Sports

Emphasis on medals needs to change, says Canadian sport minister

OTTAWA - Canadian sports minister Pascale St-Onge says excellence needs to be redefined in the national sport policy. The emphasis on medals and podiums needs to change, the minister told a standing c...

Feb 13, 2023

Canada's Rebecca Marino qualifies for main draw at Qatar Open

DOHA, Qatar - Vancouver's Rebecca Marino qualified for the main draw of the Qatar Open tennis tournament with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Marie Bouzkova of Czechia on Monday. Marino, ranked 75th in the world,...

Feb 13, 2023

Billy Two Rivers, retired Mohawk wrestler and politician, dies at 87

MONTREAL - Billy Two Rivers, a retired Mohawk wrestler, politician and activist, has died at 87. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake announced his death in a statement published today. Two Rivers rose to ...

Feb 13, 2023

Nick Taylor's second place finish puts five Canadians in men's top 100 golf rankings

Nick Taylor's second place finish at the WM Phoenix Open on Sunday made Canadian golf history. His US$2 million in winnings was the most ever won by a Canadian at a single event, even topping previous...

Feb 13, 2023

Koe, Dunstone, Jones win provincial men's curling finals en route to Brier

Alberta's Kevin Koe, Manitoba's Matt Dunstone and New Brunswick's Scott Jones won their respective provincial men's curling finals Sunday to book berths in the Canadian championship. Koe edged Brendan...

Feb 12, 2023

Scheffler repeats at Phoenix Open to regain No. 1 ranking, Canada's Taylor cashes in

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Scottie Scheffler successfully defended his WM Phoenix Open title Sunday at TPC Scottsdale to regain the No. 1 spot in the world. Scheffler closed with a 6-under 65 to beat Nick Ta...

Feb 12, 2023

Ottawa speedskater Ivanie Blondin takes silver in World Cup mass start

TOMASZW MAZOWIECKI, Poland - Ottawa's Ivanie Blondin took silver in the women's mass start event Sunday at the second-last World Cup speedskating stop of the season. The 32-year-old picked up her four...

Feb 12, 2023

Canadian snowboard Darcy Sharpe wins World Cup slopestyle gold in Calgary

CALGARY - Canadian snowboarder Darcy Sharpe won men's World Cup slopestyle gold Sunday in Calgary. The 27-year-old from Comox, B.C., posted a winning score of 88.85 points in the second of his three r...

Feb 12, 2023

Harris scores two, Canadiens defeat Oilers 6-2 for back-to-back wins

MONTREAL - Jordan Harris had his first career two-goal game as the Montreal Canadiens earned wins on back-to-back afternoons with a convincing 6-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. Alex Belz...

Feb 12, 2023

Canada women's soccer team reluctantly returns to training under protest in Florida

As promised, the Canadian women's soccer team returned to training Sunday in Florida. But they did so under protest after Canada Soccer threatened legal action if they continued their job action. "We ...

Feb 12, 2023