Category Archives: Sports
All quiet on Jays' front - for now - as baseball's virtual winter meetings wrap
It was status quo for the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday as the annual winter meetings wrapped without any significant moves by Canada's only big-league team. Entering the four-day virtual sessions wit...
Dec 10, 2020
Quebec police probe fake Alexis Lafreniere hockey cards with peewee tournament logo
QUEBEC - The organizers of Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament are warning against fake Alexis Lafreniere cards from the tournament circulating on websites. Quebec City police say they are i...
Dec 10, 2020
CONCACAF revamps women's World Cup qualifying, creates Women's Nations League
TORONTO - CONCACAF is revamping its senior women competitions, changing its World Cup qualifying process and following the men by creating a Women's Nations League. CONCACAF, which covers North and Ce...
Dec 10, 2020
Nurse, Powell believe rookie Flynn has the drive it takes to thrive in the NBA
Malachi Flynn sits with Fred VanVleet every morning, peppering the veteran guard with questions about the NBA game.Since he was drafted 29th overall just three weeks ago, Flynn hasn't had the luxury o...
Dec 10, 2020
Fresh, fast Paula Findlay finds triathlon success again
Less was more for Canadian triathlete Paula Findlay in 2020. After 12 months without a race, winning the World Championship Challenge at Florida's Daytona International Speedway has the 31-year-old fr...
Dec 10, 2020
Toronto Arrows re-sign veteran prop Rob Brouwer, add former Laval defensive lineman
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have re-signed veteran prop Rob Brouwer and added former Laval defensive lineman Marc-Antoine Ouellet. Brouwer, a 38-year-old from Lindsay, Ont., featured in two matches i...
Dec 10, 2020
Former Whitecaps, Canadian women's soccer coach charged with sexual offences
VANCOUVER - A former coach for the Vancouver Whitecaps and Canada Soccer's women's teams has been charged with sexual offences involving four people. The B.C. Prosecution Service says Bob Birarda is f...
Dec 10, 2020
Canadian junior men's hockey team releases seven players
RED DEER, Alta. - Host Canada released seven players Thursday and named its three goaltenders for the upcoming world junior men's hockey championship. The departure of goalie Brett Brochu and Tristan ...
Dec 10, 2020
Canadian Lance Stroll "very satisfied" with strides made in F1 season
Canada's Lance Stroll started the Formula One season hoping to end a run of three largely frustrating seasons on the circuit. He enters this week's 2020 finale feeling "very satisfied" with his year a...
Dec 10, 2020
Canada's Davies, Buchanan make player-voted list of top 55 footballers in the world
Canadians Alphonso Davies, in a historic first, and Kadeisha Buchanan have both made FIFPRO's list of the top 55 soccer players in the world. Davies, one of 11 newcomers to the honour roll, is the fir...
Dec 10, 2020
