Category Archives: Sports

Montreal Alouettes host Hamilton Tiger-Cats in East semifinal rehearsal
MONTREAL - No. 1 quarterbacks Cody Fajardo and Bo Levi Mitchell will start under centre as the Montreal Alouettes host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday night. Don't expect either to stay in the gam...
Oct 27, 2023

2025 Brier set to be held in Kelowna, B.C., for first time since 1968
KELOWNA, B.C. - For the first time since 1968, Kelowna, B.C. will be hosting the national men's curling championship. Curling Canada made the announcement Friday that the Montana's Brier will be held ...
Oct 27, 2023

Canada coach says Sinclair's influence, example will be felt long after she retires
MONTREAL - While the countdown has started on Christine Sinclair's international career, coach Bev Priestman says the longtime Canada captain's impact will be felt long after she's gone. "I've heard h...
Oct 27, 2023

Toronto Maple Leafs send Fraser Minten back to WHL's Kamloops Blazers
Fraser Minten's first NHL taste as come to an end. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Friday the 19-year-old centre has been reassigned to the Western Hockey League's Kamloops Blazers. The move back to...
Oct 27, 2023

'I can't breathe:' Report says Quebec hockey player forced to mimic George Floyd
GATINEAU, Que. - Quebec Sports Minister Isabelle Charest says she was "deeply shocked" by a report that a young Black hockey player in the province was made to say, "I can't breathe," as a teammate kn...
Oct 27, 2023

MATCHDAY: Barcelona hosts Madrid in Bellingham's 1st 'clasico', Arsenal plays Sheffield United
A look at what's happening in European soccer on Saturday: ENGLAND Arsenal hosts last-place Sheffield United in what looks like lopsided matchup, but the visitors have played tough against Manchester ...
Oct 27, 2023

Senators lose two more defencemen in Chabot, Brannstrom to injuries
PITTSBURGH - The Ottawa Senators are down two more defencemen due to injury. Head coach D.J. Smith told reporters Friday that Thomas Chabot fractured his hand and will likely miss six weeks. Smith als...
Oct 27, 2023

Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault claims Pan American Games gold
SANTIAGO, Chile - Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault has won a Pan American Games gold medal. The 26-year-old from Shawinigan, Que., defeated Panama's Atheyna Bylon by unanimous decision for the women's...
Oct 27, 2023

Goalkeeper Melissa Dagenais savours first Canada women's soccer camp close to home
MONTREAL - A first-time call-up to the Canadian national team is always something special, even more so if it comes in your backyard. That's the enviable situation that goalkeeper Melissa Dagenais fin...
Oct 27, 2023

Coyotes' Travis Dermott on using Pride tape, forcing NHL's hand: 'Had to be done'
Travis Dermott had a lot on his mind as he carefully wrapped the shaft of his hockey stick with rainbow-coloured tape. The NHL had dispatched a memo to teams before the season reiterating its ban on a...
Oct 27, 2023