Category Archives: Sports

'His ascension was remarkable': Davies evolves from teen phenom to Canada's captain
Alphonso Davies left Vancouver as a grinning teenager on the edge of an adventure at one of the world's biggest soccer clubs. This summer, the Bayern Munich star is set to return as one of Canada's be...
Jun 01, 2026

Five Things: Reigning American League champion Blue Jays dealing with inconsistency
TORONTO - The injury-plagued Toronto Blue Jays have been hovering near the playoff cutline in the American League despite inconsistency and an underperforming offence. Here's a look at five storylines...
Jun 01, 2026

'We gotta stay healthy': Alouettes' Alexander, Philpot on a mission in 2026
MONTREAL - Davis Alexander and Tyson Philpot had plenty of conversations over the off-season. One topic kept coming up. "Holy s---, we probably talked about it 20 times: 'We gotta stay healthy,'" Alex...
Jun 01, 2026

Howsare, Hamilton Tiger-Cats looking to finish what they started last season
HAMILTON - Julian Howsare was a one-man wrecking crew last season. The veteran American defensive end was the East Division's top defensive player with a career-high 13 sacks. But after securing first...
Jun 01, 2026

Starter Chad Kelly back with Argos after missing all of last season due to injury
GUELPH - After missing all of last season, waiting another week to open the 2026 campaign is no big deal for Chad Kelly. Kelly returns under centre June 12 when Toronto opens its season visiting Montr...
Jun 01, 2026

Toronto police seize more than 16,000 knock-off soccer merch items ahead of World Cup
TORONTO - Two people have been arrested after the seizure of more than 16,000 counterfeit soccer merchandise items, Toronto police announced Monday, as an intellectual property lawyer urges retailers ...
Jun 01, 2026

ICC suspends Cricket Canada membership, national teams still eligible to compete
The International Cricket Council has suspended Cricket Canada's membership, but Canadian teams are still eligible to compete in sanctioned events. Cricket's governing body announced in a release Mond...
Jun 01, 2026

Brendan Gallagher says it's time to 'find a new home' in emotional Canadiens farewell
BROSSARD - Brendan Gallagher stepped away to collect himself. The Montreal Canadiens winger - a heart-and-soul warrior for 14 seasons - knew his time had come. He just needed another few moments. "So ...
Jun 01, 2026

Canada's Auger-Aliassime into quarterfinals of wide-open men's French Open field
PARIS - The French Open is like the wild, wild west this year, in sharp contrast to recent times when Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz won every Grand Slam title. And among the gunslingers still in thi...
Jun 01, 2026

New-look Redblacks begin Ryan Dinwiddie era after major roster overhaul
OTTAWA - It's officially the Ryan Dinwiddie show in Ottawa. With just one winning season and one playoff appearance over the past six years, Ottawa's new head coach and general manager wasted little t...
Jun 01, 2026