Category Archives: Sports

Redblacks look to impress in pre-season finale with roster spots on the line
OTTAWA - Ottawa Redblacks head coach Bob Dyce hopes he'll have to make some tough decisions heading into the CFL season. The Redblacks host the Montreal Alouettes on Friday in the pre-season finale fo...
May 30, 2024

Canadian cricketers look to impress in first trip to ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Canada steps onto the cricket world stage Saturday when it takes on the co-host U.S. in the opening match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Dallas. While known for other sports, the North American riv...
May 30, 2024

Savoie enjoying final ride at Memorial Cup after nomadic final junior season
SAGINAW - Matthew Savoie knew the trade was coming. The star centre had already shuffled between the NHL's Buffalo Sabres, their American Hockey League affiliate the Rochester Americans and then the W...
May 30, 2024

Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov and Fernandez move into third round at French Open
PARIS - Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov and Leylah Fernandez have advanced to the third round of the French Open. Montreal's Auger-Aliassime, the men's No. 21 seed, defeated German q...
May 30, 2024

CF Montreal assistant sporting director Vassili Cremanzidis leaves organization
MONTREAL - CF Montreal assistant sporting director Vassili Cremanzidis is stepping down. Cremanzidis's departure from the Major League Soccer club comes three weeks after Montreal and sporting directo...
May 30, 2024

Charges against world's top golfer Scottie Scheffler dropped after arrest outside PGA Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Criminal charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dismissed, ending a legal saga that began with images of the world's top male golfer being arrested and handcuffed in Louisv...
May 30, 2024

Health issues force Canadian boxer to withdraw from Olympic qualifier in Bangkok
BANGKOK - Canadian boxer Marie Al-Ahmadieh has withdrawn from a last-ditch Olympic qualifier due to "unforeseen health-related issues," according to Boxing Canada. The 19-year-old from Montreal, a sil...
May 30, 2024

Knoblauch's roster shakeup pays off as Perry sparks Oilers in Game 4 victory
EDMONTON - The morning before Game 4 of the Western Conference final, veteran Edmonton Oilers forward Corey Perry was informed that his five-game exile to the press box was ending. For a player of Per...
May 30, 2024

Canada men face another relegation fight to preserve core status on HSBC SVNS circuit
While Canada's women battle for silverware this weekend in the HSBC SVNS season finale in Madrid, the men are fighting for survival on World Rugby's sevens circuit. For the second year in a row, the C...
May 30, 2024

Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., begins RBC Canadian Open defence
HAMILTON - Nick Taylor begins the defence of his RBC Canadian Open title this morning. The product of Abbotsford, B.C., was the first Canadian to win the men's golf national championship in 69 years w...
May 30, 2024