Hundreds of Swedish troops have arrived in Latvia to join a Canadian-led multinational brigade along NATO’s eastern flank.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 victory over Canada on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship.

The memories, though, from Latvia’s showing at this year’s tournament are likely to persist beyond the 2025 calendar for hockey fans in Latvia and beyond. Latvia pulled off the biggest upset ...

Latvia Stuns Canada in World Junior Hockey, Winning 3-2 on Lone Shootout Goal OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a 3-2 ...

OTTAWA, Ontario -- Eriks Mateiko scored the lone goal of a shootout in the eighth round to give Latvia a stunning 3-2 victory over host Canada on Friday night in the world junior hockey championship.

The Latvian hockey program has to be ecstatic with the outcome of last night's game and the likelihood that the tournament will go down as one of their most memorable ever. Latvia has the youngest ...