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Kane ‘happily’ fires even-par opening round at Canadian Open
COQUITLAM, B.C. — With clarity in her pocket and a smile on her face, Lorie Kane returned to the West Coast to make right what went wrong nine years ago and happily fired an even-par 72 Thursday in...
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Tseng’s 66 leads LPGA Vancouver event
VANCOUVER — It’s not like Yani Tseng didn’t warn us. The world’s No. 1 player, who has been mired in a summer-long slumber, told the media earlier this week that “Yani is back.” It looks like she may...
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Amateur Ko setting pace at Canadian Open
It has been a terrific summer holiday for Lydia Ko, the 15-year-old amateur sensation who has a share of halfway lead at the CN Canadian Women’s Open. Just one problem. It’s not summer back home in...
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15-year-old Ko leads Canadian Women’s Open by one stroke
COQUITLAM, B.C. — Lydia Ko was still turning heads — and challenging history — Saturday at the Canadian Women’s Open. The 15-year-old phenom took sole possession of the lead after three rounds thanks...
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Kiwi high school student youngest winner of Canadian Open
VANCOUVER — It seemed fitting that all week long, Lydia KO’s pre-shot routine ended with a baseball swing, not a golf motion. On Sunday, the 15-year-old amateur sensation hit a shot, actually 67 of...
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Taking Possession
LOS ANGELES — It’s hardly a shocker that Jeffrey Dean Morgan acknowledges that The Exorcist is an inspiration for the thriller The Possession which opens in theatres Aug. 31. But he believes the Ole...
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As bullying victim’s legacy, mother wants daughter’s anti-cyber-bullying...
The mother of a teenager who died Wednesday of an apparent suicide wants her daughter’s anti-cyber-bullying video to be used to help other young people. Fifteen-year-old Amanda Todd was found dead in a...
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Death of bullied teen Amanda Todd being investigated by RCMP
METRO VANCOUVER – The RCMP confirmed Friday that a full investigation has been launched into the circumstances that led to Amanda Todd’s death. The B.C. Coroners Service, meanwhile, has confirmed that...
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Reynolds breakthrough no overnight success
The nearly unbroken, quarter-century line of succession of Canadian and world men’s skating champions that began with Brian Orser and lives on through Patrick Chan has thrown its share of shadows. The...
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Three-time world champ Chan finishes fifth in free skate at World Team Trophy
TOKYO — Patrick Chan of Canada finished fifth in the free skate at the World Team Trophy on Friday, falling three times in a routine the three-time world champion called frustrating. Chan, who was...
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Rob Ford’s Vancouver weekend under investigation by B.C. liquor control board
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s late-night visit to a Coquitlam pub earlier this month has sparked an investigation into whether the establishment broke liquor laws by serving patrons past its 2 a.m. closing...
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B.C. drunk driver who killed two women gets seven years in jail
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A man from Coquitlam, B.C., who loaded up on alcohol before getting in his Jeep and killing two women has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison. Forty-year-old Cory...
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Calgary Flames name former player Craig Conroy, Brad Pascall as assistant...
CALGARY — Craig Conroy and Brad Pascall have been named assistant general managers of the Calgary Flames. Conroy played over 1,000 NHL games for the Flames, Los Angeles Kings and St. Louis Blues. He...
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Canadians at odds with Harper gov’t priorities: Finance Canada report
By Dean Beeby OTTAWA — Public-opinion research for the federal Finance Department suggests key government policies are out of step with Canadians’ priorities, including the Northern Gateway project....
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Lydia Ko ready to defend LPGA Canadian Women’s Open title again
Lydia Ko says it feels like she’s going home. The New Zealander became the youngest winner on the LPGA Tour when she captured the CN Canadian Women’s Open at the age of 15 two summers ago. Ko won again...
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Canadian figure skater Kevin Reynolds continues to struggle with skate problems
BARRIE, Ont. – The equipment problems that cost Kevin Reynolds much of last season continue to plague the Canadian figure skater. The 24-year-old from Coquitlam, B.C., has already gone through four...
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Kevin Reynolds withdraws from Skate Canada due to ill-fitting skates
OTTAWA – Kevin Reynolds has withdrawn from this week’s Skate Canada International as he continues to struggle with ill-fitting skates. The native of Coquitlam, B.C., has had injury and equipment issues...
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Spain s Javier Fernandez wins Chan-less short program at Skate Canada
KELOWNA, B.C. — Javier Fernandez of Spain won the men’s short program Friday in a Skate Canada International field that was missing Canada’s Patrick Chan. Fernandez landed a beautiful quadruple Salchow...
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Canadians Duhamel, Radford leaders after short program at Skate Canada
By Lori Ewing KELOWNA, B.C. — On the heels of a pressure-cooker Sochi Olympic campaign, Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford set a simple goal for this season — to enjoy skating, and not focus on winning....
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Kevin Reynolds finally finds skates that fit, and is eyeing national title
By Lori Ewing TORONTO — It’s been a frustrating ordeal that has taken up the better part of two seasons, and involved more than dozen pairs of skates. But finally, Kevin Reynolds believes it’s over....
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B.C. lacrosse brawl: Nanaimo Timbermen fight with Coquitlam Adanacs in replay...
Remember the Punch-Up in Piestany? The bench-clearing brawl that erupted during the gold medal game at the World Junior Hockey Championship in 1987? Well there was a replay of it this week in Nanaimo,...
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Sister and Brother Olympic Bound?
James Steacy launched the hammer 74.96m last night in at the Tucson Elite throws competition in Arizona. This was his second Olympic B standard of the season and with that creates a very unique...
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Conservatives poised to pocket new federal seats in B.C.’s Lower Mainland
VANCOUVER — When British Columbia increases its number of MPs in Ottawa from 36 to 42 in the next federal election, odds are the prime beneficiaries will be the Conservative Party. Last week, the...
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Golf Canada deserves a bogey for this sponsor’s exemption
Brad Ziemer Stephen Ross no longer runs the Royal Canadian Golf Association — or Golf Canada as it now prefers to be called — but he clearly still wields some influence. Golf Canada made a good...
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Team Canada London 2012 Day 8 Wrapup: Gold, Silver and Bronze
Canada ‘s medal haul increased by three on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympics. Team Canada now has 10 medals : 1 – Gold, 3 – Silver, and 6 – Bronze. Rosannagh MacLennan of King City, Ontario captured...
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Lorie Kane gearing up Pan Am Games, CP Women’s Open
By Joshua Clipperton COQUITLAM, B.C. — Lorie Kane is primed for a busy summer on home soil. The Charlottetown golfer will compete in the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open at Vancouver Golf Club in August,...
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Canada leads after Day 1 of Pan Am Games with eight medals, including four gold
TORONTO — Canada opened the 2015 Pan American Games with a gold medal, and the hosts didn’t let up. Canada’s athletes combined for an impressive showing on home soil Saturday, ending Day 1 of the Games...
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