top spot
A few Saskatchewan Rush players might need a refresher on how to get to SaskTel Centre after weeks of road games. Playing just once on their home floor since mid-January, the Rush will make a return t...
Mar 14, 2026 Saskatchewan Rush defencemen Matt Acchione (left) and Adam Jay (right) celebrating a goal in the team's 9-8 victory over the Vancouver Warriors on Feb. 14, 2026. (Steve Hiscock/Saskatchewan Rush)
Manhunt for suspect in fatal shooting leads to delay in opening gates at Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A man shot and killed two people in a drug store parking lot near the TPC Sawgrass and then escaped by going onto TPC Sawgrass, leading The Players Championship to delay...
Mar 14, 2026 Si Woo Kim of South Korea drives off the 17th tee during the second round of The Players Championship golf tournament Friday, March 13, 2026, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Sask. curler Colton Flasch explains decision to move on from skip Mike McEwen
Colton Flasch said he's given a lot of thought to the future of his curling rink ever since November's Canadian Olympic trials. Following an early exit at the 2026 Brier in St. John's, N.L. earlier th...
Mar 14, 2026 Colton Flasch (pictured) has spent the last three seasons curling with the Mike McEwen rink, out of Saskatoon's Nutana Curling Club. (Andrew Klaver/Curling Canada)
Carney says Canada a reliable oil exporter with moves to increase production
OSLO - Prime Minister Mark Carney and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store touted their reputations as low-risk global oil producers on Saturday, as they met in Oslo and agreed to deepen ties on ...
Mar 14, 2026
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