Category Archives: Sports
5 stabbed in supermarket attack in Italy, one killed
MILAN (AP) - A man armed with a knife stabbed five people Thursday inside a shopping center south of the Italian city of Milan, killing one person, Italian media reported. Police arrested a 46-year-ol...
Oct 27, 2022
Four former water polo athletes file $5.5-million suit against Water Polo Canada
OTTAWA - Four former members of the national water polo team have filed a $5.5-million lawsuit against Water Polo Canada. According to a statement of claim, the plaintiffs have asked for $1 million in...
Oct 27, 2022
Veteran Rhymes has enjoyed career-best CFL campaign with B.C. Lions
Any other year, Dominic Rhymes would be the B.C. Lions' nominee for the CFL's outstanding player award. The veteran receiver has posted career highs in catches (82), receiving yards (1,346) and touchd...
Oct 27, 2022
B.C. government declines support for Indigenous-led 2030 Olympic bid
VICTORIA - The government of British Columbia will not support an Indigenous-led bid to host the 2030 Olympics in the province. Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Lisa Beare issued a stateme...
Oct 27, 2022
Two-time Silver Slugger winners Hernandez, Springer among Blue Jays' nominees
TORONTO - Outfielders Teoscar Hernandez and George Springer are two of six Toronto Blue Jays named as finalists for Major League Baseball's Silver Slugger award. Both are two-time winners of the award...
Oct 27, 2022
Toronto Arrows sign veteran Irish back, look to add talent in MLR dispersal draft
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows added international experience Thursday by signing veteran Irish back Noel Reid for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 32-year-old Reid arrives from England's London ...
Oct 27, 2022
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime sails into Swiss Indoors quarters with dominant win
BASEL, Switzerland - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is on to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament. The third-seeded Montreal native dispatched Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic 6-1, 6-0 a...
Oct 27, 2022
Hockey Canada signs on to Abuse-Free Sport following months of controversy
CALGARY - Hockey Canada says it has become a full signatory to Abuse-Free Sport, the new independent program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport in Canada. All complaints of abuse, discrimina...
Oct 27, 2022
Veteran Canadian flanker Karen Paquin savours one more Rugby World Cup adventure
Veteran flanker Karen Paquin and Canada face the U.S. for the second time in a week Saturday at the Rugby World Cup. But this time it's win or go home as the North American rivals meet in quarterfinal...
Oct 27, 2022
Ottawa Senators sign centre Mark Kastelic to two-year contract extension
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators and centre Mark Kastelic have agreed on a two-year contract extension, the team announced Thursday. The deal, which carries an average annual value of US$835,000, will pay...
Oct 27, 2022