Category Archives: Sports

Kurleigh Gittens Jr. re-signs with Argos, Janarion Grant stays with Blue Bombers
A pair of CFL all-stars have re-signed with their teams. Wide receiver Kurleigh Gittens Jr. inked a three-year deal with the Toronto Argonauts on Friday and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-signed returne...
Feb 03, 2023

Njegovan disappointed that only five teams allowed to apply for pregnancy exemption
With three members of Team Lawes trying to balance pregnancy with curling at times this season, Selena Njegovan was pleased her squad received an exemption to add an out-of-province replacement player...
Feb 03, 2023

'Hope is disappearing': Canucks fans frustrated over disappointing season
VANCOUVER - Lopsided losses. A heavily critiqued coaching change. Jerseys on the ice. Vancouver Canucks faithful have seen it all during yet another disappointing season - and several say they're frus...
Feb 03, 2023

Canadian running Chase Brown receives Senior Bowl honour
MOBILE, Ala. - Canadian Chase Brown made quite an impression this week at the Senior Bowl. Jim Nagy, the Senior Bowl's executive director, tweeted Friday that the Illinois star was voted as the Nation...
Feb 03, 2023

Halifax Wanderers sign former CF Montreal homegrown player Tomas Giraldo
Halifax Wanderers have signed teenage midfielder Tomas Giraldo to a one-year contract with club options for 2024 and 2025. Giraldo, who signed with Montreal as a homegrown player in June 2020, was sid...
Feb 03, 2023

Canadian goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair set to start MLS season as Minnesota's No. 1
When opportunity knocked, Dayne St. Clair was ready last season. The Canadian goalkeeper got his chance in Minnesota United's third game of the year after starter Tyler Miller was sidelined by the flu...
Feb 03, 2023

Swimmer Markus Thormeyer banned 12 months after doping violation
OTTAWA - Canadian swimmer Marks Thormeyer has been banned from competition for 12 months following a doping violation. However, because Thormeyer accepted a voluntary provisional suspension on Feb. 15...
Feb 03, 2023

Andreescu through to semifinals at Thailand Open with win over Kostyuk
HUA HIN, Thailand - Canada's Bianca Andreescu advanced to the semifinal of the Thailand Open tennis tournament with a 6-0, 7-6 (3) win over Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk on Friday. Andreescu, the tournament...
Feb 03, 2023

Star Canadian centre Zach Edey starring in NCAA with mother supporting nearby
Zach Edey has been a driving force for the top-ranked Purdue Boilermakers, but it's been his mother's presence that has helped carve out his journey to NCAA basketball stardom. The seven-foot-four, 30...
Feb 03, 2023

Toronto Six player founds hockey club in Canada to inspire, support young Black girls
Growing up in Oshawa, Ont., professional hockey player Saroya Tinker was often the only Black player on the ice. "I was always a little bit of an outsider in hockey in regards to the comments I would ...
Feb 03, 2023