National Sports
Canada’s Gushue secures top seed in playoffs at Pan Continental Curling Championships
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
CALGARY – Canada’s Brad Gushue defeated Randie Shen of Chinese Taipei 11-3 to secure the top seed in the playoffs at the Pan Continental Curling Championships on Friday. Gushue’s rink from St. John’s, N.L., sits ahead of the Americans (6-1), South Korea (6-1) and Japan (3-4) in the standings with round-robin play coming to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Josh Ross, Florida Georgia Line to perform during Grey Cup halftime show
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
Canadian artist Josh Ross is set to perform alongside Jordan Davis and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line at the Grey Cup. The trio of country singers will take the stage at halftime of the Canadian Football League’s title game on Nov. 20 at Mosaic Stadium for a one-time collaboration. Ross, of Burlington, Ont., played ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QB Rourke ready as Lions prepare to host Stampeders in western semifinal
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
VANCOUVER – David Menard is one of the few remaining B.C. Lions who knows what it’s like to suit up for a playoff game in Vancouver. It’s been six years since the Lions faced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the West Division semifinal at B.C. Place, but the matchup has stayed with the veteran defensive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian judoka Christa Deguchi takes gold at Baku Judo Grand Slam
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
BAKU, Azerbaijan – Canada’s Christa Deguchi won gold in the women’s under-57-kilogram competition Friday at the Baku Judo Grand Slam. Deguchi defeated Portugal’s Telma Monteiro in overtime in the grand final match. With the 2019 world champion fighting aggressively, Monteiro received a third penalty for non-combativeness, giving Deguchi the winning point. Deguchi opened with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Wolverines begin journey to 2025 Rugby League World Cup with game in Tampa
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
While the Canada Ravens women compete at the Rugby League World Cup currently underway in England, Canada’s men are taking their first steps towards the 2025 tournament. The men, known as the Wolverines, play the USA Hawks on Saturday in a one-off international in Tampa, Fla. The Canadians, who have not seen action since a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec junior college probes ‘unacceptable’ incident involving men’s hockey team
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
MONTREAL – A junior college in Quebec is investigating after members of the school’s men’s hockey squad allegedly engaged in “unacceptable” behaviour during a private event. Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe, located in St-Hyacinthe, Que., about 65 kilometres southeast of Montreal, says the unspecified incident contravened rules put in place by the coach and the school. College ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four-point end helps Canada’s Einarson to 9-3 win over Japan’s Fujisawa
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
CALGARY – Canada’s Kerri Einarson broke open a close game with four points in the eighth end of a 9-3 victory over Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa at the Pan Continental Curling Championships. Einarson, from Gimli, Man., made a runback with her final stone to put the game out of reach. She iced the victory with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After five World Cups with New Zealand, Laura Mariu is loving life in Canada colours
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
The only woman to play in all six editions of the Rugby League World Cup is wearing Canadian colours these days. After representing her native New Zealand at the last five World Cups, Laura Mariu is now playing for the country where her mother was born. Mariu and the Canada Ravens women face tournament host ... Read More »
1 responseSophomore receivers Dunbar, White proving to be Ticats’ dynamic duo
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
HAMILTON – Receivers Steven Dunbar Jr. and Tim White are the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ dynamic duo. Each made his way to Hamilton after spending time in the NFL as an undrafted free agent. This season, the CFL sophomores earned East Division all-star honours after registering 1,000-yard receiving campaigns. And with 14 combined touchdown catches, Dunbar and ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian bobsled pilot Christine de Bruin suspended for doping violation
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canadian bobsledder and Olympic bronze medallist Christine de Bruin has been suspended for three years for a doping violation. De Bruin tested positive for the banned substance Ligandrol in out-of-competition testing Aug. 28 in Calgary. The 33-year-old from Stony Plain, Alta., won bronze in women’s monobob, which made its Olympic debut in Beijing ... Read More »
1 responseHockey Canada governance review calls for more oversight, accountability
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
Hockey Canada finds itself at “a crossroads” that requires reimagined leadership coupled with more oversight and transparency, a third-party governance review has found. The 221-page document released Friday, released following a review led by former Supreme Court justice Thomas Cromwell, follows an interim report tabled last month, comes at a crucial time for the scandal-plagued ... Read More »
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