National Sports
Canada’s Mirela Rahneva wins gold at skeleton World Cup in Park City, Utah
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
PARK CITY, Utah – Canada’s Mirela Rahneva won gold in the women’s skeleton event Thursday at the Park City World Cup. The two-time Olympian from Ottawa had a two-run time of one minute 38.42 seconds. It was her fourth career World Cup victory. Germany’s Tina Hermann took silver in 1:38.52 and Britain’s Laura Deas picked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McCormack, Da Silva Rondeau echo calls for a national judicial inquiry into sport
By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
Soccer player Ciara McCormack says she struggled with depression and suicidal ideation in the decade after she and others reported the abusive behaviour of coach Bob Birarda. “It was heavy, dark and everything felt hard. I hated returning to my hometown of Vancouver and I struggled to be around what I once loved the most, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian golfing great Mike Weir closes day at Toronto Stock Exchange
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
TORONTO – Canadian golfing great Mike Weir closed the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday evening. Weir, from Brights Grove, Ont., pressed the button that formally stops trading for the day as gold confetti fell in the downtown building. The 52-year-old Weir is the winningest men’s golfer in Canadian history with eight victories on the PGA ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guerrero named Blue Jays’ player of the year by Toronto baseball writers’ association
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., was named Blue Jays player of the year on Thursday in voting by the Toronto chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. The all-star first baseman had a .274 batting average, smashed 32 home runs, and won a Gold Glove for his fielding. Alek Manoah was named pitcher of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hall of Fame goalie Roberto Luongo honoured to be recognized by Vancouver Canucks
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
VANCOUVER – Roberto Luongo knows there’ll be a lot of emotions when he takes the ice in Vancouver Thursday night. After all, Rogers Arena has long held a special place for the former Canucks goalie. It’s the rink where he backstopped Team Canada to Olympic gold in 2010 and the spot where he and his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Streaky Success: Robertson, Marner among NHL’s stars of November
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
NEW YORK – Dallas forward Jason Robertson and Toronto winger Mitch Marner were honoured by the NHL on Thursday for their impressive scoring streaks. Robertson was named the league’s first star of November after leading the league with 15 goals and 26 points in 14 games last month. The Stars winger had at least a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada-Morocco: Canada fans look forward to next World Cup after loss in final match
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
MONTREAL – Canadian soccer fans were left disappointed with the national team’s 2-1 loss to Morocco on Thursday, but they were also filled with optimism about the team’s chances in World Cup 2026, which Canada will co-host. Canada played for pride Thursday, as it had no chance of moving on to the knockout round in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harjo at the helm, first woman to coach Canadian women’s alpine ski team
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. – Karin Harjo isn’t just the first woman to be the head coach of a Canadian alpine ski team, she’s also the first woman to have that job with any country on the World Cup circuit. Harjo is a few weeks into her first season at the helm of the Canadian women’s ... Read More »
1 responseAGCO orders Ontario gaming operators to stop offering UFC bets due to concerns
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
TORONTO – The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario is requiring all registered casino, lottery and igaming operators to stop offering and accepting wagers on Ultimate Fighting Championship events. That comes after the commission says it learned of recent alleged incidents involving possible betting by UFC insiders, as well as reports of suspicious betting patterns ... Read More »
1 responseNew-look Matt Dunstone rink is top Canadian team on year-to-date world ranking list
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
A strong start to the season has launched the new-look Matt Dunstone team past the rest of the Canadian competition on the world men’s curling rankings list. Dunstone is the top domestic entry on the World Curling Federation year-to-date list at No. 2 behind reigning world champion Niklas Edin of Sweden. The 27-year-old resident of ... Read More »
1 responseCanada exits World Cup on third straight loss as Morocco profits from poor defending
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
DOHA, Qatar – Canada dug itself an early hole Thursday and couldn’t find a way out despite a late surge, exiting the World Cup winless for the second time in 36 years after a disappointing 2-1 loss to Morocco. Hakim Ziyech and Youssef En-Nesyri scored for No. 22 Morocco, which took advantage of horrendous Canada ... Read More »
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