Category Archives: Sports
Halifax entry in new Canadian Premier League to be called the HFX Wanderers
Halifax’s entry in the new Canadian Premier League will be called the HFX Wanderers. The team’s colours, motto and name - which is spoken as Halifax Wanderers - were revealed Friday at a n...
May 25, 2018
Polansky earns his third lucky loser spot in last six Grand Slams
Peter Polansky is a very lucky loser. The 29-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., qualified for the French Open as a “lucky loser,” the third time in the past six Grand Slams that Polansky has d...
May 25, 2018
Toronto Wolfpack tackle Leigh Centurions in rugby league battle of in-form teams
Something has to give Saturday when the Toronto Wolfpack play the Leigh Centurions. The Wolfpack have won 10 straight in England’s second-tier Betfred Championship, topping the table at 12-1-1. ...
May 25, 2018
McPhee on Knights-Capitals final: 'A script that no one saw being written'
George McPhee is happy to talk about the Vegas Golden Knights, the team he built over the last year that now sits four wins from an improbable Stanley Cup. But his old club? The one that stands in the...
May 25, 2018
Collectible Blue Jays rings taken in break-in in Niagara Falls, Ont., police say
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Police say several rings, including part of a 1993 Toronto Blue Jays World Series ring, have been taken in a break-in in Niagara Falls, Ont. Niagara regional police say a home wa...
May 25, 2018
Former Flames head coach Gulutzan joins Oilers as an assistant coach
EDMONTON - Glen Gulutzan coached against Todd McLellan for seven seasons in the NHL, including the last two with the Calgary Flames. Now, he’ll coach alongside him on the other side of the Battl...
May 25, 2018
Defender Marcel de Jong reconnected with Canada to boost his soccer career
VANCOUVER - While Marcel de Jong has Canadian roots, his experience with hockey involved grass and a ball. The Vancouver Whitecaps’ left back was born in Newmarket, Ont., but at the age of four ...
May 25, 2018
Canucks rebuild takes another step with signing of Swedish teenager Pettersson
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks took another step in their rebuilding process by signing forward Elias Pettersson to a three-year NHL entry-level contract Friday. By signing the 19-year-old Swede, t...
May 25, 2018
Titan's Noah Dobson enjoying a special season ahead of NHL draft
REGINA - When Noah Dobson was 15, he made the decision to forgo playing midget hockey in Canada and instead travelled to Austria to play for EC Red Bull Salzburg. Dobson said the move allowed him to g...
May 25, 2018
Shapovalov, Polansky and Pospisil lead Canadian hopes at French Open
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov is hoping to ride the momentum from his impressive clay-court season into the upcoming French Open. Shapovalov has risen to a career-high No. 26 in the world rankings a...
May 25, 2018
