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Funding woes inspire $25,000 pitching competition for Black entrepreneurs
VANCOUVER, Wash. - After immigrating to Canada from Kenya with dreams of starting her own business, entrepreneur Jackee Kasandy soon concluded that Canadian banks weren't keen on opening their vaults ...
Feb 20, 2023

Canada's Tanner Boser moves down to light-heavyweight for next UFC fight
Canadian Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser is moving down to light-heavyweight to fight Moldova's Ion (The Hulk) Cutelaba on an April 15 UFC card in Kansas City. The 31-year-old from Bonnyville, Alta., who...
Feb 19, 2023

Zetterlund, Wood score in third, Devils ground Jets 4-2
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Fabian Zetterlund and Miles Wood scored in a two-minute span of the third period and Mackenzie Blackwood made 23 saves as the New Jersey Devils rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-...
Feb 19, 2023

Kane nets hat trick, Blackhawks beat Leafs 5-3
CHICAGO (AP) - Patrick Kane had his ninth career regular-season hat trick, rookie Cole Guttman scored the game winner and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 Sunday night. Max Domi...
Feb 19, 2023

Rahm holds on to win at Riviera and return to No. 1 in world
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jon Rahm is playing at such a high level he felt he didn't need the Official World Golf Ranking to tell him he was the No. 1 player in golf. Rahm earned another trophy Sunday in the...
Feb 19, 2023

Canadian women bounce back from U.S. loss with 2-0 win over Brazil at SheBelieves Cup
NASHVILLE - Canada, rebounding from a flat performance in a loss to the United States, defeated Brazil 2-0 Sunday at the SheBelieves Cup. The ongoing labour dispute with Canada Soccer clearly unsettle...
Feb 19, 2023

Wild ride to playing in Hearts for wild cards in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Three wild cards in Canada's men's and women's curling championships apparently here to stay means keeping noses to grindstones to earn them. Bumping up the number of wild-card berths...
Feb 19, 2023

Rantanen's goal late in OT lifts Avalanche past Oilers 6-5
DENVER (AP) - Mikko Rantanen scored with 21 seconds remaining in overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Sunday. Nathan MacKinnon and J.T. Compher each had a go...
Feb 19, 2023

Harassment in sports: St-Onge asks provinces for investigative systems by end of 2023
OTTAWA - Federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is calling on her provincial and territorial counterparts to establish independent bodies to handle harassment complaints from athletes by the end of th...
Feb 19, 2023

Horse stable fire at P.A. Exhibition Grounds under investigation
A fire at a horse stable at the Prince Albert Exhibition Grounds is being considered suspicious by fire crews. At around 12:30 Sunday afternoon, members with the Prince Albert police service (PAPS) an...
Feb 19, 2023