Category Archives: Sports

Vernon Adams Jr. shrugs off injury concerns ahead of Stampeders tilt
SURREY, B.C. - Despite the odds stacked against them, the B.C. Lions are aiming for finishing top of the CFL's Western Division. The road to that is complicated. A B.C. loss Friday night to Calgary (5...
Oct 19, 2023

Actor Donald Sutherland shares frustration with the Toronto Blue Jays
Even famed Canadian actor Donald Sutherland is frustrated with the Toronto Blue Jays. Sutherland was using batting as a metaphor on Thursday while speaking about a new Canada Post stamp that will bear...
Oct 19, 2023

Flames draft pick Topi Ronni under investigation in Finland after accusation of rape
Calgary Flames draft pick Topi Ronni is under investigation in his native Finland after being accused of rape. Ronni's Finnish Elite League team Tappara Tampere said on its website that Ronni informed...
Oct 19, 2023

Toronto Raptors rookie Gradey Dick's music video debut with Drake happened by chance
TORONTO - In his first ever NBA pre-season, forward Gradey Dick promised himself to put in long hours at the Toronto Raptors' training facilities and do whatever his coaches asked of him. That dedicat...
Oct 19, 2023

Georges St-Pierre: From humble beginnings to Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
From age 17 to 20, Georges St-Pierre held down three jobs while going to school and training in mixed martial arts. Five hours sleep a night was par for the course. While studying natural sciences at ...
Oct 19, 2023

Virtue and Moir, St-Pierre, and Ferbey among 2023 Order of Sports recipients
GATINEAU, Que. - Scott Moir enjoys hearing about people who tuned in emotionally to watch him skate with partner Tessa Virtue, especially those who otherwise didn't care about ice dance. "As a boy who...
Oct 19, 2023

Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle out day-to-day with upper-body injury
BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury, the team announced Thursday. Guhle, who did not practise on Thursday, left Tuesday's 5-2 loss t...
Oct 19, 2023

Matt Dunstone dumps top-ranked Brendan Bottcher at Grand Slam's Tour Challenge
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Matt Dunstone defeated Brendan Bottcher 7-1 in a battle of Canadian skips on Thursday morning at the Grand Slam's HearingLife Tour Challenge. Dunstone, from Kamloops, B.C., score...
Oct 19, 2023

Canada warms up for playoffs with win over Hungary at world mixed curling playdowns
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom - Canada remained unbeaten at the world mixed curling championship on Thursday by posting a 12-6 victory over Hungary at Curl Aberdeen. The round-robin finale was a playoff wa...
Oct 19, 2023

Canadian breaking star Philip (B-Boy Phil Wizard) Kim constantly on the move
Canadian breaking star Philip (B-Boy Phil Wizard) Kim is in Paris this week for the Red Bull BC One World Final. Before that he's not so sure. "It's been the busiest year of travel for me," he said. "...
Oct 19, 2023