Category Archives: Sports

MLSE's Tanenbaum, Franco-Nevada's Lassonde named to Canadian Business Hall of Fame
TORONTO - Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment chair Larry Tanenbaum and former Rio Tinto Alcan chief executive Jacynthe Ct are among those named to the Canadian Business Hall of Fame today. Tanenbaum ...
Dec 10, 2024

Felix Auger-Aliassime and doubles star Gabriela Dabrowski win Tennis Canada awards
TORONTO - Felix Auger-Aliassime and doubles star Gabriela Dabrowski were named Tennis Canada's players of the year on Tuesday. Auger-Aliassime, the world No. 29 from Montreal, was also named men's sin...
Dec 10, 2024

Kirby Dach snaps scoring drought with clutch goal off 'lucky bounce'
MONTREAL - Across 240 career NHL games, Montreal Canadiens centre Kirby Dach had never before found himself in such a long stretch of games without a goal. It had been 19 straight games since Dach las...
Dec 09, 2024

NHL roundup: Red Wings snap five-game skid by beating Sabres 6-5 in a shootout
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Andrew Copp scored twice as the Detroit Red Wings snapped a five-game skid by rallying to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 in a shootout on Monday night. Copp's second goal started Buf...
Dec 09, 2024

Laine paces Canadiens to 3-2 shootout win over Ducks
MONTREAL - Patrik Laine scored the winning goal in the shootout to propel the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night at Bell Centre. Laine and Kirby Dach, his first goa...
Dec 09, 2024

Knicks edge Raptors 113-108, Barnes suffers ankle injury
TORONTO - Karl-Anthony Towns drilled a 29-foot three-pointer with six seconds left on the clock as the New York Knicks escaped with a 113-108 win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday. Raptors all-star f...
Dec 09, 2024

Blue Jays, Dodgers and Red Sox among losing bidders for Juan Soto
DALLAS (AP) - The Toronto Blue Jays lost out on Juan Soto, a year after failing to sign Shohei Ohtani. "Both of those guys, they're obviously great, elite players," Toronto manager John Schneider said...
Dec 09, 2024

LGBTQ+ groups pushing for speedy court process, halt to Alberta transgender bill
EDMONTON - LGBTQ+ advocate organizations say they're working as quickly as possible to ask a court to stop the Alberta government from bringing into force a transgender law they say will cause immedia...
Dec 09, 2024

FIFA vice-president says Canada's drone-spying at Olympics was 'completely stupid'
TORONTO - Canada's decision to deploy a drone to spy on a New Zealand training session at the Paris Olympics was "completely stupid," says FIFA vice-president Victor Montagliani. "In the sense that I ...
Dec 09, 2024

Toronto's 2026 World Cup office growing as tournament kickoff nears 500 days away
TORONTO - With Jan. 27 marking 500 days out from the 2026 World Cup kickoff, some 50-plus staff are fleshing out the Canadian end of the tournament at FIFA's Toronto office. The office has been around...
Dec 09, 2024