The NHL said it will investigate an allegation made by Evander Kane’s wife that the San Jose Sharks forward bet on his own games and has intentionally tried to lose for gambling profit.
Month: July 2021
Blue Jays rookie pitcher Alek Manoah made a marvellous debut at Rogers Centre, and George Springer smashed a pair of early-game home runs to back his young teammate on Saturday.
Albertans are being cautioned to brace themselves for another heat wave.
For days, thick smoke has blanketed Kootenay and Okanagan cities, reaching levels considered dangerous. Now, Metro Vancouver is bracing for that smoke to reach the coast.
The Sunshine State reached the record as it become a new epicentre for the coronavirus, accounting for about a fifth of all new cases in the United States.
Here’s what to watch on a super Saturday night and Sunday morning that features one of Canada’s biggest Olympic stars going for the title of World’s Fastest Man and another trying to break the national record for medals.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed free-agent forward Nick Ritchie to a two-year contract worth an annual average value of $2.5 million US. Meanwhile, the Rangers, Avalanche and Canucks were all active on the third day of NHL free agency.
Nashville SC set to play Toronto FC on BMO Field Sunday as several players on both sides return to MLS action after stints at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
New details have emerged about the Catholic Church’s controversial multimillion-dollar legal bill paid from a fund intended for residential school survivors.
Frozen mangoes commonly sold at Sobeys and Loblaws across Canada have been recalled because of a possible Hepatitis A contamination.
Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has been detained by Beijing police on suspicion of rape, police announced Saturday, following an accusation the former member of the Korean boy band EXO lured young women into sexual relationships.
Band discusses pandemic-related challenges, enthusiasm and trepidation about returning to live performances, new album, and dealing with lingering effects of past troubles.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Nick Ritchie to a two-year contract worth an annual average value of $2.5 million US.
Canada and the United States will square off in the women’s soccer semifinals at the Olympics — again (Monday, 4 a.m. ET, CBCSports.ca). Here’s a look at what to watch for in a rematch of the 2012 Olympic semifinals that saw the U.S. win 4-3 despite a hat trick from Canada’s Christine Sinclair.
Elaine Thompson-Herah successfully defended her Olympic title in the women’s 100 metres on Saturday, crossing the line in 10.61 seconds to lower Florence Griffith Joyner’s Summer Games record by 1-100th of a second. Canada’s Andre De Grasse advanced to the men’s semifinals in a season-best 9.91.
Barring disaster, the Canadian women’s basketball team should reach the quarter-finals at the Tokyo Olympics. But Saturday’s game against Spain (9 p.m. ET, CBCSports.ca) will be crucial in determining the path for a team with a stated goal of playing for a medal following consecutive Olympic quarter-final defeats.
Despite new federal recognition of Emancipation Day, many Canadians remain unaware of their country’s history of slavery — and this is largely owed to the reluctance of schools to teach this history, writes Sarah Raughley.
For three South Sudanese-born Olympians, this is one eventful summer: reaching the world stage, then settling in a new country half a world away.
Olympic champion Erica Wiebe headlines a group aiming to bring home Canada’s fourth Olympic wrestling gold medal. With two returning Olympians and two athletes making their Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, Canada looks to improve upon its single-medal performance from 2016.
Elaine Thompson-Herah successfully defended her Olympic title in the women’s 100 metres on Saturday, crossing the line in 10.61 seconds to lower Florence Griffith Joyner’s Summer Games record by 1-100th of a second. Canada’s Andre De Grasse advanced to the men’s semifinals in a season-best 9.91.
Canada’s Andre DeGrasse hasn’t lost a step. The 26-year-old ran his 100-metres heat in a blistering 9.91 seconds, the best time of night, as the race to determine the world’s fastest man got off to a blazing start in Tokyo.
Kylie Masse wins silver in the 200m backstroke, teammate Brent Hayden gets his last Olympic swim. Meanwhile, tennis star Novak Djokovic misses out on bronze, all while you were sleeping on July 30.
Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault fell one win shy of winning a medal with her loss to the Netherlands’ Nouchka Fontijn in the women’s middleweight (69-75 kg) quarter-finals on Saturday.
Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse earned her second silver medal in Tokyo, while Canadian diver Jennifer Abel qualified for the finals, eager to get her second medal as well. Here’s what else you missed on Day 8 of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
New Zealand won a gold medal that was five years in the making with a 26-12 win over France on Saturday in the women’s rugby sevens title at the Tokyo Olympics.
