Category Archives: Sports

Remparts name Gagné GM, Bouchard assistant GM after departure of Patrick Roy
QUEBEC - The Quebec Remparts have started to rebuild after this week's departures of head coach and general manager Patrick Roy and president Jacques Tanguay. The Memorial Cup champions announced Thur...
Jun 15, 2023

'Abbott Elementary' star Chris Perfetti feels at home with 'King James'
NEW YORK (AP) - Chances are you won't find Chris Perfetti fiercely debating on social media if LeBron James is indeed the GOAT, nor will you find him waiting hours outside of hotels, hoping to get an ...
Jun 15, 2023

Canada rugby coach names 40-woman camp roster ahead of Pacific Four Series tests
Canada women's rugby coach Kevin Rouet has named a 40-player roster for a camp ahead of a pair of World Rugby Pacific Four Series matches in Ottawa next month. The pre-tournament camp will be held in ...
Jun 15, 2023

Ethan Bear underwent shoulder surgery after injury at world championship, Canucks say
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks say defenceman Ethan Bear has undergone successful shoulder surgery and is expected to be out for six months. General manager Patrick Alvin says in a statement that t...
Jun 15, 2023

Canada's Sarah Mitton wins shot put gold at Diamond League competition
OSLO - Canada's Sarah Mitton won gold in women's shot put on Thursday at the Oslo Diamond League track and field meet. Mitton, from Brooklyn, N.S., sent her first shot 19.54 metres, a distance that he...
Jun 15, 2023

Ottawa Senators sign draft pick Oskar Pettersson to three-year, entry-level contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Oskar Pettersson to a three-year contract, the club announced Thursday. Terms of the entry-level deal with the 72nd pick in the 2022 NHL draft were not...
Jun 15, 2023

Canadian entrepreneur looks to revive Spanish soccer team, help it climb the ranks
Canadian Steve Nijjar has always dreamt big. So reviving a soccer franchise in Spain is not out of character. A former goalkeeper, coach, boxer, gym owner, bodyguard, film actor and producer, Nijjar i...
Jun 15, 2023

Canada's Bianca Andreescu drops second-round match at Libema Open
'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands - Canada's Bianca Andreescu was eliminated from the Libema Open on Thursday after dropping a 7-6 (6), 6-3 decision to Slovakia's Viktoria Hruncakova. Andreescu, from Miss...
Jun 15, 2023

CFL announces Touchdown Atlantic contest is officially a sellout
TORONTO - For a second straight year, Touchdown Atlantic is a sellout. The CFL announced Thursday the Saskatchewan Roughriders-Toronto Argonauts contest slated for July 29 at Halifax's Saint Mary's Un...
Jun 15, 2023

Mathurin, Boucher, Dort among those coach Basketball Without Borders camp in Quebec
TORONTO - Three Canadian NBA players will be putting on their coaching hat with top high school-age prospects from Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean next week. Bennedict Mathurin of the Indiana...
Jun 15, 2023