Category Archives: Sports
B.C. government backs Songhees Nation's bid to host 2020 Indigenous Games
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s government is backing a Victoria-area First Nation’s attempt to host the 2020 North American Indigenous Games. Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Ministe...
Apr 16, 2018
Woodbine Mohawk Park to play host to 2019 US$6 million Breeders Crown
CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. - Woodbine Mohawk Park will host the US$6 million Breeders Crown, harness racing’s richest and most prestigious year-end divisional championship series. Last year, Woodbine E...
Apr 16, 2018
Canada's Krista DuChene finishes third in women's Boston Marathon race
Mother Nature offered Canadian Krista DuChene a competitive advantage Monday at the 2018 Boston Marathon. The 41-year-old from Strathroy, Ont., battled a steady headwind exceeding 40 kilometres an hou...
Apr 16, 2018
Leafs forward Leo Komarov to miss Game 3 against Boston
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Leo Komarov will miss Game 3 against the Boston Bruins because of a lower-body injury. Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said at Monday morning’s game-day skate that the...
Apr 16, 2018
Linden wins Boston Marathon, 1st US woman since '85
BOSTON - After slogging through just a few miles of icy rain and a near-gale headwind that made her feel like she was running in place, Desiree Linden decided she’d seen enough of the Boston Mar...
Apr 16, 2018
Boston marks 5 years since marathon attack with tributes
BOSTON - The bells of Old South Church in Boston rang at 2:49 p.m. to commemorate a citywide moment of silence in honour of Boston Marathon bombing survivors and victims It was an emotional moment in ...
Apr 16, 2018
Chan moving on "with a huge smile," hopes to open skating school in Vancouver
TORONTO - In Patrick Chan’s perfect future, he’s running a skating school in Vancouver with girlfriend Liz Putnam, the two are living in a million-dollar apartment in the city’s love...
Apr 16, 2018
Chunks of ice fall from CN Tower in Toronto lead to baseball game cancellation
Chunks of ice crashing down from the CN Tower following a weekend of freezing rain forced the closure of the Toronto landmark and damaged the roof of a nearby baseball stadium, prompting the Toronto B...
Apr 16, 2018
3 of a kind: Vegas tips Kings 3-2, closes in on series sweep
LOS ANGELES - James Neal has been scoring big goals in pressure-packed playoff hockey games since way before the Vegas Golden Knights were even a gleam in owner Bill Foley’s eye. When this most ...
Apr 15, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Sunday’s Games NHL Playoffs First Round Minnesota 6 Winnipeg 2 (Jets lead series 2-1) Columbus 5 Washington 4 (OT) (Blue Jackets lead series 2-0) Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 1 (Penguins lead 2-1) ...
Apr 15, 2018
