National Sports

Report states sports-betting in Ontario produced $162 million in revenues

TORONTO — Sports-betting in Ontario produced $162 million in revenues over the first three months of operation but that's still much lower than comparable American gaming jurisdictions. According to Dave Briggs, a managing editor with PlayCanada.

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Canadians eliminated from men's volleyball world championships with loss to Turkey

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Canada's men's volleyball team has been eliminated from the world championships after a 3-0 loss to Turkey on Wednesday.

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Finally a sense of normalcy for Canadian figure skaters after COVID-plagued seasons

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier had competed under a COVID-19 cloud for the better part of two seasons — from worrying about getting sick, to competing in front of no fans, to not being able to compete at all.

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Toronto Raptors sign forward Josh Jackson, the fourth pick of 2017 NBA draft

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed forward Josh Jackson. The six-foot-eight, 207-pound native of San Diego averaged 6.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 16.3 minutes in 51 games (three starts) last season with Detroit and Sacramento.

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Canadian Chris Johnston just misses earning second career Elite Series win

It was a gut-wrenching end to the '22 Elite Series season for Canadian Chris Johnston. The Peterborough, Ont., angler just missed earning his second career win Monday.

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Coach says Canadian women are on the rise ahead of Rugby World Cup in New Zealand

Canada coach Kevin Rouet has named his 32-woman roster for the Rugby World Cup this fall, a team he expects will show improvements each time out at the 12-country tournament in New Zealand.

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Rourke, McManis, Rhymes named CFL top performers for month of August

TORONTO — B.C. quarterback Nathan Rourke, Toronto linebacker Wynton McManis and Lions receiver Dominique Rhymes are the CFL's top performers for August. Rourke completed 95 of his 120 pass attempts (79.

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Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson has positive COVID-19 test

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Wednesday head coach Craig Dickenson has tested positive for COVID-19. The CFL team said Dickenson is currently quarantining as per CFL policy. Dickenson is expected to return to the team Saturday.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians have lost faith in Hockey Canada

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Hockey Canada's leadership has lost the confidence of the federal government — and Canadians. Trudeau made the comments to reporters Wednesday.

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Blue Bombers look to become first CFL team to clinch playoff berth

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers can become the first CFL team to punch its 2022 playoff ticket. Winnipeg (10-1) can secure a post-season berth Sunday with a road win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders (6-5) to open their annual Labour Day series.

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