Category Archives: Sports
Canada Games challenged by Air Canada strike, families stuck in St. John’s
For Canada Games Council CEO Kelly-Ann Paul, the timing of Air Canada's strike was nothing short of "surreal." Air Canada grounded thousands of flights last Saturday when its flight attendants went on...
Aug 20, 2025
Fourth-stringer James Morgan 'ready to go' as Alouettes' QB shuffle continues
MONTREAL - Nearly one year after being released from the practice roster, James Morgan is the quarterback Montreal will lean on to stop the bleeding. He'll make his first CFL start Thursday night as t...
Aug 20, 2025
Calgary Stampeders can sweep season series versus Saskatchewan Roughriders with win
It's the lone blemish on the Saskatchewan Roughriders' season to date. Saskatchewan (8-1) visits Calgary (6-3) on Saturday looking to not only create more separation in the West Division standings but...
Aug 20, 2025
Hamilton's Sharp teeing up at Women's Open a 20th time as youth movement sweeps in
MISSISSAUGA - Alena Sharp isn't done just yet. The 44-year-old is playing in her 20th CPKC Women's Open this week at Mississaugua Golf and Country Club. Although Sharp has been through some rough seas...
Aug 20, 2025
Oviedo earns 1st major league win since 2023 as Pirates beat Blue Jays 2-1 to take the series
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Johan Oviedo earned his first major league win since 2023 and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Wednesday to take the three-game series. In his second start si...
Aug 20, 2025
Canada's Brooke Henderson hopes to recapture mojo at CPKC Women's Open
MISSISSAUGA - Brooke Henderson has played in more than a dozen CPKC Women's Open tournaments, winning the national women's golf championship in 2018. And she's loved every moment. But as Henderson has...
Aug 20, 2025
Calgary Wild FC captain Meggie Dougherty Howard signs through 2028
CALGARY - Calgary Wild FC has extended the contract of captain Meggie Dougherty Howard to 2028. The 30-year-old midfielder from Largo, Fla., has two goals, three assists and has amassed 22 shots on ne...
Aug 20, 2025
Hurricanes' DL Mesidor first on CFL Scouting Bureau's fall top-20 draft list
TORONTO - Defensive lineman Akheem Mesidor of the Miami Hurricanes was ranked No. 1 on Wednesday in the CFL Scouting Bureau's fall edition of the top-20 prospects for the league's 2026 draft. Mesidor,...
Aug 20, 2025
Toronto FC sells Honduran midfielder Deybi Flores to Saudi Arabia's Al-Najma SC
TORONTO - Toronto FC continued its rebuild Wednesday, selling defensive midfielder Deybi Flores to Al-Najma SC of the Saudi Pro League. The 29-year-old Honduran international was in the last year of h...
Aug 20, 2025
Canadian women’s rugby team chases World Cup dream on shoestring budget
On the eve of the tournament, Rugby Canada has announced it has reached 95 per cent of its $1 million target for its "Mission: Win World Cup 2025" fundraising campaign. While the Canadian women are ra...
Aug 20, 2025