Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NHL fines Calgary Flames forward Strome $5,000 for cross-checking
NEW YORK - The NHL has fined Calgary Flames forward Ryan Strome US$5,000 for cross-checking, the league announced Wednesday. The incident occurred 45 seconds into overtime of Calgary's 4-3 loss at Dal...
Apr 08, 2026

Photo gallery: A decade of death — B.C. counts drug emergency's cost
Next week marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of a public health emergency in response to British Columbia's drug overdose crisis, which has since claimed more than 18,000 lives. Grieving fr...
Apr 08, 2026

Charge continue push for PWHL playoffs without head coach Carla MacLeod
Ottawa Charge head coach Carla MacLeod has been fighting all season. Now, it's her team's turn to fight for her. The Professional Women's Hockey League team announced Monday that MacLeod would be step...
Apr 08, 2026

WNBA free agency opens with $1.4 million franchise tags for Ionescu, Collier and Plum
NEW YORK - NEW YORK (AP) - New York's Sabrina Ionescu, Minnesota's Napheesa Collier and Los Angeles' Kelsey Plum were all extended franchise tags by their WNBA teams, worth potentially $1.4 million as...
Apr 08, 2026

Flag football gives former NFL tight end Antony Auclair the best of two worlds
Flag football is providing Antony Auclair with the best of two worlds. The Notre-Dame-des-Pins, Que., native is still playing the game at a very high level with the Canadian men's national team, but w...
Apr 08, 2026

California Supreme Court orders sheriff to pause investigation and preserve seized ballots
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a county sheriff who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots to pause his probe into election fraud allegation...
Apr 08, 2026

B.C. woman detained by ICE for three weeks in Texas calls experience 'traumatizing'
KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, UNITED STATES - The Canadian woman who spent three weeks detained by immigration officers in the United States along with her seven-year-old daughter says it was "the most stressful...
Apr 08, 2026

Mark Washington returns to B.C. Lions coaching staff
VANCOUVER - Mark Washington is back with the B.C. Lions. The Lions named Washington as their linebacker coach Wednesday. Washington began his CFL coaching career with B.C. in 2008, spending six season...
Apr 08, 2026

Auger-Aliassime advances to third round at Monte-Carlo Masters with win over Cilic
MONACO - Canadian tennis star Flix Auger-Aliassime kicked off his clay-court season Wednesday with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over Croatia's Marin Cilic in the second round of the Monte-Carlo Masters. Auger-A...
Apr 08, 2026

FIFA releases plans for cross-Canada World Cup celebration tour
VANCOUVER - Plans have been unveiled for festivities across Canada as the country prepares to co-host the FIFA World Cup this summer FIFA released the route Wednesday for Canada Celebrates, a tour tha...
Apr 08, 2026