Category Archives: Sports

EDMONTON - Defending champion Bauke Mollema and Canadian cyclist Ryder Hesjedal will headline the 2016 Tour of Alberta multi-stage cycling race. Mollema, who won the 2015 Tour of Alberta, finished 11t...

NEW YORK - Serena Williams is the No. 1 seeded woman for the U.S. Open after barely holding on to the top spot in the rankings, and Novak Djokovic is No. 1 among the men. Neither Williams nor Djokovic...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have signed Canadian defender/midfielder Brett Levis to a multi-year first-team contract. The contract is through 2017 with options for 2018 and 2019. Levis, who wa...

TORONTO - CBC’s English-language coverage of the Rio Olympics averaged 1.271 million viewers, an 11 per cent increase over the 2012 London Games. The primetime average was 2.315 million, 23 per ...

TORONTO - Despite suffering a hand injury that placed him on the disabled list, don’t expect Kevin Pillar’s game to change any time soon. The Toronto Blue Jays activated the rugged centre-...

MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact seek to rebound from their worst defeat of the season when they face D.C. United on Wednesday night at Saputo Stadium. Coach Mauro Biello apologized to the fans after Mo...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Cody Ceci to a two-year contract with an annual value of US$2.8 million. The contract runs through the end of the 2017-18. Ceci will get $2.25 milli...

TORONTO - With a career spanning a half-century, 1,000 productions and countless accolades, Al Waxman’s legacy as a legendary entertainer will soon be permanently cemented with a star on Canada&...

TORONTO - Montreal quarterback Kevin Glenn, Hamilton quarterback Zach Collaros and Edmonton defensive back Patrick Watkins are the CFL’s top performers for Week 9. Glenn threw five touchdown pas...

TORONTO - On the eve of staging their own international tournament that will pit best on best, the leaders of the NHL and NHL Players’ Association are weighing the pros and cons of returning to ...