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Ukrainian team beats Romania 2-0 at Quebec peewee tournament
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
QUEBEC – Maksym Kukharenko scored a power-play goal in the first period, Ivan Bilozerov added an insurance marker in the third and netminder Matvii Kulish stopped every shot he faced as Ukraine Team Select defeated the Romania Wolves 2-0 on Monday night at the Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament. The Ukrainians, who have been celebrated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Gilgeous-Alexander named NBA Western Conference player of the week
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
Canadian basketball star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been named the NBA’s Western Conference player of the week. The Oklahoma City guard from Hamilton averaged 31.3 points, on 57.1 per cent shooting, and 6.3 assists over three games last week. Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging a career-high 31 points this season and will make his first all-star game appearance ... Read More »
1 responseJays begin early training camp, keen to make strides after wild-card exit last fall
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Feelings of optimism, joy and excitement were ever-present Monday at the Toronto Blue Jays’ player development complex as a couple dozen players kicked off spring training ahead of the 2023 season. With light winds gently swaying the tops of the palm trees on a brilliant mid-February morning, the mood was as breezy ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian sport can’t be all about medals, says sports minister St-Onge
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
Canadian sports minister Pascale St-Onge says emphasis on athletes winning medals needs to change because of the recent explosion of abuse and maltreatment complaints across the country. “It can’t only be about medals and podiums,” she told a parliamentary committee hearing Monday in Ottawa. “We have to talk about the safety of athletes and their ... Read More »
1 responseLiberal MP wants to expedite having Canada Soccer before parliamentary committee
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
It appears Canada Soccer may soon join Hockey Canada in coming under the scrutiny of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. Liberal MP Anthony Housefather says the parliamentary committee has already requested the minutes of Canada Soccer’s board and wants to question the governing body in a future meeting. And while Canada Soccer was one ... Read More »
1 responseIFAF approves Canadian rules in competitions, use of the Canadian rulebook
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The International Federation of American Football has approved Canadian rules in international competition and the use of the Canadian Amateur Football rulebook in IFAF-sanctioned global competitions. Football Canada made the announcement Monday. “We are thrilled the IFAF recognizes 12-player football supporting the current international tackle rules,” Football Canada president Jim Mullin, who is ... Read More »
1 responseImpact players still available as CFL free agency set to begin Tuesday
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
Now comes the waiting for Jeremy O’Day. According to CFL sources last week, the Saskatchewan Roughriders GM reached agreements in principle with quarterback Trevor Harris and receiver Jake Wieneke during the CFL’s free-agent negotiating window. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity as deals reached during that time couldn’t be announced. Now, the Montreal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Player Jim Rutledge and writer Robert Stanley Weir to join Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Golfer Jim Rutledge and reporter Robert Stanley Weir will be the next inductees into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. The 63-year-old Rutledge from Victoria will be inducted in the player category. Weir, who was born in 1856 and died in 1926, will be inducted as a builder for his over two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I bet on us:’ Raptors confident in figuring it out entering later stretch of season
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
TORONTO – It’s been a season full of highs and lows for the 10th-place Toronto Raptors, but all-star forward Pascal Siakam says confidence hasn’t wavered with just 24 games left in the regular season. After days of discussion – and criticism – over the front office’s lack of activity at the trade deadline in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Panarin, Karlsson, Keller named NHL’s three stars of the week
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
New York Rangers left-wing Artemi Panarin, San Jose defenceman Erik Karlsson and Arizona right-wing Clayton Keller have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week. Panarin led the NHL with nine points (four goals, five assists) in four games as the Rangers posted a perfect week and increased their overall winning streak to five ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Emphasis on medals needs to change, says Canadian sport minister
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canadian sports minister Pascale St-Onge says excellence needs to be redefined in the national sport policy. The emphasis on medals and podiums needs to change, the minister told a standing committee on the Status of Women examining the recent wave of reports of maltreatment and abuse in Canadian sport. St-Onge says the independent ... Read More »
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