Category Archives: Sports
Online fundraiser for Matthew Gaudreau's widow raises more than $500K as the sports world mourns
More tributes are pouring in from around the hockey community after the deaths of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and brother Matthew, who were killed last week by a suspected drunken driver while riding t...
Sep 03, 2024
Pendrith, Conners, Hughes named to International Team for upcoming Presidents Cup
Canadians Taylor Pendrith, Corey Conners and Mackenzie Hughes have been named to the International Team's for the upcoming Presidents Cup in Montreal. It's the first time three Canadians have played i...
Sep 03, 2024
Edmonton Oilers sign centre Leon Draisaitl to eight-year extension
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed star centre Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year contract extension, the club announced Tuesday. The contract has an average annual value of US$14 million, the hi...
Sep 03, 2024
Canada's Cody Fournie captures wheelchair racing Paralympic gold medal
PARIS - When Cody Fournie was at a crossroads in his athletic career, he headed for the track. The former national wheelchair rugby team player captured wheelchair racing gold Tuesday at the Paralympi...
Sep 03, 2024
Struggling Stampeders can't keep up with the Joneses or Elks in 35-20 Labour Day loss
CALGARY - Tevin Jones caught a pair of touchdown passes from quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson to lead the Edmonton Elks to a 35-20 win over the Calgary Stampeders on Monday at McMahon Stadium. Eugen...
Sep 02, 2024
Swimmer Nicholas Bennett wins Canada its first gold of 2024 Paris Paralympics
PARIS - O Canada has played at the Paralympic Games in Paris for the first time. Nicholas Bennett won Canada's first gold medal of the Paralympic Games on Monday, finishing atop the podium in the men'...
Sep 02, 2024
Bo-Levi Mitchell leads Ticats to 31-28 Labour Day win over Argonauts
HAMILTON - Bo Levi Mitchell threw for 347 yards and two TDs as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats earned a thrilling 31-28 Labour Day win over the Toronto Argonauts on Monday afternoon. Mitchell finished 20-of-3...
Sep 02, 2024
US Open: Jessica Pegula reaches her 7th Grand Slam quarterfinal. She is 0-6 at that stage so far
NEW YORK (AP) - Jessica Pegula is back in the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Diana Shnaider on Monday, her seventh trip to that round at a Grand Slam tournament. Now come...
Sep 02, 2024
Swimmer Nicholas Bennett wins Canada's first Paralympic gold medal in Paris.
PARIS - Nicholas Bennett won Canada's first gold medal of the Paralympic Games on Monday. The 20-year-old swimmer from Parksville, B.C., was first in the men's 100-metre breaststroke and collected his...
Sep 02, 2024
Canada's Taylor earns Paralympic triathlon bronze, heartbreak for Daniel
PARIS - Paralympic triathlon in Paris was a mix of joy and pain for Canadians when races finally did get underway. Winnipeg's Leanne Taylor earned a bronze medal in her Paralympic debut in women's whe...
Sep 02, 2024