Canada & World

Milan Lucic, left, and Adam Fantilli, right of Canada fight for a puck with Daniel Vozenilek of Czechia during the group B match at the ice hockey world championship in Riga, Latvia, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Roman Koksarov

Canada tops Czechs at men’s hockey worlds, will face Finland in quarterfinals

The Canadians entered Tuesday’s contest on a two-game losing streak

Milan Lucic, left, and Adam Fantilli, right of Canada fight for a puck with Daniel Vozenilek of Czechia during the group B match at the ice hockey world championship in Riga, Latvia, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Roman Koksarov
Canada’s Brock Webster runs for his second try against Scotland during HSBC Canada Sevens rugby action, in Vancouver, on Sunday, April 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canadian rugby sevens men score late win to keep World Series hopes alive

It was a dramatic 21-19 comeback win over Uruguay

Canada’s Brock Webster runs for his second try against Scotland during HSBC Canada Sevens rugby action, in Vancouver, on Sunday, April 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas speaks to media during an end-of-season availability in Toronto, on Monday, May 15, 2023. The Maple Leafs were eliminated from the NHL playoffs by the Florida Panthers on Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Kyle Dubas out as general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs after five seasons

Dubas first domino to fall in what could be a summer of intrigue in hockey’s biggest market

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas speaks to media during an end-of-season availability in Toronto, on Monday, May 15, 2023. The Maple Leafs were eliminated from the NHL playoffs by the Florida Panthers on Friday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo congratulates Boston Bruins counterpart Tim Thomas following the Bruins 4-0 in game 7 of NHL Stanley Cup Final hockey at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Wednesday, June 15, 2011. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers were eliminated in the second round of this year’s playoffs to stretch Canada’s title drought to a head-scratching 30 years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

‘That sucked’: Players from teams that got close reflect on Canada’s Cup drought

Canada’s Stanley Cup title drought has now reached 30 years

Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo congratulates Boston Bruins counterpart Tim Thomas following the Bruins 4-0 in game 7 of NHL Stanley Cup Final hockey at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Wednesday, June 15, 2011. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers were eliminated in the second round of this year’s playoffs to stretch Canada’s title drought to a head-scratching 30 years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 29, 2017 file photo, Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn (14) and center Tyler Seguin (91) look over the St. Louis Blues defense during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas.Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin were regularly among the NHL’s top scorers when they first started playing together in Dallas a decade ago. Now 30-something forwards, Benn the captain and six-time All-Star Seguin are far removed from skating together on the top line, or even leading their own team in scoring while having the two biggest contracts on the Stars roster.(AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)

Benn, Seguin in different roles as 30-somethings for Stars in push to West final

Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin were regularly among the NHL’s top scorers…

FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 29, 2017 file photo, Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn (14) and center Tyler Seguin (91) look over the St. Louis Blues defense during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas.Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin were regularly among the NHL’s top scorers when they first started playing together in Dallas a decade ago. Now 30-something forwards, Benn the captain and six-time All-Star Seguin are far removed from skating together on the top line, or even leading their own team in scoring while having the two biggest contracts on the Stars roster.(AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)
Florida Panthers Aaron Ekblad, left, Aleksander Barkov, and Ryan Lomberg, right, skate during hockey practice Monday, May 15, 2023 at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Fla. The team travels to take on the Carolina Hurricane in a Stanley Cup semi-final series. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

Ex-division rivals Carolina and Florida clash in East final for a shot at the Stanley Cup

Panthers hope to continue run of upsets in rare late southeast hockey challenge

Florida Panthers Aaron Ekblad, left, Aleksander Barkov, and Ryan Lomberg, right, skate during hockey practice Monday, May 15, 2023 at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Fla. The team travels to take on the Carolina Hurricane in a Stanley Cup semi-final series. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
B.C. Lions’ Lucky Whitehead, right, is tackled by Calgary Stampeders’ Jonathan Moxey during the second half of CFL football game in Vancouver, on Saturday, September 24, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. Lions players, staff express belief in offence to replicate 2022 form

