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Blue Bombers defence won't let Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke get comfortable

WINNIPEG - Jackson Jeffcoat and Brandon Alexander don't want B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke to continue where he left off. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers (14-3) host the Lions (12-5) on Friday in the...

Oct 27, 2022

Canada's Keegan Messing had dreamed of being world's first to land quad Axel

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The quadruple Axel is a love/hate thing for Canadian figure skater Keegan Messing. "I see it - and I just want to quit," he said, with a laugh. Messing once dreamed about being his...

Oct 27, 2022

Ottawa 67's look for 10th straight win to start Ontario Hockey League season

Ottawa 67's head coach Dave Cameron doesn't care about statistics or records or anything like that. He just wants his players to focus on their process and play their best each game. The 67's have sta...

Oct 27, 2022

Jays outfielder George Springer undergoes surgery on right elbow to remove bone spur

Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer has had a bone spur removed from his right elbow. The club announced on Thursday that the operation in Dallas was a success. The nagging injury in Springer...

Oct 27, 2022

5 stabbed in supermarket attack in Italy, one killed

MILAN (AP) - A man armed with a knife stabbed five people Thursday inside a shopping center south of the Italian city of Milan, killing one person, Italian media reported. Police arrested a 46-year-ol...

Oct 27, 2022

Veteran Rhymes has enjoyed career-best CFL campaign with B.C. Lions

Any other year, Dominic Rhymes would be the B.C. Lions' nominee for the CFL's outstanding player award. The veteran receiver has posted career highs in catches (82), receiving yards (1,346) and touchd...

Oct 27, 2022

Four former water polo athletes file $5.5-million suit against Water Polo Canada

OTTAWA - Four former members of the national water polo team have filed a $5.5-million lawsuit against Water Polo Canada. According to a statement of claim, the plaintiffs have asked for $1 million in...

Oct 27, 2022

Two-time Silver Slugger winners Hernandez, Springer among Blue Jays' nominees

TORONTO - Outfielders Teoscar Hernandez and George Springer are two of six Toronto Blue Jays named as finalists for Major League Baseball's Silver Slugger award. Both are two-time winners of the award...

Oct 27, 2022

B.C. government declines support for Indigenous-led 2030 Olympic bid

VICTORIA - The government of British Columbia will not support an Indigenous-led bid to host the 2030 Olympics in the province. Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Lisa Beare issued a stateme...

Oct 27, 2022

Toronto Arrows sign veteran Irish back, look to add talent in MLR dispersal draft

TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows added international experience Thursday by signing veteran Irish back Noel Reid for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 32-year-old Reid arrives from England's London ...

Oct 27, 2022