Category Archives: Sports
DHL Express locks out workers across Canada, adding to parcel sector turmoil
MONTREAL - Unifor says DHL Express Canada locked out workers just after midnight today as the two sides failed to reach a contract deal, injecting more labour turmoil into the country's parcel deliver...
Jun 08, 2025
Italy's national soccer team coach Luciano Spalletti says he's getting fired
ROME (AP) - Italy's national soccer team coach Luciano Spalletti announced Sunday that he is being fired and will leave after Monday's World Cup qualifier against Moldova. The move comes two days afte...
Jun 08, 2025
Telecom sector ramping up investments in tech as traditional growth areas slow
TORONTO - When it comes to competition between Canada's telecommunications giants, there are certain spaces where carriers have traditionally jostled with one another to emerge as the top dog. In any ...
Jun 08, 2025
Rourke throws three TDs, B.C. Lions dump Edmonton Elks 31-14 in season opener
VANCOUVER - Nathan Rourke threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns, and the B.C. Lions opened their CFL season with a 31-14 win over the Edmonton Elks on Saturday. The Canadian quarterback went 27-for...
Jun 07, 2025
McIntosh sets world record in 400M freestyle at Canadian Swimming Trials
VICTORIA - Swimming star Summer McIntosh of Toronto set a world record in the 400-metre freestyle event on Saturday while competing in the Bell Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria. McIntosh posted a ...
Jun 07, 2025
Legendary rapper Snoop Dogg performs ahead of B.C. Lions home opener
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have kicked off their CFL season with a concert by legendary rapper Snoop Dogg. The 35-minute performance came before the Lions hosted the Edmonton Elks in their first game ...
Jun 07, 2025
Stampeders down Tiger-Cats 38-26 in Calgary debut for quarterback Vernon Adams Jr.
CALGARY - Dedrick Mills scored three rushing touchdowns for the Calgary Stampeders in a 38-26 win over the visiting Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday. Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. completed 19 of 28 pas...
Jun 07, 2025
Sovereignty beats Journalism to win Belmont Stakes at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - Sovereignty bested Journalism on Saturday in a Kentucky Derby rematch to win the 157th Belmont Stakes, the second hosted at Saratoga. Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvara...
Jun 07, 2025
Canada's Matthew Anderson enjoying taste of life on PGA Tour at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON - Matthew Anderson could get used to this kind of treatment. The Mississauga, Ont., native, like all eight Canadians in the field at the RBC Canadian Open, was serenaded with the national anth...
Jun 07, 2025
Manassero, Fox take third-round lead at RBC Canadian Open; Hughes low Canadian
CALEDON - Italy's Matteo Manassero and New Zealand's Ryan Fox both had rounds of 6-under 64 to share the third-round lead at the RBC Canadian Open on Saturday. They're at 14-under overall, a shot ahea...
Jun 07, 2025