Category Archives: Sports
CF Montreal adds DP Ivan Jaime as first transfer window of rebuild closes
MONTREAL - CF Montreal won't turn into an MLS Cup contender in a single transfer window, but club management believes it has taken a step in the right direction. When executives Gabriel Gervais, Luca ...
Aug 22, 2025
Canadian women open play at Rugby World Cup with high hopes of going all the way
Hopes are high as Canada opens play Saturday against Fiji at the Rugby World Cup in England. And nowhere higher than in the Canadian camp. The sky's the limit for the second-ranked Canadian women, acc...
Aug 22, 2025
Canada women's coach Kevin Rouet draws high praise from players for his 'rugby brain'
Rugby Canada chief executive officer Nathan Bombrys calls Kevin Rouet "the Jack Reacher of rugby coaches," a reference to the itinerant character created by author Lee Child. The fictional Reacher, a ...
Aug 22, 2025
Vancouver Whitecaps getting new players up to speed ahead of playoff push
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps needed bodies after season-ending injuries left the club without two of its defensive stalwarts. CEO and sporting director Axel Schuster got to work, signing four n...
Aug 22, 2025
Canada's Lucas Bahdi faces Roger Gutierrez in WBA lightweight title elimination bout
The stakes are high Saturday when unbeaten Canadian (Prince) Lucas Bahdi faces former world champion Roger (The Kid) Gutierrez in a 12-round WBA lightweight title elimination bout in Orlando, Fla. The...
Aug 22, 2025
Edmonton Pride Parade returns after seven-year hiatus, to be led by trans march
EDMONTON - It's been seven years since Edmontonians last lined the city's downtown streets to celebrate with a Pride parade, and organizers say it's back. LGBTQ+ community members and allies are set t...
Aug 22, 2025
Brady Oliveira leads Blue Bombers to 26-13 win over struggling Alouettes
MONTREAL - Almost everyone in the stadium knew the ball would land in Brady Oliveira's hands, yet the Montreal Alouettes couldn't stop him. The Canadian running back tore through Montreal's defence fo...
Aug 21, 2025
Russell Henley birdies last 3 holes for a 61 to lead Tour Championship over Scheffler
ATLANTA (AP) - Russell Henley hardly missed a putt. Scottie Scheffler hardly missed a fairway. They led a parade of players who seized on the soft conditions at East Lake to begin the race for the Tou...
Aug 21, 2025
Canadian amateur Aphrodite Deng leads youth movement at CPKC Women's Open
MISSISSAUGA - Aphrodite Deng leaned on a club, cooly crossing a leg at the ankle as she stood on the 18th fairway of Mississaugua Golf and Country Club, waiting her turn to shoot with all the confiden...
Aug 21, 2025
'Lu the champ': Fans pack Montreal North for Dort's NBA championship parade
MONTREAL - Luguentz Dort went back to where it all started on Thursday afternoon, celebrating his NBA championship with a wild, joyful parade through his home neighbourhood. The Oklahoma City Thunder ...
Aug 21, 2025