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'A little overkill': Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck not keen on NHL's schedule pause

'A little overkill': Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck not keen on NHL's schedule pause

Connor Hellebuyck isn't a fan of the NHL's latest move to combat the spread of COVID-19.

Crowds for world junior games cut in half amid Alberta's tightened restrictions

The world junior hockey championships are cutting crowd capacity in half for all games, after Alberta tightened restrictions amid the surging Omicron variant.
Alberta tightens COVID-19 rules, cuts capacity for world junior hockey games

Alberta tightens COVID-19 rules, cuts capacity for world junior hockey games

EDMONTON — Alberta is expanding vaccine eligibility, buying more COVID-19 rapid tests and imposing new capacity limits and rules in a battle against the wildfire-fast Omicron variant.
CP Source: NHL players not going to Beijing Olympics due to COVID-19 concerns

CP Source: NHL players not going to Beijing Olympics due to COVID-19 concerns

The NHL is pulling out of the Beijing Olympics. The joint decision by the league and NHL Players' Association comes amid COVID-19 concerns that have seen an explosion of cases and 45 games postponed since Dec.
Chris Jones hired as Edmonton Elks head coach and general manager

Chris Jones hired as Edmonton Elks head coach and general manager

EDMONTON — Chris Jones made it clear, over and over again, on Tuesday as he was introduced as the new coach and general manager of the Edmonton Elks — he intends to not only rebuild the football team, but entrench himself as one of the CFL’s greats.

Maggie Mac Neil swims to 100-metre butterfly gold, sets Canadian record

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Maggie Mac Neil has set another record at the FINA world short course swimming championships. Mac Neil won gold in the women’s 100-metre butterfly on Tuesday with a Canadian record time of 55.04 seconds.
MLB payrolls drop 4%, back to 2015 level

MLB payrolls drop 4%, back to 2015 level

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball payrolls dropped 4% in 2021 compared to the league's last full season, and the $4.05 billion total was the lowest in a fully completed year since 2015.
Olympic team doctor confident sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ "can get a team in and out safely" from Olympics

Olympic team doctor confident sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ "can get a team in and out safely" from Olympics

The explosion of COVID-19 cases amid the new highly contagious Omicron variant couldn't come at a worse time for the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Less than seven weeks before the Games open on Feb.
Martin Nash leaves Cavalry FC to take over York United FC as head coach

Martin Nash leaves Cavalry FC to take over York United FC as head coach

TORONTO — After being No. 2 with the Ottawa Fury, Calgary Foothills FC and Cavalry FC, Martin Nash is getting the chance to run his own show with York United FC.
Toronto Raptors add four more players, including Fred VanVleet, to COVID-19 protocols

Toronto Raptors add four more players, including Fred VanVleet, to COVID-19 protocols

TORONTO — Scottie Barnes and Precious Achiuwa were added to the NBA's COVID-19 protocols by the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday, hours after teammates Fred VanVleet and Malachi Flynn were sidelined. There are now seven Raptors in league protocols.