16+ hour, 9+ min ago   (939+ words) VANCOUVER — As head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps, Jesper Sorensen is generally calm and collected. A chippy 2-1 loss to Austin FC on Sunday tested his Zen demeanour. The Danish manager picked up a yellow card late in the game, apparently…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (130+ words) BUDAPEST — Three of Canada’s top athletes have been eliminated from their events at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship. Canada’s Marco Arop finished sixth in the men’s 800 metre semifinal. He completed the race in one minute 44.21 seconds and Ireland’s Mark English…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (518+ words) CALGARY — When clinging to the side of a rock wall hundreds of metres in the sky, avoiding a single misstep can save your life. Turns out there’s an app to help with that. Ben Pearman, a rock climber since age…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1004+ words) An area of land that burned during a wildfire near MacDowall this past summer, where ancient Indigenous artifacts were recently found, is at risk of being lost. Dozens of people including members of Sturgeon Lake First Nation, Muskeg Lake First…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (807+ words) Errors including botched currency conversions led the British Columbia government to overstate its forecasted natural gas revenues by about $1.46 billion over five fiscal years, officials confirmed on Tuesday. Energy Minister Adrian Dix said the most significant error, a 44-cent overstatement…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (319+ words) British Columbia legislator Ian Paton says RCMP have asked to interview him on Wednesday, and expects them to ask about allegedly being offered a job to give up his seat so Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay could run. Paton, who quit…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (320+ words) There will be a couple of notable changes to the Canadian Challenge Dog Sled Race in 2027. Those changes include the return of the 300-mile (483-kilometer) distance as part of the 12-dog race, as well as the return of the Northern…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (974+ words) The Saskatchewan Roughriders leaned into adversity throughout Saturday’s game against the Toronto Argonauts to get an important win at a sold-out Mosaic Stadium. Saskatchewan trailed for most of the game until short-yardage quarterback Tommy Stevens scored from two yards out…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (698+ words) After back-to-back losses, the Saskatchewan Roughriders will look to right the ship against the Toronto Argonauts today. Saskatchewan lost 30-16 to the B.C. Lions last week as penalties and miscues plagued the Riders throughout that contest. Quarterback Trevor Harris knows in order…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (606+ words) British Columbia legislator and Indigenous leader Joan Phillip has died, with Premier David Eby honouring her as an “epic fighter.” The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs said in a statement on Friday that the NDP MLA died peacefully Friday…...