Canada awarded Short Track World Tour Crystal Globes for team and overall men's titles
Watch the Canadian Ice Maples receive their Crystal Globe for winning the team title, along with Montreal's William Dandjinou claiming the Crystal Globe for winning the men's title, at the ISU Short Track World Tour finale in Milan, Italy.
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The Province
an hour ago
- The Province
'Just survive': Soccer star Jordyn Huitema tells story of hiding in bathroom during home invasion
"His flashlight was shining, and I could see it going under the door. I knew he was right beside me, and I was just hoping that he didn't touch the door," Huitema recalled. Get the latest from Steve Ewen straight to your inbox Jordyn Huitema of Team Canada at the Olympics in France last year. Photo by Alex Livesey / Getty Images Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Canadian soccer star Jordyn Huitema sat on her bathroom floor with her back against a locked door, trying to stay silent in hopes that armed robbers didn't realize she was there while they were ransacking her home. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors That's one of the details that the 24-year-old forward from Chilliwack is sharing about a home invasion on May 1. Huitema has been with the Canadian national team since 2017. Seattle Reign FC of the NWSL is her club team, and she lives on Mercer Island with boyfriend Julio Rodriguez, the Seattle Mariners' centre fielder. According to the Seattle Times, court documents show that their place was one of four in the Seattle area hit in a string of home burglaries of athletes in the span of several months. Mariners pitcher Luis Castillo had his home burglarized twice, the homes of both L.A. Dodgers' Blake Snell and former Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman were also broken into. On the night in question for Huitema, the Mariners were in the midst of a six-game road trip. The Reign were set to play the Kansas City Current the following evening, so Huitema locked all the doors at 8:30 p.m. and went to bed. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. She heard noises downstairs. The home alarm didn't go off. She quickly realized what was happening, grabbed some clothes and her phone and headed to the bathroom. Its main door didn't lock, but the water closet one did. She ducked inside there. 'I was sitting on the floor with my back against the door and my feet on the toilet, pushing against the door,' she told the Times. 'But then … there was one person that came into the bathroom with me, and his flashlight was shining, and I could see it going under the door. I knew he was right beside me, and I was just hoping that he didn't touch the door. 'That's when I put my hand over my mouth and nose, and was just trying to hold in all the tears, trying to hold in all the sounds, just trying to be as quiet as possible. Because that could have been the moment, and that was when it kind of hit me a lot more.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Asked simply what her thoughts were that night, Huitema said: 'Just survive. I just hope that they don't find me. I hope that I'm okay at the end of this.' Quick, clear thinking helped Seattle Reign FC forward Jordyn Huitema get to safety during a May invasion at a home shared by her and Mariners star Julio Rodríguez. (via @KateShefte) — Seattle Times Sports (@SeaTimesSports) June 12, 2025 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Her first call to 911 dropped, and Seattle police have said that the thieves were using a wifi signal-jamming device. Huitema eventually got through to a dispatcher, and whispered details in a bid to stay hidden. She is unclear whether the robbers realized she was home. 'I don't know if they wanted to find me. I'm just happy they didn't,' she said. According to Sounder At Heart, police officers arrived and spotted a black Jeep Cherokee speeding away from the scene. They attempted to stop the vehicle but were unsuccessful. The King County Prosecutor's Office announced last week that Earl Riley, 21, had been charged with four counts of residential burglary and one count of first-degree robbery. According to the Times, GPS phone records placed Riley near the scene of all four robberies, and objects taken from the athletes' homes were found among Riley's belongings and his family's. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Other suspects in the case have not been identified. On the night of May 1, hours before a NWSL match between Seattle Reign and KC Current, #CanWNT's Jordyn Huitema found herself hiding alone from armed burglars."You made it. You're safe. You're alive. That's what matters." 📸: @seanpollock — Canadian Soccer Daily (@CANSoccerDaily) June 12, 2025 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. According to court documents, Riley and his accomplices stole nearly $200,000 worth of belongings that night from Huitema and Rodriguez. Huitema has said that the house's security systems have been furthered strengthened since the robbery. Athletes' financial status and their schedules are routinely published. The same often goes when they purchase a home. Athletes being targeted by thieves has become enough of a trend that the FBI sent out a warning to sports leagues last December. There have been reports of burglaries at the homes of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, and L.A. Lakers guard Luka Doncic. Seven men were charged by federal prosecutors in February for their alleged roles in a string of burglaries at the homes of athletes. sewen@ Read More Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Local News Soccer Crime