Team expects to be dangerous despite changes

B.C. Lions’ Lucky Whitehead, right, is tackled by Calgary Stampeders’ Jonathan Moxey during the second half of CFL football game in Vancouver, on Saturday, September 24, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Seattle Kraken forward Tye Kartye, front, celebrates his goal against the Colorado Avalanche with defenseman Will Borgen during the second period of Game 5 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Seattle Kraken’s offseason reluctantly begins after turnaround season of emergence

Mix aging veterans, budding rookies helped NHL’s newest team fall one goal short of the final four

Seattle Kraken forward Tye Kartye, front, celebrates his goal against the Colorado Avalanche with defenseman Will Borgen during the second period of Game 5 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Arizona Coyotes fans leave the Gila River Arena after an NHL hockey game between the Coyotes and the Nashville Predators Friday, April 29, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz., the team’s final game at the facility. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP /Ross D. Franklin

Fate of Arizona Coyotes arena project in the hands of voters

Citizens of Tempe voting on $2.3 billion Tempe Entertainment District key to team’s future

Arizona Coyotes fans leave the Gila River Arena after an NHL hockey game between the Coyotes and the Nashville Predators Friday, April 29, 2022, in Glendale, Ariz., the team’s final game at the facility. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP /Ross D. Franklin
Alex Russell and Kalin Sager celebrate Canada’s cup quarter-final win over Australia on Day 2 of the HSBC France Sevens on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Stade Toulousa in Toulouse, France. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-World Rugby-Mike Lee

Canadian rugby men finish a season-best fourth at HSBC France Sevens

Result a high note in a tough year for national squad as they prepare for relegation showdown

Alex Russell and Kalin Sager celebrate Canada’s cup quarter-final win over Australia on Day 2 of the HSBC France Sevens on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Stade Toulousa in Toulouse, France. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-World Rugby-Mike Lee
Women’s soccer player Ashley Thomas practices in Richmond for the upcoming Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin, Germany in June. (Lauren Collins photo)

Special Olympics Canada athletes gearing up for World Summer Games

89 athletes heading to Berlin in June

Women’s soccer player Ashley Thomas practices in Richmond for the upcoming Special Olympics World Summer Games in Berlin, Germany in June. (Lauren Collins photo)
FILE - Dan and Tanya Snyder, co-owner and co-CEOs of the Washington Commanders, pose for photos after unveiling their NFL football team's new identity, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md. Dan Snyder has an agreement in principle to sell the Washington Commanders to a group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales that includes Magic Johnson for a North American professional sports team record $6.05 billion. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

NFL’s Commanders sold for a record $6 billion to a group that includes Magic Johnson

Deal is the highest price ever paid for a North American professional sports franchise

FILE - Dan and Tanya Snyder, co-owner and co-CEOs of the Washington Commanders, pose for photos after unveiling their NFL football team's new identity, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md. Dan Snyder has an agreement in principle to sell the Washington Commanders to a group led by Josh Harris and Mitchell Rales that includes Magic Johnson for a North American professional sports team record $6.05 billion. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Simon Fraser University football team players hold a banner after attending a hearing at B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, on Monday, May 1, 2023. Simon Fraser University says it has appointed a special adviser to help determine the future of its cancelled football program.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

SFU names special adviser as it looks for feedback on its cancelled football team

Bob Copeland will provide assessment regarding viability of resuming SFU football in 2024 or later

Simon Fraser University football team players hold a banner after attending a hearing at B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, on Monday, May 1, 2023. Simon Fraser University says it has appointed a special adviser to help determine the future of its cancelled football program.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds, center, celebrates with members of the Wrexham FC soccer team the promotion to the Football League in Wrexham, Wales, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jon Super

Reports: Ryan Reynolds’ bid for NHL’s Ottawa Senators will not proceed

Senators were put up for sale after owner Eugene Melnyk died March of 2022

Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds, center, celebrates with members of the Wrexham FC soccer team the promotion to the Football League in Wrexham, Wales, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jon Super
Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds celebrates with members of the Wrexham FC soccer team the promotion to the Football League in Wrexham, Wales, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Why Ryan Reynolds, Snoop Dogg, other celebrities want to buy the Ottawa Senators

