Category Archives: Sports

Canada coach Francois Ratier has selected a veteran roster for the Women’s Rugby World Cup next month in Ireland, with 18 players returning from the team that finished runner-up at the 2014 tour...

MONTREAL - Darian Durant is hoping for a break-out game for the Montreal Alouettes. The 34-year-old quarterback has had some promising moments in his first two games, which the Alouettes split, but th...

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers paid a huge price to lock up superstar captain Connor McDavid, but it could have been even higher. The Oilers announced Wednesday that the team and McDavid have agreed t...

MONTREAL - There were no surprises as Canada named its short-track speed skating team for the 2017-18 season, which begins in August with trials for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Kore...

OTTAWA - Star sprinter Andre De Grasse wants to put on a show on home soil before he goes back to thrilling the track world on the international stage. De Grasse, who won silver in the men’s 200...

It’s been nearly two weeks since Ed Gainey and the Saskatchewan Roughriders last played. On Aug. 13, the Riders dispatched the B.C. Lions 41-8 the week after dropping a 30-15 decision in Vancouv...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Chris Driedger to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal is worth US$735,000 at the NHL level and $70,000 in the American Hockey League. The 23-year...

TORONTO - Randy Ambrosie ticks a lot of boxes as the incoming commissioner of the Canadian Football League. He’s a Canadian who understands the nuances of the CFL. He’s a former player and...

CAIRO - Danilo Djuricic scored 22 points and Canada advanced to the quarter-finals of the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup with an 87-65 win over Angola on Wednesday. Abu Kigab was effective on both ends...

MONTREAL - Former defenceman Francis Bouillon was named player development coach in a reorganization of the Montreal Canadiens’ development department announced Wednesday. Bouillon played for th...