Category Archives: Sports

Alouettes look to cement home playoff date with win over Redblacks
It's a very simple scenario facing Trevor Harris and the Montreal Alouettes: Beat the Ottawa Redblacks on Monday and clinch a home playoff date. The two teams open a home-and-home series at Molson Sta...
Oct 05, 2022

NHL stars hoping for World Cup in 2024, lament missed opportunities
Connor McDavid has seen enough big-time opportunities slip through hockey's fingers. The NHL made a business decision when it opted against sending its stars to the 2018 Olympics in South Korea after ...
Oct 05, 2022

Hockey Canada failing to take situation seriously: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it is clear Hockey Canada executives just don't get the seriousness of the situation facing the organization. Trudeau says it "boggles the mind" that past a...
Oct 05, 2022

Canada women's coach Kevin Rouet puts engineering career aside to focus on rugby
Six years ago Kevin Rouet gave up his day job as an engineer to focus on rugby. Today he is in charge of Canada at the Women's Rugby World Cup, which kicks off this weekend in New Zealand. Rouet and t...
Oct 05, 2022

Collaros, Demski and Thurman named CFL's top performers for September
TORONTO - Quarterback Zach Collaros and receiver Nic Demski of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Calgary Stampeders linebacker Jameer Thurman were named the CFL's top performers for September on Wednesday...
Oct 05, 2022

Schneider has impressed since being named Blue Jays interim manager last July
TORONTO - Three months into the job as interim manager of the Toronto Blue Jays and John Schneider appears to have settled into the job quite nicely. Winning games out of the gate helped with the tran...
Oct 05, 2022

Hockey Quebec has 'lost confidence' in Hockey Canada; withholding funds
MONTREAL - Hockey Quebec says it has lost confidence in Hockey Canada and will not transfer funds to the national organization. The provincial federation confirmed to The Canadian Press that its board...
Oct 05, 2022

Canadiens sign defenceman Logan Mailloux to three-year, entry-level contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Logan Mailloux to a three-year, entry-level contract, the club announced on Wednesday. The deal is worth US$750,000 in the first season and $83...
Oct 05, 2022

Bench bosses on the bubble: Keefe, Boudreau among NHL coaches at risk this season
Players aren't the only ones feeling pressure as the NHL season gets underway. The men behind the bench know their jobs depend on their team's performance, too. Life as an NHL head coach can be precar...
Oct 05, 2022

Senators sting winless Canadiens 5-4 in pre-season tilt
MONTREAL - The Ottawa Senators set the tone on the first of three consecutive games against the Montreal Canadiens. Ottawa scored early and handed Montreal a 5-4 loss in the final pre-season contest a...
Oct 04, 2022