Smoke from Canadian wildfires has sent a blanket of smoke over the midwestern United States this weekend. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued air quality alerts for Minnesota and Wisconsinas well as, Iowa, Illinois Michigan, and parts of Nebraska and Missouri. Minneapolis and Chicago remained on IQAir’s list of top 10 major cities with … Read more
Tricia Smith was unanimously re-elected as president of the Canadian Olympic Committee on Sunday. Smith, a four-time Olympian and Olympic rowing silver medallist, first took over the role in 2015. The Vancouver native was re-elected to the International Olympic Committee in October. Marie-Huguette Cormier, Hubert Lacroix, Jaquie Parchment and Saäd Rafi were re-elected to the COC … Read more
Elic Ayomanor is a Tennessee Titan. Tennessee selected the Stanford Cardinal receiver with the 34th pick of the fourth round, No. 136 overall, in the NFL draft Saturday. Ayomanor was the first Canadian taken in this year’s draft, extending the streak of at least one Canuck having been selected since 2011. A record five Canadians … Read more
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. The first round of the NFL draft takes place tonight in Green Bay. Not to spoil the show, which seems to get bigger and bigger every year, but it’s … Read more
Mark Jarry has cut as many American goods as possible from his personal spending. The middle-aged man from the South Shore of Montreal also stopped taking regular trips south of the Canadian border after U.S. President Donald Trump was elected to a second term and threatened to make Canada the 51st state. That changed when … Read more
It was a long seven years for the Ottawa Senators and their fans, having to sit on the sidelines each spring since 2017 when the club last made the playoffs. The absence was felt not just at the Canadian Tire Centre where the Sens play their home games, but also at local restaurants and pubs. … Read more
Marie-Philip Poulin has set a Canadian record for career points in women’s world hockey championships. Poulin’s goal in the first period of a semifinal against Finland gave her 39 goals and 48 assists for a career 87 points. Poulin of Beauceville, Que., passed Hayley Wickenheiser’s 86 accrued from 1994 to 2016. WATCH l Poulin surpasses … Read more
Five of the seven Canadian hockey teams in the NHL made it to the playoffs this year, marking the most CanCon in the post-season since 2017, and hopes are high that will translate into Canada bringing Lord Stanley home. For some fans, this year’s playoff run for the home teams might carry political significance, much like the … Read more
Canada scored two late tries but couldn’t catch Germany, losing 21-19 Saturday to finish fourth on the final stop of World Rugby’s second-tier Challenger Series in Krakow, Poland. But the Canadian men had achieved their goal earlier at Henryk Reyman’s Municipal Stadium by making the Cup semifinals. That assured them of a top-four finish on … Read more
Women’s hockey in British Columbia is having a long-awaited moment. Three players from the province on Canada’s world championship roster is the most ever. It was initially four until Hannah Miller ran afoul of international transfer rules. “It’s been a long time coming to get a few more players on this team,” said defender Micah … Read more
