Gold medalist Hilary Knight wants focus on women’s team success, not Trump’s ‘distasteful’ joke

Open this photo in gallery: Kendall Coyne, left, and Hilary Knight celebrate after winning the gold-medal match at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics against Canada.Hassan Ammar/The Associated Press Hilary Knight doesn’t want to let what she called a “distasteful” joke by President Donald Trump about the gold-medal winning U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team get in … Read more

FBI Director invites scrutiny over travels with U.S. men’s hockey team celebration appearance

Open this photo in gallery: FBI Director Kash Patel at the White House in January.Alex Brandon/The Associated Press When the American men’s hockey team retreated to their locker room to celebrate their Winter Olympics gold medal win, they were joined by a special guest from the United States: FBI Director Kash Patel. For some supporters … Read more

U.S. country star Charley Crockett cancels Canadian tour after being refused entry

Open this photo in gallery: Charley Crockett, pictured on Feb. 6, 2026, has been refused entry to Canada despite being allowed to enter the country as recently as last summer.Richard Shotwell/The Associated Press Texas country music star Charley Crockett has cancelled a Canadian tour after he was refused entry into the country over the weekend … Read more

Canadian skip Jacobs delivers a message from the podium to his detractors

Open this photo in gallery: Team Canada’s Tyler Tardi, Ben Herbert, Brett Gallant, Marc Kennedy and Brad Jacobs celebrate winning a gold medal after defeating Team Great Britain in men’s curling at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Italy on Saturday, February 21, 2026. Photo by Candice Ward/COC *MANDATORY CREDIT*Candice Ward/The Canadian Press … Read more

From unlikely winners to illness, The Globe’s Olympic team shares its highs and lows of Milan Cortina

Open this photo in gallery: Canada’s Mikael Kingsbury, left, and Kazakhstan’s Pavel Kolmakov, right, compete in freestyle skiing men’s dual moguls in Livigno last week.JEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics were a sprawling endeavour, the most spread out Games ever held. From a results standpoint, Canada’s 21 medals – five gold, seven silver, … Read more

Heated Rivalry is being embraced by fans and athletes at the Winter Olympics

Open this photo in gallery: Hudson Williams, left, and Connor Storrie in a scene from ‘Heated Rivalry.’Crave/via The Associated Press Olympic hockey knows all about big hits. That now includes Heated Rivalry a gay hockey romance TV series in which two players from opposing teams carry out a secret, long-term relationship. The steamy connection between … Read more

The Shaq of the bobsled track has made his Olympic debut for Canada

Open this photo in gallery: Canada’s Taylor Austin, right, and Shaquille Murray-Lawrence start for a two man bobsled run at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo on Monday.Alessandra Tarantino/The Associated Press He was named after two basketball stars, with his father hoping he would end up following in their footsteps. In a way, he … Read more

Norwegian biathlon bronze medalist confesses to cheating on girlfriend in post-race interview

Open this photo in gallery: Sturla Holm Laegreid, of Norway, reacts after he won bronze in the men’s 20-kilometer individual biathlon race at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Andrew Medichini/The Associated Press A post-race interview with the bronze medal winner in the men’s Olympic biathlon competition on … Read more

Catherine O’Hara died from pulmonary embolism, with cancer as underlying cause

Open this photo in gallery: Catherine O’Hara at the U.K. premiere of ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ in London in August, 2024.Scott A Garfitt/The Canadian Press Catherine O’Hara died from a pulmonary embolism, with cancer as the underlying cause. A Los Angeles County death certificate issued Monday lists the pulmonary embolism, which occurs when a blood clot blocks … Read more

Alanis Morissette set to perform at the 2026 Calgary Stampede

Open this photo in gallery: Alanis Morissette at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in April, 2019.Amy Harris/Invision / The Associated Press She’s got one hand in her pocket, and the other is waving a cowboy hat. Alanis Morissette is set to perform at this year’s Calgary Stampede. The Canadian alt-rock icon will play … Read more