Category Archives: Sports

'He loves the Leafs': Tavares gets Toronto back on track with 499th career goal
TORONTO - John Tavares inched closer to history Saturday. And helped his team get back on track. The veteran centre scored the 499th goal of his career in overtime in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 4-3 vict...
The Canadian Press Oct 25, 2025

Elks 'optimistic' about their future despite missing playoffs
EDMONTON - There are plenty of decisions to be made for the Edmonton Elks heading into another early off-season, but perhaps none more important than that concerning quarterbacks. Can the CFL team rea...
The Canadian Press Oct 25, 2025

Joe Carter still feeling the love from Blue Jays fans 32 years after famous home run
TORONTO - More than three decades after hitting the biggest home run in Blue Jays history, Joe Carter is still feeling the love from Toronto. Carter threw out the opening pitch to all-star shortstop B...
The Canadian Press Oct 25, 2025

Bombers beat Alouettes 19-10, but lose backup QB Streveler to injury
WINNIPEG - Chris Streveler may have paid a high price for starting the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' final regular-season game on Saturday. The backup quarterback injured his left leg while scrambling early ...
The Canadian Press Oct 25, 2025

Tavares scores 499th goal, Maple Leafs top Sabres in 4-3 overtime
TORONTO - John Tavares scored his 499th career goal on a breakaway at 1:28 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a three-game slide with a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. Nic...
The Canadian Press Oct 25, 2025

Toronto Blue Jays fans still confident after Dodgers even up World Series in Game 2
TORONTO - Blue Jays fans were quieted Saturday night after Toronto dropped Game 2 of the World Series against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers, but still expressed confidence in the Jays and the energ...
The Canadian Press Oct 25, 2025

Canada's Brad Jacobs into men's final at Pan Continental Curling Championships
VIRGINIA - Canada's Brad Jacobs is through to the men's gold-medal game at the Pan Continental Curling Championships after posting a narrow 5-4 semifinal win over China on Saturday. Vice-skip Marc Ken...
The Canadian Press Oct 25, 2025

Manager Meeting: Schneider appreciates interaction with former Jays skipper Gaston
TORONTO - One of the highlights of Toronto skipper John Schneider's first day at the World Series - aside from the 11-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers - was getting a chance to connect with former B...
The Canadian Press Oct 25, 2025

Third-string QB Terry Wilson leads Bombers to 19-10 win over Alouettes
WINNIPEG - Third-string quarterback Terry Wilson was pressed into action and helped lead the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a 19-10 victory over the Montreal Alouettes in the teams' final regular-season gam...
The Canadian Press Oct 25, 2025

Calvert beats McDonald 9-5, forces third match in men's curling pre-trial final
WOLFVILLE - Braden Calvert forced a decisive match in the best-of-three men's final at the Home Hardware Canadian Curling Pre-Trials with an 8-5 win over Jordon McDonald on Saturday afternoon. Calvert...
The Canadian Press Oct 25, 2025