Category Archives: Sports
Football Canada appoints Peter Baxter to its board of directors
OTTAWA - Peter Baxter, the longtime athletic director at Wilfrid Laurier, has been appointed to Football Canada's board of directors. The governing body of amateur football in Canada made the announce...
Aug 14, 2024
Montreal sends midfielder Lassiter to Fire for general allocation money
MONTREAL - CF Montral has acquired up to US$150,000 in general allocation money from the Chicago Fire in return for midfielder Ariel Lassiter, the Major League Soccer club announced Wednesday. Montral...
Aug 14, 2024
Former Nordiques executive, Oilers scout Gilles Leger dead at 83
TORONTO - Gilles Leger, who spent 11 seasons as an executive with the NHL's Quebec Nordiques, has died at age 83. The NHL confirmed Leger's death in a statement Wednesday. A cause of death was not giv...
Aug 14, 2024
Stampeders look to stay unbeaten at home, avenge Week 8 loss as Redblacks visit
CALGARY - When the Calgary Stampeders step onto the field at McMahon Stadium on Thursday night to face the Ottawa Redblacks, they'll have something to prove. Intent on keeping their perfect home recor...
Aug 14, 2024
Kylian Mbappé scores on debut for Real Madrid in a 2-0 win over Atalanta in UEFA Super Cup
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A goal and a trophy. How about that for a debut by Kylian Mbapp for Real Madrid? The France captain pulled on the famous white jersey of the Spanish champions for the first time ...
Aug 14, 2024
Veteran Jeremiah Masoli to make his 2024 debut for Ottawa Redblacks
Jeremiah Masoli has again completed the long trek back into the Ottawa Redblacks' starting lineup. The veteran quarterback will make his 2024 debut when Ottawa (5-2-1) visits the Calgary Stampeders (4...
Aug 14, 2024
Plenty of international golfers on Weir's radar as Presidents Cup approaches
CALGARY - Mike Weir has plenty of tough decisions leading up to the 2024 Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal Golf Club in late September. As captain of the International Team, Weir has been keeping tabs ...
Aug 14, 2024
Auger-Aliassime into second round in Cincinnati with win over qualifier Kovacevic
CINCINNATI - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised into the second round of the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-1 win over American qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic on Wednesday. The ...
Aug 14, 2024
Young forward Santiago Lopez building career in Mexico, turning heads with Canada
Just 19, Santiago Lopez has a wealth of opportunities ahead of him. A dual citizen, the young forward was a star for Canada at the recent CONCACAF U-20 Championship and played for the Mexican under-18...
Aug 14, 2024
Paris Olympics singe CAE profits as demand for pilot training drops
MONTREAL - CAE Inc.'s chief executive says demand for pilot training dropped in its latest quarter, due in part to lower travel volumes to Europe because of the Paris Olympics. CEO Marc Parent told an...
Aug 14, 2024