Category Archives: Sports

QBs sweep CFL top performer awards for Week 8 with Rourke, Collaros, Evans honoured
TORONTO - Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke has been named a CFL top performer of the week for the third time this season after leading B.C. to a 32-17 road win over Saskatchewan. Winnipeg's Zach Collar...
Aug 02, 2022

Katie Vincent partners with up-and-comer Connor Fitzpatrick in mixed event at Worlds
DARTMOUTH, N.S. - Katie Vincent is once again aiming to make Canadian canoe racing history, as she and up-and-comer Connor Fitzpatrick join forces in the mixed category at this week's world championsh...
Aug 02, 2022

Twin sisters combine on goal as Canada downs Puerto Rico at CONCACAF U-15 tourney
TAMPA, Fla. - Isabelle Chukwu scored with an assist from twin sister Annabelle as Canada improved to 2-0-0 at the CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship on Tuesday with a 4-1 win over Puerto Rico. The win ...
Aug 02, 2022

AP source: Padres have tentative deal in place for Soto
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The San Diego Padres are close to acquiring superstar outfielder Juan Soto from the Washington Nationals on Tuesday in one of baseball's biggest deals at the trade deadline, vaulting ...
Aug 02, 2022

Canada captain Christine Sinclair appointed to Order of British Columbia.
VICTORIA - Canada captain Christine Sinclair has been appointed to the Order of British Columbia. The 39-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., the world's all-time leading international scorer among men and wo...
Aug 02, 2022

Lawyer: Hockey Canada complainant passed a lie-detector test
The woman who filed a lawsuit against Hockey Canada over an alleged group sexual assault recently passed a polygraph examination, her lawyer said Tuesday. A statement released Tuesday by Robert Talach...
Aug 02, 2022

Canada's Laylor wins gold in Commonwealth Games women's weightlifting
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Maya Laylor captured gold in the 76-kilogram class of women's weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. The 27-year-old from Toronto posted Commonwealth records ...
Aug 02, 2022

Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies to donate World Cup earnings to charity
Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies says he will donate his World Cup earnings to charity. "Canada welcomed me and my family and gave us the opportunity for a better life," Davies said in a social me...
Aug 02, 2022

Brittney Griner back in Russian court on cannabis charge
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) - Brittney Griner was back in court on Tuesday for her trial for cannabis possession amid U.S. diplomatic efforts to secure her release. If convicted, the WNBA star and two-time Ol...
Aug 02, 2022

Norman says Tiger Woods turned down $700-800M Saudi offer
Tiger Woods turned down an offer that Greg Norman says was "somewhere in that neighborhood" of $700 million to $800 million to take part in the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series. During an appearance on Fo...
Aug 01, 2022