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Sources: Ticats acquire rights to veteran quarterback Mitchell from Stampeders
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will have first crack at giving quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell a new CFL home. According to two league sources, the Ticats have acquired the rights to Mitchell from the Calgary Stampeders. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because neither club has announced the deal. It’s unclear what the Stampeders got ... Read More »
1 responseCanada captain Sophie de Goede up for World Rugby Women’s 15s Player of the Year
By The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
Canada captain Sophie de Goede is a nominee for World Rugby’s Women’s 15s Player of the Year award. The 23-year-old from Victoria is up against New Zealand’s Ruahei Demant and Portia Woodman, England’s Alex Matthews and France’s Laure Sansus. De Goede led Canada to fourth place at the recent Rugby World Cup in New Zealand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Avs winger Rantanen, Bruins goalie Ullmark, Rangers rearguard Fox named NHL 3 stars
By The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
NEW YORK – Colorado Avalanche right-wing Mikko Rantanen, Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark and New York Rangers defenceman Adam Fox have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week. Rantanen had three goals and four assists in two games for the Avalanche, who increased their winning streak to four games. He had two goals, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Hockey Canada executive Nicholson to testify before parliamentary committee
By The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
OTTAWA – Former Hockey Canada president and CEO Bob Nicholson is scheduled to speak before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on Tuesday. Nicholson has been an executive with the Edmonton Oilers since 2014 and has been the NHL team’s chairman since 2019. He’s been called before the parliamentary committee as part of its ongoing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suspect caught in fatal shooting of 3 U.Va. football players
By Sarah Rankin, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) – Police on Monday captured a University of Virginia student suspected of fatally shooting three members of the school’s football team as they returned to campus from a field trip. The violence that also wounded two students erupted near a parking garage and sent the campus into a lockdown that lasted overnight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian rugby player suffers traumatic brain injury in Bali car crash
By The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
DENPASAR, Indonesia – Canadian rugby player Nick Allen was hospitalized in Indonesia with a traumatic brain injury after a car crash last week in Bali, Rugby Canada said. Allen, 26, who played for the national sevens team over the last two seasons and represented Canada at the Commonwealth Games last summer, was hurt on Nov. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mental break paid big dividends for Canadian pro fisher Cooper Gallant
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
He spent hundreds of hours driving his truck and boat trying to qualify for the Elite Series but it was 10 minutes of reflection that ultimately allowed Canadian Cooper Gallant to break into bass fishing’s top circuit. Gallant, of Bowmanville, Ont., punched his ticket with a 14th-place effort in last month’s Southern Open event on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raptors guard Trent out against Detroit with sore hip as Raptors’ injury woes grow
By The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
DETROIT – Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. has been ruled out for Toronto’s game at Detroit with a sore right hip. The Raptors confirmed their latest injury hours before the Raptors and Pistons faced off at Little Caesars Arena. The depleted Raptors will also be without star forward Pascal Siakam (right adductor strain) and guard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CIA director warns Russian spy chief against deploying nukes
By Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press on November 14th, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) – CIA Director Bill Burns met on Monday with his Russian intelligence counterpart to underscore the consequences if Russia were to deploy a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, according to a White House National Security Council official. The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs say Muzzin out indefinitely with spine injury, Brodie on IR
By The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without veteran defenceman Jake Muzzin for at least the next three months. The team said Monday that Muzzin is out indefinitely with a cervical spine injury and will be re-evaluated in late February. The 33-year-old Muzzin was injured in Toronto’s 4-2 home loss to Arizona on Oct. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It was Tony Waiters’ way for the Canadian men at the 1986 World Cup
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 14th, 2022
The Canadian team that made it to the 1986 World Cup was well-drilled under coach Tony Waiters, who knew what he wanted his players to do and what he didn’t. And he made sure they knew it. Defender Bob Lenarduzzi first learned the Waiters way with the Vancouver Whitecaps, which continued when the coach took ... Read More »
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