Category Archives: Sports

'I bet on us:' Raptors confident in figuring it out entering later stretch of season
TORONTO - It's been a season full of highs and lows for the 10th-place Toronto Raptors, but all-star forward Pascal Siakam says confidence hasn't wavered with just 24 games left in the regular season....
Feb 13, 2023

Impact players still available as CFL free agency set to begin Tuesday
Now comes the waiting for Jeremy O'Day. According to CFL sources last week, the Saskatchewan Roughriders GM reached agreements in principle with quarterback Trevor Harris and receiver Jake Wieneke dur...
Feb 13, 2023

Panarin, Karlsson, Keller named NHL's three stars of the week
New York Rangers left-wing Artemi Panarin, San Jose defenceman Erik Karlsson and Arizona right-wing Clayton Keller have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Panarin led the NHL with nine poin...
Feb 13, 2023

Emphasis on medals needs to change, says Canadian sport minister
OTTAWA - Canadian sports minister Pascale St-Onge says excellence needs to be redefined in the national sport policy. The emphasis on medals and podiums needs to change, the minister told a standing c...
Feb 13, 2023

Canada's Rebecca Marino qualifies for main draw at Qatar Open
DOHA, Qatar - Vancouver's Rebecca Marino qualified for the main draw of the Qatar Open tennis tournament with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Marie Bouzkova of Czechia on Monday. Marino, ranked 75th in the world,...
Feb 13, 2023

Billy Two Rivers, retired Mohawk wrestler and politician, dies at 87
MONTREAL - Billy Two Rivers, a retired Mohawk wrestler, politician and activist, has died at 87. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake announced his death in a statement published today. Two Rivers rose to ...
Feb 13, 2023

Nick Taylor's second place finish puts five Canadians in men's top 100 golf rankings
Nick Taylor's second place finish at the WM Phoenix Open on Sunday made Canadian golf history. His US$2 million in winnings was the most ever won by a Canadian at a single event, even topping previous...
Feb 13, 2023

Koe, Dunstone, Jones win provincial men's curling finals en route to Brier
Alberta's Kevin Koe, Manitoba's Matt Dunstone and New Brunswick's Scott Jones won their respective provincial men's curling finals Sunday to book berths in the Canadian championship. Koe edged Brendan...
Feb 12, 2023

Scheffler repeats at Phoenix Open to regain No. 1 ranking, Canada's Taylor cashes in
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Scottie Scheffler successfully defended his WM Phoenix Open title Sunday at TPC Scottsdale to regain the No. 1 spot in the world. Scheffler closed with a 6-under 65 to beat Nick Ta...
Feb 12, 2023

Ottawa speedskater Ivanie Blondin takes silver in World Cup mass start
TOMASZW MAZOWIECKI, Poland - Ottawa's Ivanie Blondin took silver in the women's mass start event Sunday at the second-last World Cup speedskating stop of the season. The 32-year-old picked up her four...
Feb 12, 2023