Category Archives: Sports

Canadian women's team named for upcoming world championship
CALGARY - Canada's national women's hockey team is out for redemption at the upcoming world championship being held later this month in Calgary. Hockey Canada announced on Thursday the 25 players sele...
Aug 05, 2021

Blue Bombers beat Ticats in CFL season opener with 29,376 fans at IG Field
WINNIPEG - Kenny Lawler heard the cheers of 29,376 fans as the Blue Bombers receiver caught a pair of touchdown passes from Zach Collaros to propel Winnipeg to a 19-6 victory Thursday over the Hamilto...
Aug 05, 2021

Bo Bichette, Ross Stripling lead surging Blue Jays over Cleveland 3-0
TORONTO - A two-run blast from Bo Bichette in the fourth and six scoreless innings from starter Ross Stripling kept the good times rolling for the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Thursday. Bichette adde...
Aug 05, 2021

Rafael Nadal loses to 50th-ranked Lloyd Harris in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) - If Rafael Nadal was hoping to ease his painful left foot back into action after nearly two months off tour, that's hardly what happened in his Citi Open debut, which ended after just...
Aug 05, 2021

Canada's Evan Dunfee captures bronze in 50-kilometre race walk
SAPPORO, Japan - Canada's Evan Dunfee won a bronze medal in the last Olympic men's 50-kilometre race walk Friday. The 30-year-old from Richmond, B.C., reached the podium in a race of attrition amid th...
Aug 05, 2021

Achara's return to action with Toronto FC welcome news on several continents
TORONTO - Ifunanyachi Achara's return from knee surgery was welcome news on several continents. The 23-year-old forward took the field for the first time in 515 days when he came off the bench in Toro...
Aug 05, 2021

CFLPA disapproves of CFL's COVID cancellation plan
The CFL Players' Association is not amused with the league's COVID-19 cancellation policy. The CFL unveiled its policy regarding if COVID-19 issues force game cancellations this year on Tuesday. The u...
Aug 05, 2021

Man City pays record fee to sign Grealish from Aston Villa
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Premier League champion Manchester City broke the British transfer fee record on Thursday to sign midfielder Jack Grealish from Aston Villa. City paid a fee of 100 million p...
Aug 05, 2021

Masai Ujiri reportedly signs new deal with Toronto Raptors
TORONTO - Masai Ujiri has reportedly signed a deal to become the vice-chairman and president of the Toronto Raptors. The news was first reported by ESPN. A video released by the team on social media T...
Aug 05, 2021

Barcelona says Messi will not stay with the club
MADRID (AP) - Lionel Messi's time at Barcelona appears to be over. Barcelona announced Thursday that Messi will not stay with the club, saying that the Spanish league's financial regulations made it i...
Aug 05, 2021