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Kerri Einarson opened her bid for a record fifth straight Canadian women’s curling championship with a victory, but minus lead Briane Harris whose absence went unexplained. Neither the skip nor Curling Canada provided an explanation Friday on why Harris was abruptly deemed “ineligible” to compete at the Scotties Tournament of …
Read More »Dakota Lancers win 1st football title in Winnipeg high school league history – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Dakota Lancers are the champions of the Winnipeg High School Football League for the first time in school history. The Lancers won the ANAVETS Bowl with a 28-7 win over the Grant Park Pirates on Friday at IG Field. Lancers running …
Read More »Winnipeg Blue Bombers host Edmonton Elks with West Division title in their sights – Winnipeg
Zach Collaros has tunnel vision when it comes to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers home game against the Edmonton Elks on Saturday. The veteran quarterback is focused on leading Winnipeg (12-4) to a victory over the Elks (4-13), which would clinch first place in the West Division for a third consecutive …
Read More »Title insurers must be under anti-money laundering rules, former executive says – National
Title insurers need to be brought under anti-money laundering rules to fight against scam artists who impersonate homeowners to sell or mortgage their properties, a former insurance executive says. Tim Hyde, who spent years in the title insurance business in Ontario, said dozens of cases involving impersonators in Ontario and …
Read More »Team Canada defends Tim Hortons Brier title in London, Ont. – London
Brad Gushue made Tim Hortons Brier history Sunday night in London, Ont. as he led Team Canada to a 7-5 victory over Matt Dunstone and Team Manitoba at Budweiser Gardens. By leading his team to a win, Gushue became the first player in Brier history to claim five titles as …
Read More »How thieves stole a Toronto condo in ‘total title fraud’, selling it for $970,000
The professional photographs posted on a property tour website last year show Moffy Yu’s condo in downtown Toronto, a light-filled two-bedroom home with floor-to-ceiling windows framing sweeping views from the tallest residential tower in Canada. Documents provided by Yu show the home was listed for $978,000 last May 11, then …
Read More »Former senator charged with sexual assault still retains ‘honourable’ title for life
A disgraced former senator now facing sexual assault charges still retains his “honourable” title as a former member of Canada’s upper house. Efforts to strip former senator Don Meredith of that lifetime title, and the privileges that come with it, have stalled. Former Progressive senator Serge Joyal, the past chair …
Read More »Sarah Mitton’s shot put title highlights Canada’s 5-gold day at Commonwealth Games
Sarah Mitton’s gold medal in women’s shot put on Wednesday highlighted Canada’s five-gold medal haul at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England on Wednesday. The Brooklyn, N.S., native, managed a 19.03-metre throw to edge Jamaica’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd by just 0.05. New Zealand’s Maddison-Lee Wesche grabbed the bronze medal. “The goal from the beginning was …
Read More »Rory McIlroy holds off Thomas, Finau to defend Canadian Open title
Rory McIlroy has won back-to-back RBC Canadian Opens. The Northern Irishman fired an 8-under 62 to hold on for a two-stroke victory over Tony Finau of the United States to finish at 19-under overall. Fans rushed the fairway at St. George’s Golf and Country Club after McIlroy, Finau, and American …
Read More »Canada’s Brooke Henderson claims 11th LPGA Tour victory with ShopRite LPGA Classic title
While Lindsey Weaver-Wright finished her round at the ShopRite LPGA Classic, Canada’s Brooke Henderson got ready. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., held a one-shot lead over the American, but with No. 18 a par-5, the Canadian knew that a playoff was a distinct possibility. Sure enough, Weaver-Wright birdied the hole …
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