Category Archives: Sports
Some say politics at play in Djokovic detention in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia — On the tennis court, Novak Djokovic’s timing is perfect. But when the No. 1 player boarded a plane for Australia to play the first Grand Slam of the year with a COVID-19 vaccine exemption, his timing hardly
Keurig to pay $3 million fine for false, misleading claims on recycling of its K-CUPs
OTTAWA — The Competition Bureau says Keurig Canada will pay a $3 million penalty for making false or misleading claims that its single-use K-Cup pods can be recycled. In a statement Thursday the bureau says the company voluntarily reached an agreement
Ontario student athletes shut out from indoor play face more disruptions
OTTAWA — When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Humber College to move everything online, Rrezart Sadiku's final year playing in the men's volleyball team was suddenly put on pause. Sadiku decided to finish school a year later so that he could
Flames owners say agreement with Calgary on new arena officially terminated
CALGARY — The company that owns the NHL's Calgary Flames says an agreement with the city on the construction of a new arena to replace the aging Scotiabank Saddledome has been terminated. Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation said in a news
Bills open window for Anderson victims to sue U of Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — More than 1,000 sexual abuse victims of a University of Michigan sports doctor would get a window in which they could sue the school for damages under new bills that the Legislature will consider.
The Quebec government wants to bring an NHL team to the capital, but fans skeptical
MONTREAL — Quebec politicians are meeting with National Hockey League brass in January, but it's unclear what influence the government can have on the league or whether team owners have any interest in bringing the Nordiques back to the provincial
Flames say there is ‘no viable path’ with Calgary to complete Event Centre project
CALGARY — The company that owns the NHL's Calgary Flames says it is backing out of the multimillion-dollar Event Centre arena complex project, citing unforeseen costs. Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation says in a statement that "significant ...
Alberta tightens COVID-19 rules, cuts capacity for world junior hockey games
EDMONTON — Alberta is expanding vaccine eligibility, buying more COVID-19 rapid tests and imposing new capacity limits and rules in a battle against the wildfire-fast Omicron variant. The changes include half-capacity attendance for the upcoming world ...
Omicron identified in all four Atlantic provinces after first case reported in N.L.
HALIFAX — The Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus has reached all four Atlantic provinces, after Newfoundland and Labrador on Wednesday confirmed its first case of the mutation believed to be more infectious than Delta. But unlike the other three ...
Noem proposes ban on transgender women from female sports
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Tuesday she would propose a bill to ban transgender women and girls from participation in female school sports leagues.