Kurt Browning, figure skaters worldwide unite digitally to help healthcare workers
Despite having no ice on which to perform, more than 40 figure skaters from nine countries will take part in a fundraiser Friday to help…
Cancelled world curling championships will not be made up
When the World Curling Federation cancelled the women’s, men’s and mixed doubles championships set for March and April, it said it would be discussing potential…
Record 6.6M Americans filed for jobless benefits last week
More than 6.6 million Americans filed for new jobless claims last week, doubling the record amount seen the previous week, when the COVID-19 crisis was…
The tragedy that cancelled the 1961 world figure skating championship
With this year’s worlds cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rob Pizzo looks at the last time the event didn’t happen.
Olympic Games Replay: Fantastic figure skating from Pyeongchang 2018
As the planet deals with the pandemic and the crisis involving the spread of COVID-19, the world of sport watches and waits alongside the global…
Canada urges ‘restraint’ after killing of Iranian general
The late Iranian Maj.-Gen. Qassem Soleimani’s “reign of terror is over,” U.S. President Donald Trump said in a brief statement Friday, a day after the…
‘Brink of destruction’: AFN national chief demands action on fading Indigenous languages at UN
Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde told a UN gathering today that many Indigenous languages face extinction without further action from the…
Canada 4th in team relay at luge World Cup in Austria
Canadians Trinity Ellis, Justin Snith, Tristan Walker and Reid Watts placed fourth in two minutes 9.925 seconds in the first team relay of the luge…
Facebook to consolidate payments tools across apps with Facebook Pay
Facebook said on Tuesday it was launching Facebook Pay, a service that will help consolidate payments tools across its social media platforms including Whatsapp and Instagram.
Sens score fastest back-to-back goals in franchise history to storm past Hurricanes
The Ottawa Senators scored three first-period goals and Anders Nilsson made 38 saves in a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.
Astros fire assistant GM over clubhouse remarks to female reporters
The Houston Astros have fired assistant general manager Brandon Taubman for directing inappropriate comments at female reporters following the team’s pennant-winning victory over the New…
Canadians Fournier-Beaudry, Sorensen win 1st Grand Prix ice dance medal at Skate America
World champion Nathan Chen claimed his third consecutive victory at the Skate America Grand Prix in Las Vegas on Saturday by putting on a clinic…