Winnipeg Free Press
an hour ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Canada rugby coach Steve Meehan names 59-player long list ahead of summer tests
Canada rugby coach Stephen Meehan has announced a long list of 59 players, including 20 who are uncapped, ahead of the team's summer test matches. The 24th-ranked Canadian men take on No. 22 Belgium on July 12 and No. 16 Spain on July 18 at Edmonton's Clarke Stadium. They then start Pacific Nations Cup play Aug. 22 in Calgary against the 15th-ranked U.S. before facing No. 13 Japan on Aug. 30 in Sendai. The Pacific Nations Cup playoffs start Sept. 14 in Denver, with the finals set for Sept. 20 in Salt Lake City. The six-team tournament, which also includes No. 9 Fiji, No. 14 Samoa and No. 19 Tonga, is Canada's first opportunity to qualify for the 2027 World Cup. The summer tests are the first for Meehan as Canada's coach. The 59-year-old Australian was named coach in December, succeeding former Wales captain Kingsley Jones, who stepped down after seven years at the helm. Rugby Canada said the long list was chosen after analyzing the 50-plus Canadians playing in the MLR and those overseas with Christiaan Esterhuizen, head coach of the Pacific Pride and Canadian men's under-20 team, and outgoing men's sevens coach Sean White. Several new Canadian-eligible players were identified in the process. 'The work that has been undertaken over the last few months to prepare for the 2025 season and develop this extended player list has been substantial and valuable,' Meehan said in a statement. 'The players identified in this list are those who will be considered for our matches this year, and we are looking forward to getting on the pitch in Edmonton in a few weeks to kick off our campaign to qualify for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.' Meehan, who officially started in April, has clearly looked long and hard for new talent. The 20 uncapped players include talent from Australia, England, Northern Ireland and the U.S. The uncapped group includes Jamie Armstrong, Kyle Tremblay, Morgan Di Nardo and Ethan Turner, who are capped in sevens but not 15s. There is also a return for Evan Olmstead, a 34-year-old forward who last played for Canada at the 2019 World Cup. A six-foot-five 247-pounder with a wild mane of hair, he was hard to miss. Olmstead is currently playing for SU Agen in France's second tier. Olmstead was born in Canada but moved to Australia when he was three. His father, John, elected to move the family Down Under to join a friend who had a startup company in Sydney. John Olmstead, who died in 2008 at 52, was once offered a contract by junior hockey's Edmonton Oil Kings and went on to become a rugby player of some renown himself. A past president of the Capilano Rugby Football Club in North Vancouver, he is honoured when the Capilanos play UBC in the annual John Olmstead Memorial Cup game. Evan's great-uncle is Hockey Hall of Famer Bert Olmstead, who played for Chicago, Montreal and Toronto from 1948 to 1962. Evan Olmstead, who has also played flanker, had interest from Australian age-grade selectors but played for Canada at the 2011 World Rugby Under-20 Trophy in Georgia. A trained accountant, he quit his job as a logistics analyst for a medical devices company in 2015 to focus on rugby. Caden Wilson, Jack Carson, Jack Reeves, Johnny Franklin and Josh Larsen declined invitations for a mix of personal reasons, ranging from family to work, according to Rugby Canada. Players can be added to the extended roster, which will be cut down in early July ahead of the Edmonton tests. Canada Long List (x- denotes uncapped in 15s play) Forwards Andrew Quattrin, Holland Landing, Ont., New England Free Jacks (MLR); x-Austin Creighton, Edmonton, Nor'Westers Athletic Association; x-Barnaby Waddell, Exeter, England, Bridgend Ravens; x-Bryce Worden, Sussex, N.B., Burnaby Lake RFC; x-Caleb Ashworth, Crowborough, England, Harlequins FC; Calixto Martinez, White Rock, B.C., Old Glory DC (MLR); Callum Botchar, Vancouver, NOLA Gold (MLR); Cole Keith, Sussex N.B., New England Free Jacks (MLR); Conor Young, Sydney, Australia, RFC LA (MLR); Dewald Kotze, Edmonton, Seattle Seawolves (MLR); Donald Carson, Tsawwassen, B.C., Britannia Lions; x-Emerson Prior, Brockville, Ont., Utah Warriors (MLR); Evan Olmstead, Vancouver, SU Agen (France); x-Evan Roy, Ottawa, Mount Maunganui Rugby Club; Foster Dewitt, Courtenay, B.C., New England Free Jacks (MLR); x-Griffin Phillipson, Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, City of Armagh RFC; Izzak Kelly, White Rock, B.C., Capilano RFC; James Stockwood, Bowmanville, Ont., Oshawa Vikings; x-Jeffrey Young, Toronto, Toronto Nomads; Jesse