Category Archives: Sports
Sliders dismayed over Calgary track reno money funnelled to public day lodge
CALGARY - Provincial government money set aside to renovate the sliding track at Calgary's Canada Olympic Park has been redirected into the park's commercial side to a public day lodge. The sliding tr...
Oct 06, 2022
NHLers glad to see women moving up management ranks: 'It's amazing'
Auston Matthews and Morgan Rielly appreciate the quiet moments. The ones off to the side, away from fans and media, where they get the opportunity to pick the brain of one of hockey's best-ever talent...
Oct 06, 2022
PM Justin Trudeau floats idea of replacing scandal-plagued Hockey Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government could step in and create a new national body to replace scandal-plagued Hockey Canada. Speaking in Ottawa today, Trudeau told reporters the go...
Oct 06, 2022
Toronto Arrows sign flanker Owain Ruttan, the fifth overall pick in the MLR draft
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have signed forward Owain Ruttan, the fifth overall pick in the August Major League Rugby draft. The 24-year-old from nearby Cobourg comes from the University of British C...
Oct 06, 2022
University, college curling lags in Canadian curling scene
CALGARY - In the aftermath of missing the playoffs in February's Winter Olympics, Jennifer Jones and her teammates discussed why other countries have become so strong in international curling. The con...
Oct 06, 2022
Venus Williams, Spike Lee set for Black Entrepreneurs Day
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Venus Williams, Spike Lee, Tracee Ellis Ross, Shaquille O'Neal and Killer Mike are among those set to participate in a celebration of African American business success and opportuni...
Oct 06, 2022
Canadian Maggie Cogger-Orr to referee Rugby World Cup opener in New Zealand
When South Africa and France kick off the Women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand on Saturday, a Canadian will blow the whistle to get the party started. Transplanted Canuck Maggie Cogger-Orr will refe...
Oct 06, 2022
Vancouver Whitecaps name Canadian goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe GM of women's soccer
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have hired former Canadian national women's team goalkeeper Stephanie Labbe as general manager of the club's women's program. The team made the announcement Thursda...
Oct 06, 2022
Canadian men climb two places to No. 41 in latest FIFA world rankings
Canada has moved up two places to No. 41 in the final FIFA rankings before next month's World Cup. The Canadian men, who topped the final round of qualifying in CONCACAF, will go to Qatar as the fourt...
Oct 06, 2022
Canada's Shapovalov advances to quarterfinals at Japan Open
TOKYO - Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Japanese qualifier Rio Noguchi on Thursday. Shapovalov, who is coming off a final appeara...
Oct 06, 2022