Team up for sale, deadline for submitting final non-binding offers is May 15

Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds celebrates with members of the Wrexham FC soccer team the promotion to the Football League in Wrexham, Wales, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
York United FC forward Brian Wright (9) tumbles as he battles for the ball with Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Berhalter (16) during the second half of Canadian Championship quarterfinal soccer game in Toronto on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Vancouver Whitecaps advance to Canadian Championship semifinal with 4-1 win over York

Team will visit Greater Victoria’s Pacific FC, in a May 23 semifinal

York United FC forward Brian Wright (9) tumbles as he battles for the ball with Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Berhalter (16) during the second half of Canadian Championship quarterfinal soccer game in Toronto on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Minnesota Wild’s Marcus Foligno (17) fights Chicago Blackhawks’ Andreas Englund (28) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, April 10, 2023, in Chicago. A study looking at National Hockey League players who spend more time dropping the gloves or in the penalty box tend to live 10 years less than their peers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Paul Beaty

NHL tough guys die 10 years younger than their fellow players, study finds

Differences in causes of death between the enforcers and their fellow players was striking

Minnesota Wild’s Marcus Foligno (17) fights Chicago Blackhawks’ Andreas Englund (28) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Monday, April 10, 2023, in Chicago. A study looking at National Hockey League players who spend more time dropping the gloves or in the penalty box tend to live 10 years less than their peers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Paul Beaty
Vancouver Whitecaps’ Russell Teibert, centre, hoists the Voyageurs Cup after Vancouver defeated Toronto FC in penalty kicks during the Canadian Championship soccer final, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The message from the Vancouver Whitecaps is clear: success in the Canadian Championship is crucial to the club and its fans this season.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

‘It’s fundamental’: Whitecaps see Canadian Championship success as crucial to season

Vancouver trying to reclaim the Voyageurs Cup it won last season

Vancouver Whitecaps’ Russell Teibert, centre, hoists the Voyageurs Cup after Vancouver defeated Toronto FC in penalty kicks during the Canadian Championship soccer final, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The message from the Vancouver Whitecaps is clear: success in the Canadian Championship is crucial to the club and its fans this season.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
FILE - Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin speaks in front of University of Cincinnati Medical Center staff during the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Super Bowl 57 football game, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Phoenix. Damar Hamlin will put the $9.1 million given to a GoFundMe campaign by well-wishers after his on-field collapse into his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation. The decision, first shared with The Associated Press Monday, May 8, 2023, is a first step in the 25-year-old’s plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a Monday night football game in January. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Bills’ Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity

Player received an unprecedented outpouring of support after his heart stopped during a game

FILE - Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin speaks in front of University of Cincinnati Medical Center staff during the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Super Bowl 57 football game, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Phoenix. Damar Hamlin will put the $9.1 million given to a GoFundMe campaign by well-wishers after his on-field collapse into his own nonprofit, the Chasing M’s Foundation. The decision, first shared with The Associated Press Monday, May 8, 2023, is a first step in the 25-year-old’s plan for the unprecedented outpouring of support that he received after his heart stopped following a tackle during a Monday night football game in January. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
FILE - Joe Kapp, quarterback for California 1956-58, talks about his experiences in college and pro football during an interview Aug. 13, 2005, at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind. Kapp, was a tough quarterback who led the Minnesota Vikings to their first Super Bowl appearance and the B.C. Lions to their first Grey Cup title. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond, File)

Former CFL, NFL quarterback Joe Kapp dead at age of 85

Known for his toughness, Kapp led the B.C. Lions to their first Grey Cup title in 1964

FILE - Joe Kapp, quarterback for California 1956-58, talks about his experiences in college and pro football during an interview Aug. 13, 2005, at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind. Kapp, was a tough quarterback who led the Minnesota Vikings to their first Super Bowl appearance and the B.C. Lions to their first Grey Cup title. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond, File)