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By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 8, 2024 10:34 am Updated August 8, 2024 6:24 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s Skylar Park has won an Olympic bronze medal in taekwondo at the Olympic Games in Paris. The 25-year-old from Winnipeg defeated Lebanon’s …
Read More »Meet Ethel Catherwood, Canada’s first female gold-medal Olympian
The first female gold-medal Olympian in Canada was from Saskatchewan, claiming the win in 1928. It had been 96 years since a Canadian woman had won a gold medal in athletics but that trend stopped this year with Camryn Rogers claiming the top spot in hammer throw. Ethel Catherwood was …
Read More »Guerrero Jr. leads Blue Jays past Orioles 7-6
TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gave his Hall of Fame father something to cheer about in what otherwise has been a doom and gloom season for the Toronto Blue Jays. With Vladimir Guerrero Sr. watching among the 27,910 at Rogers Centre, his son socked a home run for the first …
Read More »Cross-country canoeist stops in Manitoba on ambitious journey – Winnipeg
A New Zealand man says he threw himself “into the deep end” when he started a trip paddling across Canada in a canoe — especially since he’d never canoed before. Tom Hudson, who found himself in northern Manitoba Wednesday, told 680 CJOB’s The Start that he’s a frequent traveller, with a …
Read More »Blue Jays fall 7-3 in Orioles’ comeback victory
TORONTO – Hours after Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro blamed his team’s disappointing year on the bullpen, his relievers frittered away another outing. The Blue Jays (52-62) bullpen wasted a decent five-inning performance from Bowden Francis, allowing two runs in the seventh and three more in the …
Read More »Toronto’s new WNBA franchise wants fan help creating team’s name, identity – Toronto
Toronto’s new WNBA team wants your help. The expansion franchise has issued a “call for inspiration,” asking fans from across Canada to “share ideas, hopes and suggestions” for everything from the team’s name to its colours and identity. “We don’t want to limit people,” team president Teresa Resch said in …
Read More »Was FIFA penalty on Canadian women’s soccer team fair? Poll shows divide – National
Most Canadians are not exactly outraged by the punishment meted out to the Canadian women’s soccer team over its Olympic drone spying scandal, according to the results of a new poll released Thursday. Seventy per cent of the respondents to a Leger poll on the Paris Olympic Games said they …
Read More »Winnipeg pitcher thriving with hometown Goldeyes – Winnipeg
Who says you can’t go home again? Relief pitcher Ben Onyshko joined his hometown Winnipeg Goldeyes in June midway through the campaign when he was released from the Seattle Mariners organization. He spent six years in their system where he was playing at the double-A level. The Goldeyes were the …
Read More »Kirk’s three-run blast lifts Jays over Orioles
TORONTO – Even though 35-year-old Chris Bassitt is approaching 1,100 career innings, the Toronto Blue Jays pitcher can still learn new tricks. A week after the Baltimore Orioles shelled Bassitt on the road, he bounced back to strike out nine in seven innings for some retribution in a 5-2 win …
Read More »Edmonton in the running to host the 2030 Gay Games – Edmonton
Edmonton is starting to host more major sporting events, even recently some FIFA matches and WNBA basketball. Now the city is looking ahead to 2030, hoping to add to that list with a unique event that’s more than just a competition. Edmonton has submitted its bid for the 2030 Gay …
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