Category Archives: Sports
Philibert-Thiboutot, Mitton win Canada's first track and field golds at Pan Am Games
SANTIAGO - Charles Philibert-Thiboutot won Canada's first track and field gold medal of the Pan American Games on Thursday with his victory in the men's 1,500 metres. And his effort was shortly follow...
Nov 02, 2023
Lions not looking at past mistakes ahead of playoff tilt against Stampeders
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions aren't looking back as they enter the Canadian Football League playoffs. The Lions (12-6) ended their season with a 41-16 loss to the Calgary Stampeders and will face off ag...
Nov 02, 2023
Winnipeg's Collaros, Toronto's Kelly lead CFL Divisional All-Stars
TORONTO - Winnipeg's Zach Collaros and Toronto's Chad Kelly were named quarterbacks of the CFL's Divisional All-Star teams Thursday. Collaros, who has won the last two CFL outstanding player awards, i...
Nov 02, 2023
Heralded Canadian filly Moira chasing Breeders' Cup success
ARCADIA, Calif. - He's won the King's Plate, Woodbine Oaks and Prince of Wales Stakes but a Breeders' Cup victory would be a crowning achievement for Canadian trainer Kevin Attard. "Being Canadian, th...
Nov 02, 2023
Death of a player from a skate to the neck reignites hockey's stubborn debate over protective gear
It took the NHL until 1979 to mandate helmets and goalie masks for new players. It wasn't until 2013 that eye-protecting visors became mandatory - grandfathered in for veterans, of course. A handful o...
Nov 02, 2023
Ticats will have to become road warriors to keep Davis's Grey Cup streak alive
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will have to become road warriors and register two season firsts to keep Ja'Gared Davis's impressive Grey Cup streak alive. The burly defensive lineman has been a Gr...
Nov 02, 2023
Canada routs Mexico 17-1 at Pan Continental Curling Championships
KELOWNA, B.C. - Kerri Einarson and Canada's women's team finished round-robin play at the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships with a 17-1 win over Mexico on Thursday, The four-time defending Ca...
Nov 02, 2023
Ottawa Senators forge ahead amid turmoil: 'Got to cut the noise out'
Ottawa Senators head coach D.J. Smith says his team will just have to block out the noise moving forward. The Senators fired general manager Pierre Dorion on Wednesday after the franchise was forced t...
Nov 02, 2023
Ticats head coach Steinauer won't say who'll be his starting QB against Montreal
HAMILTON - Orlondo Steinauer wasn't tipping his hand Thursday regarding who'll be his starting quarterback Saturday. The Hamilton head coach says he's expecting both veterans Bo Levi Mitchell and Matt...
Nov 02, 2023
Colombia's government says ELN guerrillas kidnapped the father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's government said Thursday that the guerrilla group National Liberation Army, known as ELN, was responsible for the weekend kidnapping of the father of Liverpool and C...
Nov 02, 2023