Category Archives: Sports
Parliamentarians honour Team Canada on 50th anniversary of Summit Series
OTTAWA - Members of the legendary hockey team that defeated the Soviet Union for hockey supremacy 50 years ago have pulled off another improbable victory - a rare moment of unity in the House of Commo...
Sep 22, 2022
Toronto Arrows sign former Bristol Bears forward Mitch Eadie for 2023 MLR season
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have signed former Bristol Bears forward Mitch Eadie for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 30-year-old back-rower made more than than 150 appearances for his hometow...
Sep 22, 2022
Jonathan Huberdeau, Nazem Kadri settle in as Calgary Flames
CALGARY - Nazem Kadri has fallen in love with Banff, Alta., and Jonathan Huberdeau bought a pickup truck. The two forwards are settling into life as Calgary Flames. The spotlight is on them in trainin...
Sep 22, 2022
Veteran linebacker Muamba full participant in Toronto Argonauts practice
TORONTO - Ryan Dinwiddie got some good news Thursday. Veteran Canadian linebacker Henoc Muamba was a full participant in practice. He didn't practise Tuesday due to an abdominal ailment and was limite...
Sep 22, 2022
Injuries to Edmundson, Suzuki mark first day of Montreal Canadiens training camp
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens opened training camp on Thursday with injuries looming over the team. A behemoth 74-player roster took to the ice, but defenceman Joel Edmundson was nowhere to be see...
Sep 22, 2022
Homan and Lawes earn first-round victories at PointsBet Invitational
FREDERICTON - Rachel Homan jumped out to an early five-point lead and rolled to a comfortable 8-4 victory over Suzanne Birt on Thursday afternoon at the PointsBet Invitational. Homan, who throws fourt...
Sep 22, 2022
Name Game: Team Fleury name iced at PointsBet Invitational in favour of Team Homan
The name game was played before Thursday's opening draw at the PointsBet Invitational as the Team Fleury name was iced in favour of Team Homan. The team asked event organizers to make the switch and C...
Sep 22, 2022
Canadian women's basketball team says new coach Lapena has brought instant energy
Bridget Carleton laughed when describing Victor Lapena's infectious excitement at practice. On the heels of its early exit from the Tokyo Olympics, Lapena was hired to take Canada's seemingly stagnant...
Sep 22, 2022
Canadian women face Fiji in final international test before Rugby World Cup
SUVA, Fiji - Canada plays its final test match ahead of next month's Women's Rugby World Cup when it takes on Fiji on Friday at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva. The third-ranked Canadians are en route to New...
Sep 22, 2022
Montreal Alouettes "dialed in" for East Division clash with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
MONTREAL - Bye weeks haven't been very kind to the Montreal Alouettes this season. The team has a 0-2 record coming out of bye weeks. Most recently, the Als suffered a crushing 38-24 home defeat to th...
Sep 22, 2022