Category Archives: Sports

Felix Auger-Aliassime and doubles star Gabriela Dabrowski win Tennis Canada awards
TORONTO - Felix Auger-Aliassime and doubles star Gabriela Dabrowski were named Tennis Canada's players of the year on Tuesday. Auger-Aliassime, the world No. 29 from Montreal, was also named men's sin...
Dec 10, 2024

Kirby Dach snaps scoring drought with clutch goal off 'lucky bounce'
MONTREAL - Across 240 career NHL games, Montreal Canadiens centre Kirby Dach had never before found himself in such a long stretch of games without a goal. It had been 19 straight games since Dach las...
Dec 09, 2024

NHL roundup: Red Wings snap five-game skid by beating Sabres 6-5 in a shootout
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Andrew Copp scored twice as the Detroit Red Wings snapped a five-game skid by rallying to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 in a shootout on Monday night. Copp's second goal started Buf...
Dec 09, 2024

Laine paces Canadiens to 3-2 shootout win over Ducks
MONTREAL - Patrik Laine scored the winning goal in the shootout to propel the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night at Bell Centre. Laine and Kirby Dach, his first goa...
Dec 09, 2024

Knicks edge Raptors 113-108, Barnes suffers ankle injury
TORONTO - Karl-Anthony Towns drilled a 29-foot three-pointer with six seconds left on the clock as the New York Knicks escaped with a 113-108 win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday. Raptors all-star f...
Dec 09, 2024

Blue Jays, Dodgers and Red Sox among losing bidders for Juan Soto
DALLAS (AP) - The Toronto Blue Jays lost out on Juan Soto, a year after failing to sign Shohei Ohtani. "Both of those guys, they're obviously great, elite players," Toronto manager John Schneider said...
Dec 09, 2024

LGBTQ+ groups pushing for speedy court process, halt to Alberta transgender bill
EDMONTON - LGBTQ+ advocate organizations say they're working as quickly as possible to ask a court to stop the Alberta government from bringing into force a transgender law they say will cause immedia...
Dec 09, 2024

FIFA vice-president says Canada's drone-spying at Olympics was 'completely stupid'
TORONTO - Canada's decision to deploy a drone to spy on a New Zealand training session at the Paris Olympics was "completely stupid," says FIFA vice-president Victor Montagliani. "In the sense that I ...
Dec 09, 2024

Toronto's 2026 World Cup office growing as tournament kickoff nears 500 days away
TORONTO - With Jan. 27 marking 500 days out from the 2026 World Cup kickoff, some 50-plus staff are fleshing out the Canadian end of the tournament at FIFA's Toronto office. The office has been around...
Dec 09, 2024

'I still have a lot more to give to this game:' retired Als lineman Kristian Matte
MONTREAL - Kristian Matte is done being a football player, but he's not finished with the game. The veteran offensive lineman retired Thursday after 14 CFL seasons, all with the Montreal Alouettes. On...
Dec 09, 2024