Category Archives: Sports
Four-point end helps Canada's Einarson to 9-3 win over Japan's Fujisawa
CALGARY - Canada's Kerri Einarson broke open a close game with four points in the eighth end of a 9-3 victory over Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa at the Pan Continental Curling Championships. Einarson, from...
Nov 04, 2022
Sophomore receivers Dunbar, White proving to be Ticats' dynamic duo
HAMILTON - Receivers Steven Dunbar Jr. and Tim White are the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' dynamic duo. Each made his way to Hamilton after spending time in the NFL as an undrafted free agent. This season, the...
Nov 04, 2022
After five World Cups with New Zealand, Laura Mariu is loving life in Canada colours
The only woman to play in all six editions of the Rugby League World Cup is wearing Canadian colours these days. After representing her native New Zealand at the last five World Cups, Laura Mariu is n...
Nov 04, 2022
Canadian bobsled pilot Christine de Bruin suspended for doping violation
OTTAWA - Canadian bobsledder and Olympic bronze medallist Christine de Bruin has been suspended for three years for a doping violation. De Bruin tested positive for the banned substance Ligandrol in o...
Nov 04, 2022
Hockey Canada governance review calls for more oversight, accountability
Hockey Canada finds itself at "a crossroads" that requires reimagined leadership coupled with more oversight and transparency, a third-party governance review has found. The 221-page document released...
Nov 04, 2022
Auger-Aliassime continues scorching season-ending run with win over Tiafoe in Paris
PARIS - Felix Auger-Aliassime's brilliant end to his tennis season continued Friday with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Frances Tiafoe in the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters. The 22-year-old from Montreal cli...
Nov 04, 2022
Veteran running back Harris resumes practising with Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Andrew Harris has resumed practising with the Toronto Argonauts. The veteran Canadian running back was back on the practice field Friday after missing Toronto's final 10 regular-season games...
Nov 04, 2022
Revellers return to Hong Kong 7s for 1st time since pandemic
HONG KONG (AP) - Thousands of revellers returned to Hong Kong Stadium on Friday to enjoy a highly anticipated international rugby sevens tournament for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began...
Nov 04, 2022
Senators Sports & Entertainment say process is underway to sell NHL team
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators are on the market. The board of directors of Senators Sports & Entertainment says a process has been initiated for the sale of the NHL club. Galatioto Sports Partners,...
Nov 04, 2022
Montreal Force kicks off expansion season in Premier Hockey Federation women's league
Montreal is about to drop the puck in women's professional hockey with the expansion Force upping the Premier Hockey League's Canadian content to two clubs. The Force and third-year Toronto Six open t...
Nov 04, 2022