Category Archives: Sports
CFL fines Alouettes' Micah Awe for high hit on Stampeders QB Vernon Adams Jr.
TORONTO - The CFL announced a few fines on Thursday. Montreal linebacker Micah Awe was handed a maximum fine for delivering a high hit on Calgary Stampeders quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. during the Alo...
Jul 16, 2026
Canadiens sign centre Kirby Dach to one-year, $3.6 million contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have re-signed forward Kirby Dach to a one-year, one-way contract worth US$3.6 million, the NHL club announced Thursday. Dach was a restricted free agent after last s...
Jul 16, 2026
Poor air quality leads to camp cancellations, sends kids indoors with parents pivoting
The sounds of kids dribbling basketballs or splish-splashing in pools mostly fell silent across the Greater Toronto Area on Thursday as concerns about poor air quality led to summer camps cancellation...
Jul 16, 2026
Longtime defenceman Edler returns to Canucks in development role
VANCOUVER - Alex Edler, a steady member of the Vancouver Canucks' defence for 15 seasons during his playing career, is joining the NHL team's player development department. Canucks general manager Rya...
Jul 16, 2026
Whitecaps-Fire game postponed in Chicago due to poor air quality from wildfires
CHICAGO - The Vancouver Whitecaps' Major League Soccer road game against the Fire scheduled for Thursday night has been postponed due to poor air quality in Chicago caused by wildfires in northern Ont...
Jul 16, 2026
World champion curler, long-time CBC broadcaster Don Duguid dies at 90
WINNIPEG - Two-time world curling champion and longtime CBC broadcaster Don Duguid has died. He was 90. His son, Terry Duguid, the member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, announced the death in a pos...
Jul 16, 2026
Chase Burns agrees to $105 million, 7-year deal with Reds for 2027-33, AP sources say
Pitcher Chase Burns has agreed to a $105 million, seven-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds that covers 2027-33, two people familiar with the deal told the Associated Press on Thursday. The people ...
Jul 16, 2026
Tempo sign Canadian Kayla Alexander to a second seven-day hardship contract
TORONTO - Kayla Alexander hasn't had to do this much studying since her days at Syracuse University. Alexander and the Tempo agreed to a second seven-day hardship contract on Thursday, the same day th...
Jul 16, 2026
Two B.C. soccer teams apologize after agreeing not to compete in provincial match
NANAIMO - Two B.C. minor soccer teams are apologizing after they were disqualified from the provincial under-17 soccer championship over a group-stage match that BC Soccer ruled brought the game into ...
Jul 16, 2026
Canada falls 3-2 to top-ranked Japan at Volleyball Nations League
OSAKA - Canada pushed undefeated Japan to five sets before falling to the host team Thursday in men's Volleyball Nations League play. Japan completed a reverse sweep, winning 3-2 with set scores of 18...
Jul 16, 2026