Category Archives: Sports

'A real obligation': Leafs GM John Chayka reflects on hectic off-season ahead of camp
TORONTO - John Chayka knows what the Toronto Maple Leafs mean to a rabid and tortured fan base. The club's new general manager - 19 weeks into a job that kicked off with blistering criticism in some c...
Sep 13, 2026

Groups call for end to tariffs on sports gear, warn of economic impacts
OTTAWA - Some sports organizations and companies are urging governments on both sides of the border to suspend sports-related tariffs, warning of heightened economic challenges and waning participatio...
Sep 13, 2026

Rourke's 394-yard performance powers B.C. Lions to 48-29 win over Montreal Alouettes
VANCOUVER - Even Nathan Rourke gets tongue-tied. The B.C. Lions quarterback met a childhood idol on Saturday when his team added 2006 Grey Cup MVP Travis Lulay to its wall of fame. When the pair were ...
Sep 12, 2026

Aaronson, Hansen guide Rapids to 1-0 win over CF Montreal
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Paxten Aaronson scored on a penalty kick late in the first half and Nico Hansen made it stand up for the Colorado Rapids in a 1-0 Major League Soccer victory over CF Montre...
Sep 12, 2026

Griezmann, Sarajian power Orlando City to 3-0 victory over Toronto
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Antoine Griezmann scored for the eighth time in 10 matches, and rookie Harvey Sarajian notched his first goal and assist to spark Orlando City to a 3-0 Major League Soccer victory...
Sep 12, 2026

Elks snap playoff drought with 53-16 win over Stampeders
EDMONTON - The longest CFL playoff drought in Edmonton football history has finally come to an end. Joe Robustelli caught a pair of touchdown passes as the Edmonton Elks clinched a playoff berth for t...
Sep 12, 2026

A look at top fights of George Chuvalo's career
George Chuvalo went 73-18-4 with 64 knockouts between 1956 and 1978. Some 50 years after his milestone fight with Muhammad Ali, here is a look at some of the top fights of the Toronto heavyweight's ca...
Sep 12, 2026

Canadian boxing icon George Chuvalo, known for his two Ali fights, dies at 89
George Chuvalo, a hard-nosed heavyweight who never hit the canvas despite taking on the world's best boxers, has died. Sully's Boxing Gym in Toronto, where Chuvalo trained during his career, confirmed...
Sep 12, 2026

Unbeaten Canada bumps off Puerto Rico in men's continental volleyball championship
MONCTON - So far so good for Team Canada at the NORCECA men's continental volleyball championship. The unbeaten Canadians beat Puerto Rico 25-19, 25-17, 25-17 on Saturday at the Avenir Centre to impro...
Sep 12, 2026

Blue Bombers pick Roughriders apart to win Banjo Bowl 19-6
WINNIPEG - Willie Jefferson didn't mince words when explaining the importance of safety Redha Kramdi to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defence. Back from a full stint on the six-game injured list with a br...
Sep 12, 2026