January 16th, 2025

National Sports

Calgary Wild unveil England’s Lydia Bedford as women’s pro soccer team’s first coach

By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2025

CALGARY – The chance to return to women’s soccer and on the ground floor of a new venture pried Lydia Bedford away from a Premier League club. One of the few women to hold a coaching position within a Premier League team’s system was introduced as head coach of the Calgary Wild on Friday. The ... Read More »

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Canada to host five IIHF women’s hockey tournaments in five years

By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2025

OTTAWA – Canada will host five major international women’s hockey tournaments between 2026 and 2030, Hockey Canada and the International Ice Hockey Federation announced Friday. Canada will host the world women’s hockey championship in 2027 and 2023, and the world under-18 women’s championship in 2026, 2028 and 2030. It will be the first time a ... Read More »

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Alex Ovechkin is on track to break Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record

By The Associated Press on January 3rd, 2025

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 871 goals and needs 24 to set a new record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 short of breaking a record by “The Great One” that long seemed unapproachable. The 39-year-old Russian is ... Read More »

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PWHL suspends Montreal Victoire forward Dubois one game for hit on Fleet’s Keller

By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2025

TORONTO – The Professional Women’s Hockey League has suspended Montreal Victoire forward Catherine Dubois one game for an illegal hit to the head. The league announced the ban Friday after Dubois received a major penalty and game misconduct for checking Boston’s Megan Keller during Montreal’s 3-1 win over the Fleet last Monday. Keller fell hard ... Read More »

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Homan/Bottcher to face Tran/Kleiter in Page 3v4 game at mixed doubles curling trials

By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2025

LIVERPOOL, N.S. – Rachel Homan and Brendan Bottcher were set to face Brittany Tran and Rylan Kleiter in the Page 3 versus 4 playoff game at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials after the two teams picked up wins in Friday’s early draw. Homan and Bottcher advanced with a 9-6 win over the father-daughter team ... Read More »

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‘We’ve done the impossible’: Calgarians get back personalized 1988 Olympic bricks

By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2025

CALGARY – Some people say it with flowers. Some with an engagement ring. For Keith Beggs, it was a brick surrounded by mortar and placed at Calgary’s Olympic Plaza that showed his true intent for the woman who would become his wife. “She was saying, ‘Are we serious or not?’ So I said, ‘I know, ... Read More »

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CF Montreal signs German midfielder Fabian Herbers to two-year contract

By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2025

MONTREAL – CF Montreal has signed German midfielder Fabian Herbers to a contract for the next two seasons. The Major League Soccer club announced the deal Friday after Herbers spent the last six seasons with Eastern Conference rival Chicago Fire. Herbers recorded 15 goals and 15 assists in 152 games in Chicago, including 105 starts. ... Read More »

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Team Einarson adds Karlee Burgess to lineup after her departure from Team Carey

By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2025

Team Kerri Einarson is adding three-time world junior champion Karlee Burgess to its lineup. Burgess will fill in for second Shannon Birchard, who will miss the rest of the season due to a knee injury. The team says Curling Canada granted the four-time national champions an injury exemption, which allows them to use a replacement ... Read More »

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Hockey Canada picks up the pieces after another quarterfinal exit at world junior

By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2025

OTTAWA – Hockey Canada executive Scott Salmond says “the buck stops” with him. The country’s men’s under-20 team was eliminated from the world junior hockey championship in the quarterfinals for a second straight year Thursday. Salmond, the program’s senior vice-president of high performance and hockey operations, added he’s “incredibly disappointed” and “apologetic” after Canada lost ... Read More »

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Calgary Wild name Lydia Bedford the women’s pro soccer’s team’s first head coach

By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2025

CALGARY – The Calgary Wild women’s pro soccer team has named Lydia Bedford the team’s first head coach. The Wild are part of the six-team Northern Super League starting its inaugural season in April. Bedford was manager of Leicester City’s women’s team and also a former assistant manager of Arsenal’s women. The 37-year-old from England ... Read More »

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Raptors swingman Barrett downgraded to doubtful for game against visiting Magic

By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2025

TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have yet to play their projected starting lineup this season, and it appears that trend will continue in tonight’s game against the visiting Orlando Magic. The Raptors downgraded swingman RJ Barrett’s status to doubtful hours before tipoff at Scotiabank Arena. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., missed Toronto’s last two games with ... Read More »

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