Canadian sailor Tom Ramshaw put together his best pair of performances to date on Saturday, inching towards a top-10 spot that would allow him to compete in the men’s finn medal race.
The highly contagious delta variant, which was first discovered in India in late 2020, has spread around the world and now accounts for the majority of cases in Canada and various other countries. So why is this particular variant advancing so rapidly?
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has been meeting with Indigenous people who have been affected by boil water advisories, forest fires and other threats — stepping away from 24/7 national media coverage just as a federal election call is expected within weeks.
David Lowery’s cinematic vision of a 14th century epic poem has excited critics and medievalists. The text, whose author is unknown, makes rich use of historical Middle English and was virtually unknown until discovered by a 19th century British researcher.
After 500 days of working from home, CBC News reached out to dozens of business leaders across the country for their thoughts on the looming return to offices. Across the spectrum, one sentiment was echoed: Things definitely won’t be going back to how they used to be.
After decades of activism and suffering from mercury poisoning, the Grassy Narrows community is celebrating the long-awaited agreement with Ottawa to fund a one-of-a-kind, specialized mercury treatment centre in the northwestern Ontario First Nation.
On this week’s show: Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi reacts to Alberta’s recent announcement that it will end self-isolation requirements for those who test positive for COVID-19. We take an in-depth look at the NDP a week before the 60th anniversary of that party’s founding, including an interview with Jagmeet Singh. Also: two economists discuss why balanced budgets are no longer in vogue, and a exploration of how best to manage wildfires.
Canadians Mackenzie Hughes and Corey Conners sit in an 11-way tie at 17th place, seven shots back of the lead following the third round of the Olympic golf tournament on Saturday in Tokyo.
Former Central League MVP Tetsuto Yamada had four RBIs and broke open the game with a three-run homer, Hayato Sakamoto went deep off former big league pitcher Manny Banuelos and Japan beat Mexico 7-4 Saturday to win Group A at the Olympics.
Wildfire smoke is in the forecast for B.C.’s South Coast this weekend, on top of a heat wave that prompted warnings from health officials Friday.
Joey Votto homered for the seventh straight game, one shy of a major league record, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Friday night. Votto’s solo homer to center field in the sixth inning extended the Reds’ lead to 3-1.
The National for Friday, July 30 — Canada could be seeing the start of a fourth wave driven by the Delta variant. Plus, the Barenaked Ladies open up about their challenges during the pandemic and getting ready to tour.
USA Gymnastics says Simone Biles has decided to withdraw from the Olympic event finals in the vault and uneven bars.
Thomas Heurtel scored 16 points and France completed an unbeaten run through Olympic men’s basketball group play with a 79-62 victory over Iran on Saturday.
Teoscar Hernandez and Bo Bichette homered to help the Blue Jays celebrate their first game in Toronto in 670 days with a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday.
Handwritten notes by Canada’s acting chief of defence staff before Maj.-Gen Dany Fortin’s removal as head of the country’s vaccine rollout reveal weeks of intense discussions between top government and military officials over how to handle the situation that was creating “anxiety” across the government.
Caeleb Dressel won his third gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a world record in the 100-metre butterfly Saturday.
Canadians Marco Arop and Sage Watson each earned automatic qualification into track semifinals on Saturday in Tokyo.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Ondrej Kase to a one-year contract worth $1.25 million US. David Krejci is leaving the Boston Bruins after 14 NHL seasons to continue his hockey career in his native Czech Republic.
Cat Barber scored 20 points to help the Guelph Nighthawks bounce back from three straight losses and edge the Niagara River Lions 92-81 in CEBL action on Friday.
Kylie Masse won silver in the women’s 200-metre backstroke Saturday morning in Tokyo, her second silver medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Nigerian sprinter and 2008 Olympics long jump silver medallist Blessing Okagbare on Saturday was provisionally suspended after testing positive for human growth hormone before the Tokyo Olympics, the Athletics Integrity Unit said in a statement.
A sea of blue jerseys and T-shirts welcomed the Toronto Blue Jays back to the Rogers Centre on Friday as fans flocked to see the team play at home for the first time in nearly two years.
Watch live action from the CEBL matchup between the Guelph Nighthawks and the Niagara River Lions.
The war against COVID-19 has changed because of the highly contagious delta variant, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control said, proposing a clearer message, mandatory vaccines for health workers and a return to universal masking.