Former Canuck Reid Boucher convicted of sexual assault
An ex-Canuck, Reid Boucher, has plead guilty to sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in 2011. He made the plea on Friday in a Michigan court, according to a report in the Detroit Free Press. Boucher...
View ArticleBeijing district orders mass COVID-19 testing ahead of Olympics
People in a Beijing district with some 2 million residents were ordered Sunday to undergo mass coronavirus testing following a series of infections as China tightened anti-disease controls ahead of the...
View ArticleThe incredible, feel-good story of Canada’s men’s soccer team
In today’s Big Story podcast, for decades, Canada’s men’s soccer team was irrelevant at best, a punchline at worst. While the women’s side went on to Olympic medals and World Cup runs, the Canadian men...
View ArticleB.C. school sports tournaments allowed to resume
The B.C. government is now allowing school sports tournaments to go ahead, days after it loosened the rules for club competitions. The previous health orders banned a student from playing in a sports...
View ArticleMoms with muscle: B.C. women inspire through body building
Parveen Toor and Sandy Dosanjh wear many hats: mothers, daughters, friends. But the Metro Vancouver women are also competitive bodybuilders. They say their respective fitness journeys have brought them...
View ArticleWould B.C.’s premier choose 2026 World Cup or 2030 Olympics?
If B.C.’s premier was given a choice on whether Vancouver hosted World Cup soccer games in 2026 or the 2030 Winter Olympics, he’d go for the beautiful game. “If we can have a marquee event as part of a...
View ArticleOrange Jersey Project aims to help Canadian youth further reconciliation...
Ten thousand youth hockey players across Canada will soon be wearing orange practice jerseys as part of a campaign to advance truth and reconciliation. The Orange Jersey Project is an initiative of the...
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Russia-Ukraine: The sports world reacts
As political leaders and the world calls on Russia to cease conflict in Ukraine, similar calls are being seen in sports all across the world. Friday, Washington Capitals star and Russian native...
View ArticleFIFA changes course, suspending Russian teams from international competitions
FIFA, world football’s governing body, has announced that they have suspended all Russian teams from international competition in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, pivoting away from its...
View ArticleIIHF suspends Russia and Belarus from international play amid Ukraine invasion
The International Ice Hockey Federation has suspended Russia and Belarus from every age category in international play until further notice, the governing body said Monday, marking one of the most...
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