Category Archives: Sports
Raiders set to welcome Warriors in Santas Anonymous game
Last weekend, the Prince Albert Raiders were faced with two very physical games with a win against Calgary at home before travelling to Brandon for a loss. Now for Tuesday night, they face a depleted ...
Dec 10, 2024
Curling Canada unveils 16 mixed doubles teams vying to wear Maple Leaf in 2026
LIVERPOOL, N.S. - The field for the Olympic mixed doubles curling trials includes a who's who of Canadian curling. The 16 teams announced Tuesday compete Dec. 30, 2024, to Jan. 4, 2025, in Liverpool, ...
Dec 10, 2024
McIntosh sets world record in 400 freestyle at short-course swimming championships
BUDAPEST - Summer McIntosh won the women's 400-metre freestyle in a world-record time Tuesday at the world short-course swimming championships. The 18-year-old from Toronto swam to victory in three mi...
Dec 10, 2024
FIFA economic assessment sees positive numbers arising from 2026 World Cup
TORONTO - The 2026 FIFA World Cup will contribute up to $3.8 billion in "positive economic output" for Canada as a host nation, according to a FIFA economic impact assessment. That amount is split bet...
Dec 10, 2024
MLSE's Tanenbaum, Franco-Nevada's Lassonde named to Canadian Business Hall of Fame
TORONTO - Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment chair Larry Tanenbaum and former Rio Tinto Alcan chief executive Jacynthe Ct are among those named to the Canadian Business Hall of Fame today. Tanenbaum ...
Dec 10, 2024
Felix Auger-Aliassime and doubles star Gabriela Dabrowski win Tennis Canada awards
TORONTO - Felix Auger-Aliassime and doubles star Gabriela Dabrowski were named Tennis Canada's players of the year on Tuesday. Auger-Aliassime, the world No. 29 from Montreal, was also named men's sin...
Dec 10, 2024
Kirby Dach snaps scoring drought with clutch goal off 'lucky bounce'
MONTREAL - Across 240 career NHL games, Montreal Canadiens centre Kirby Dach had never before found himself in such a long stretch of games without a goal. It had been 19 straight games since Dach las...
Dec 9, 2024
NHL roundup: Red Wings snap five-game skid by beating Sabres 6-5 in a shootout
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Andrew Copp scored twice as the Detroit Red Wings snapped a five-game skid by rallying to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 in a shootout on Monday night. Copp's second goal started Buf...
Dec 9, 2024
Laine paces Canadiens to 3-2 shootout win over Ducks
MONTREAL - Patrik Laine scored the winning goal in the shootout to propel the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night at Bell Centre. Laine and Kirby Dach, his first goa...
Dec 9, 2024
Knicks edge Raptors 113-108, Barnes suffers ankle injury
TORONTO - Karl-Anthony Towns drilled a 29-foot three-pointer with six seconds left on the clock as the New York Knicks escaped with a 113-108 win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday. Raptors all-star f...
Dec 9, 2024
