Category Archives: Sports
COVID-19 health and safety protocols postpone Raptors-Pistons game
NEW YORK - The Toronto Raptors game against the Detroit Pistons scheduled for Tuesday at Amalie Arena has been postponed and tentatively rescheduled for Wednesday, pending additional COVID-19 test res...
Mar 01, 2021
Women provide successful test of Calgary's curling bubble ahead of Brier
CALGARY - All systems are go for the Canadian men's curling championship after the women proved elite curling can happen in a pandemic. Curling Canada says no one tested positive for the COVID-19 viru...
Mar 01, 2021
Vancouver Whitecaps looking to build on lessons learned in tumultuous season
VANCOUVER - Axel Schuster's first season as sporting director of the Vancouver Whitecaps was anything but boring. Despite navigating a series of unprecedented challenges, he believes the club finished...
Mar 01, 2021
Armas likes what he sees in Toronto FC camp but there are still issues to resolve
Toronto FC can count on roster continuity and an extended training camp in the buildup to the 2021 MLS season. While Monday marked the first day most other teams were able to have their coaches and te...
Mar 01, 2021
BCHL and Shaw team up for charity campaign
With the league's hockey season delayed as a result of COVID-19, Shaw Communications Inc., the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), and its 17 Canadian teams have joined together to build the excite...
Mar 01, 2021
Oilers claim goaltender Alex Stalcok off waivers from Minnesota
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have claimed goaltender Alex Stalock off waivers from the Minnesota Wild. The 33-year-old Stalock did not appear in a game for Minnesota this season. The native of St. P...
Mar 01, 2021
Roughriders add Saskatoon native Brett Boyko to offensive line
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed offensive lineman Brett Boyko. The six-foot-seven, 305-pound Saskatoon native played 15 games for the B.C. Lions in 2019, his first season in the CFL....
Mar 01, 2021
BCHL and Shaw team up for charity campaign
With the league's hockey season delayed as a result of COVID-19, Shaw Communications Inc., the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), and its 17 Canadian teams have joined together to build the excite...
Mar 01, 2021
Spruce Meadows cancels summer show jumping series again
CALGARY - Spruce Meadows is cancelling its summer show jumping series for a second straight year because of the pandemic. The equestrian and soccer facility in Calgary draws dozens of the world's top ...
Mar 01, 2021
Canadian women's open team opens camp in world championship host city Halifax
HALIFAX - The Canadian women's hockey team opened a camp Monday in Halifax, which is co-hosting the upcoming world championship. Hockey Canada invited 35 players to participate in the seven-day camp c...
Mar 01, 2021
