Category Archives: Sports

Canada's Woods wins 13th Vuelta stage, Roglic takes another bite into O'Connor's lead
PUERTO DE ANCARES, Spain (AP-CP) - Canada's Michael Woods won the mountainous 13th stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Friday, while Primoz Roglic took another bite out of the race lead held by Ben O'Conno...
Aug 30, 2024

Hoops team overcomes hot crowd, cyclists win two more bronze at Paralympics
PARIS - Vincent Dallaire got a taste of what he and his teammates on Canada's men's wheelchair basketball were in for when he arrived at Bercy Arena in Paris. The United States were playing Germany in...
Aug 30, 2024

'Our hearts are broken': Teammates, fans react to death of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau
NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were killed Thursday while cycling in their home state of New Jersey. Police have said a suspected drunk driver struck the pair while attempting to p...
Aug 30, 2024

Vancouver Whitecaps kick off final stretch of MLS season with visit to Austin FC
VANCOUVER - A trip back to Austin, Texas, has Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ali Ahmed in a reflective state of mind. It's been more than two years since the 23-year-old Canadian made his Major League...
Aug 30, 2024

'Devastating loss': Hockey world mourns deaths of Johnny, Matthew Gaudreau
Fans, friends and athletes from the hockey world and beyond joined in an outpouring of love and sorrow for the family of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew...
Aug 30, 2024

CFL commissioner Ambrosie holding Argos' QB Kelly to the promise he made to him
TORONTO - It's been called a last-chance agreement but Randy Ambrosie sees the CFL's reinstatement of Chad Kelly as the league holding the Toronto Argonauts quarterback accountable for a promise he ma...
Aug 30, 2024

Labour Day a special time of the season for CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie
Labour Day will forever be special for CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie. Traditionally, it has kicked off the unofficial start of the second half of the league's regular season, a time when games becom...
Aug 30, 2024

Slumping Lions strive to snap skid against Redblacks in Victoria
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions are once again looking to turn their fortunes around. This time, though, the quest will take place in a unique locale as the Lions (5-6) host the Ottawa Redblacks in Victori...
Aug 30, 2024

Canada's Keely Shaw claims Paralympic track cycling bronze
PARIS - Keely Shaw has won a track cycling bronze medal at the Paralympic Games. The 30-year-old from Midale, Sask., repeated her podium result from Tokyo three years ago when she was also third in th...
Aug 30, 2024

Former Flames star Gaudreau and his brother die after being hit by a car
NHL player Johnny Gaudreau, who starred over eight seasons with the Calgary Flames before joining the Columbus Blue Jackets, was killed Thursday night when he was hit by a car while riding a bicycle i...
Dave Barry Aug 30, 2024