Category Archives: Sports
Trump honours golfing greats with award in private ceremony
WASHINGTON — Hall of Fame golfers Annika Sorenstam and Gary Player, along with the late Olympian Babe Didrikson Zaharias, have been presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House announced Thursday. The award is one of the nation’s h...
Congress approves bill to crack down on racehorse doping
WASHINGTON — A bill to ban race-day doping of horses and set national medication and track-safety standards for the horse-racing industry is nearing the finish line. Lawmakers gave final approval to the bill late Monday as part of the massive
Vancouver Canucks anthem singer is let go for ‘standing up against’ COVID rules
VANCOUVER — The popular singer of O Canada at the Vancouver Canucks hockey games says he knew he might lose his job for standing up against what he describes as the "tyranny" of COVID-19 restrictions. Mark Donnelly sang the anthem at
Olympic champions Virtue, Moir and Tewksbury among 114 Order of Canada inductees
OTTAWA — Champion ice-dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and Olympic champion swimmer Mark Tewksbury were among 114 athletes, artists, scholars and community leaders named to the Order of Canada. Gov. Gen. Julie Payette's office announced the new hono...
Liberals to present bill on single-game sports betting
OTTAWA — The Liberal government says it will bring in a bill on one-game sports betting, five years after a previous attempt died in the Senate. The legislation on the House of Commons notice paper would amend Criminal Code provisions around
Michigan halts classes, indoor dining as coronavirus surges
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration on Sunday ordered high schools and colleges to stop in-person classes, closed restaurants to indoor dining and suspended organized sports — including the football playoffs — in a bid to c...
Vancouver council waits until staff report in 2021 before making Olympic bid decision
VANCOUVER — City council will wait until early 2021 before deciding whether Vancouver should make a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics. In a message posted on social media, Coun. Melissa De Genova says she successfully delayed her motion until sometime
Sports venues across country in play on Election Day
DETROIT — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson cast her vote at the Detroit Pistons’ training facility. About 12 hours later, she saw metal boxes on wheels with ballots inside roll into Ford Field for double checking. “I'm grateful for our
Vancouver council asked to think about whether it should make another Olympic bid
VANCOUVER — City council is scheduled to consider a motion today on whether Vancouver should make a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics. Coun. Melissa De Genova put the motion forward earlier this year but it was knocked off the agenda
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he hopes OHL can return with bodychecking
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is leaving the door open for bodychecking to remain in the Ontario Hockey League for the upcoming season. Ford tweeted Saturday night that he is working on a return to play plan with the OHL