Canadians make their own ‘Canada House’ – inside an Italian sports bar – for 2026 Olympics
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A sea of red and white Canadian flags and jerseys – and even Shania Twain karaoke – has muscled its way into a Milanese sports bar during the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
It just wouldn’t feel like the Super Bowl for them if they weren’t all there. And this might be the last time they all do it.
The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics officially get underway today with a multi-site opening ceremony spread across northern Italy.
Gavin McKenna, a forward for Penn State’s men’s hockey team and the projected No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, has been charged after an alleged altercation last Saturday, according to court documents.
Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett has been named to Canada’s men’s hockey team for the Milan Cortina Olympics in place of injured Tampa Bay Lightning centre Anthony Cirelli.
Canadian figure skaters Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps will not compete in the team event at the Milan Cortina Olympics due to an injury Stellato-Dudek sustained during training in Quebec.
Shortly before Novak Djokovic took the court for Sunday’s Australian Open men’s final, a racket he used to win the 2012 tournament set a record for the highest selling price for any game-used racket.
While Toronto and Vancouver are readying to host some of the biggest soccer stars in the world as part of this summer’s FIFA World Cup, Canadian athletes are preparing for an array of massive events, said the country’s secretary of state for sport.