Category Archives: Sports

Calgary Flames sign RFA defenceman Connor Mackey, veteran forward Brad Richardson
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames are beefing up their roster ahead of training camp, signing a pair of players to new contracts. The club said in a release Wednesday that it had signed defenceman Connor M...
Sep 08, 2021

Aurélie Rivard still floating on a cloud after record medal haul in Tokyo
MONTREAL - The undisputed queen of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, Aurlie Rivard mentions it right off the top: she is still floating on a cloud two weeks removed from her experience in Japan. Rivard, 25,...
Sep 08, 2021

Toronto FC president says MLS club is struggling through a season in 'quicksand'
TORONTO - It's been a painful, difficult season for Toronto FC, mired in the MLS basement as it resumes play this weekend after an international break. With 12 games remaining in the regular season, T...
Sep 08, 2021

WHL changes regular-season schedule due to ongoing border issues
CALGARY - The Western Hockey League is juggling its early-season schedule to deal with ongoing border restrictions. The league said teams in the B.C. Division will compete exclusively against other B....
Sep 08, 2021

Canada looks to improve on making quarterfinals at World Cup of Darts
JENA, Germany - Jeff (The Silencer) Smith and Matt (Ginga Ninja) Campbell, who reached the quarterfinals last year, return to represent Canada at the Cazoo World Cup of Darts in Germany this week. Smi...
Sep 08, 2021

'On alert': Canada's Fernandez turning heads with big wins at U.S. Open
Leylah Annie Fernandez swooped into the U.S. Open with so little fanfare that tennis observers were barely paying attention to the young Canadian in the early days of the tournament. Ranked No. 73 in ...
Sep 08, 2021

Canadian Arop has become one of most consistent 800m runners in the world
Marco Arop once dreamed of playing in the NBA. But his high school basketball coach Mike Wojcicki couldn't help but notice Arop's remarkable motor. Arop never stopped moving. "He would play the whole ...
Sep 08, 2021

Glen Grunwald retiring as CEO and president of Canada Basketball
TORONTO - Glen Grunwald is retiring as president and CEO of Canada Basketball, but believes he's leaving the game in great hands. Michael Bartlett has been appointed the national organization's presid...
Sep 08, 2021

Brandon University says Theo Fleury's recent vaccine comments a 'stain on his legacy'
BRANDON, Man. - Brandon University has issued a statement publicly criticizing former NHLer Theo Fleury for spreading harmful conspiracy theories. The school in southwestern Manitoba granted Fleury an...
Sep 08, 2021

Cole injured, surging Blue Jays power past Yankees 5-1
NEW YORK (AP) - Marcus Semien homered again, Alejandro Kirk went deep twice and the surging Toronto Blue Jays beat the skidding Yankees 5-1 on Tuesday night after New York ace Gerrit Cole exited early...
Sep 07, 2021