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Canadiens trade Shea Weber to Golden Knights for forward Evgenii Dadonov
MONTREAL - Shea Weber has played his final game in a Montreal Canadiens' sweater. And maybe his last game in the NHL. Weber missed the entire 2021-22 season with foot and ankle injuries that have put ...
Jun 16, 2022

FIFA picks 2026 cities, predicts soccer will be `No 1 sport'
NEW YORK (AP) - The 16 cities of the first World Cup spread across three nations were revealed, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino made a bold statement summing up the goal of the 2026 tournament, to...
Jun 16, 2022

Charge laid in decade-long investigation into Manitoba residential school
WINNIPEG - A charge has been laid following a decade-long investigation into allegations of abuse at a residential school in Manitoba. The province confirmed Thursday a person was charged with one cou...
Jun 16, 2022

Vancouver, Toronto among host cities for 2026 World Cup, Edmonton snubbed
VANCOUVER - The 2026 World Cup is coming to Vancouver and Toronto, but fans in Edmonton will miss out when Canada, the U.S. and Mexico co-host the men's soccer tournament. FIFA announced Thursday that...
Jun 16, 2022

Kadri skates with stick for 1st time since injuring thumb
DENVER (AP) - Injured Colorado Avalanche forwards Nazem Kadri and Andrew Cogliano skated with an assistant coach Thursday after missing Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning....
Jun 16, 2022

Atlanta, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle among World Cup sites
NEW YORK (AP) - Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle and Kansas City, Missouri, were the newcomers among the 11 U.S. sites picked to host games at the 2026 World Cup, while Baltimore, Cincin...
Jun 16, 2022

Gausman ineffective as Orioles dump Blue Jays 10-2 to salvage series split
TORONTO - The Baltimore Orioles chased starter Kevin Gausman early in the game and used a six-run third inning to power their way to a 10-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon. It...
Jun 16, 2022

Canadian F1 drivers Lance Stroll and Nicholas Latifi sputter into Montreal Grand Prix
MONTREAL - Their faces are splashed across billboards in Montreal as the two Canadians to cheer on this week at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. It should be a celebratory week for Canada's two Formula One ...
Jun 16, 2022

Doctors testify at coroner's inquest into police shooting of Quebec teen
SHERBROOKE, Que. - A neuropsychiatrist who saw a Quebec teen just months before he was killed by police in July 2018 told a coroner's inquiry Thursday he'd diagnosed him as suffering from symptoms rel...
Jun 16, 2022

Redblacks looking for more than just a good effort in rematch with Blue Bombers
OTTAWA - Moral victories won't help the Ottawa Redblacks in the standings. After dropping a 19-17 loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on a last-minute field goal in their season opener last week, the Re...
Jun 16, 2022