Mackail, Palmerston North, New Zealand, Seattle Seawolves (MLR); x-Karl Hunger, Beaconsfield, Que., Pacific Pride; Kyle Steeves, Winnipeg, New England Free Jacks (MLR); Lucas Rumball, Toronto, Chicago Hounds (MLR); Mason Flesch, Cobourg, Ont., Chicago Hounds (MLR); Matt Heaton, Godmanchester, Que., RFC LA (MLR); Matthew Oworu, Calgary, Chicago Hounds (MLR); Piers Von Dadelszen, Vancouver, New England Free Jacks (MLR); x-Reid Davis, White Rock, B.C., Utah Warriors (MLR); Sam Miller, Mount Denson, N.S., Southern Districts; Siôn Parry, Cardiff, Wales, Ebbw Vale RFC; Tyler Matchem, Pictou County, N.S., Pictou County Rugby Club. Backs Andrew Coe, Markham, Ont., RFC LA (MLR); Ben LeSage, Calgary, New England Free Jacks (MLR); Brock Gallagher, Edmonton, Seattle Seawolves (MLR); Cooper Coats, Halifax, NOLA Gold (MLR); x-Cormac Saint, Rescue, Calif., University of California, Berkeley; x-Ethan Turner, Maple Ridge, B.C., Kalinga Black Tigers; Isaac Olson, Vernon, B.C., New England Free Jacks (MLR); x-Jamie Armstrong, Ottawa, University of Ottawa; Jason Higgins, Cork, Ireland, Chicago Hounds (MLR); x-Josh McIndoe, Victoria, Greerton Marist Rugby Club; Josiah Morra, Toronto, New England Free Jacks (MLR); Kainoa Lloyd, Mississauga, Ont., United Rugby Sports Club; x-Kyle Tremblay, White Rock, B.C., Pacific Pride; x-Maddox MacLean, Brisbane, Australia, Souths Rugby Club Brisbane; Mark Balaski, Castlebar, Ireland, Southern Districts; x-Morgan Di Nardo, Toronto, University of Victoria; Nic Benn, Caves Beach, Australia, Utah Warriors (MLR); Noah Flesch, Cobourg, Ont. Chicago Hounds (MLR); Peter Nelson, Dungannon, Northern Ireland, Dungannon RFC; Rhys James, Kelowna, B.C., Pacific Pride; Shane O'Leary, Ballina, Ireland, Miami Sharks (MLR); x-Spencer Cotie, Victoria, Castaway Wanderers; Spencer Jones, Cambridge, New Zealand, Utah Warriors (MLR); x-Stephen Webb, Toronto, UBC; Takoda McMullin, White Rock, B.C., UBC; Talon McMullin, White Rock, B.C., UBC; Tiarnan Neville, Curracloe, Ireland, Galwegians Rugby Club; x-Will Grant, Sydney, Australia, Randwick Rugby Club. Injury Pending Ethan Fryer, Seattle, New England Free Jacks (MLR); Lindsey Stevens, Sydney, Australia, New England Free Jacks (MLR_) Michael LaPlaine, Montreal, Concordia University. — This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 12, 2025
National Post
4 hours ago
- National Post
Pacers' Canadians Bennedict Mathurin, Andrew Nembhard the difference in stunning Game 3
A stunning comeback in Game 1, an expected retaliatory beatdown from a juggernaut in Game 2 and, on Wednesday night, an impressive Pacers win in the biggest game in Indianapolis since 2000. Article content What a fun NBA Finals it has been — with plenty still to come. Article content For the first time ever, a Canadian has led these huge games in scoring each time. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander doing it twice was expected. But Bennedict Mathurin? Well, not so much. Article content The Montrealer was massive in Game 3, scoring 27 points in 22 minutes, missing only three of his 12 shot attempts. Article content Mathurin had totalled 19 over the first two games, but always is a threat to go on a scoring binge, even if doing it to this extent under the brightest of lights seemed like a bit of a stretch. Article content While Indiana's stars Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam led the way, Mathurin and Aurora, Ont.'s Andrew Nembhard also were crucial contributors in the 116-107 win. Article content SGA might be the headliner and teammate Lu Dort probably is the best defender in the series, but Indy's Canucks have put their stamp on the series already as well. Article content Article content Mathurin, the highest draft pick on the Pacers at sixth overall, didn't even get on the floor in the opening quarter Wednesday, Indiana's worst quarter of the game. But he was the main factor in a 40-point, 61% shooting second for the hosts, hitting 5-of-6 shots for 14 points — twice as many as any other player. Article content Even against some of the NBA's best defenders (like Dort, Alex Caruso, Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace) Mathurin's aggressiveness was too much for the mighty Thunder. Mathurin got four layups in the second quarter alone, along with three free throws, and kept the Thunder off balance by also pulling up for a mid-range two-pointer and hitting a three-pointer. Article content Article content And he was there again to turn the tide in the fourth after a quiet third. In the final frame, Mathurin again went off , this time for 10 points. Article content Article content He got back in attack mode, driving into the paint and gave the Pacers the jolt needed to again stun the Thunder. Article content It was the fourth time Mathurin has scored at least 20 in these playoffs. Article content Nembhard was quiet statistically, but had a big impact in the game and only Haliburton played more minutes for the Pacers. Article content Team Canada is lucky to have two-way players like Nembhard, Dort, Dillon Brooks and Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who relentlessly come at you defensively, while also being able to heat up at the other end.
