Canadian Tammara Thibeault launching pro boxing career at time of profound change for fight industry

When Tammara Thibeault is on a roll, she punctuates her thoughts with English phrases she didn’t learn growing up in Shawinigan, Que. She might say, “d’you know woh I mean?” just to make sure you know what she means. Or she’ll finish an occasional sentence with “innit?”, short of “isn’t It?”, which our friends in…

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‘Give the guy a break’: Ontario Premier Doug Ford defends Gretzky amid backlash over his support for Trump

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canadians should give Wayne Gretzky a break. The hockey legend has come under fire for supporting U.S. President Donald Trump by attending his inauguration in January and visiting him several times in recent months at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Gretzky also attended an election victory party for Trump last November and…

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Swim star Summer McIntosh nominated for Laureus Award in breakthrough category

The accolades continue for Summer McIntosh. The 18-year-old swimmer from Toronto, who brought home three gold medals and one silver from the Paris Olympics last summer, was nominated for a Laureus Award in the breakthrough category by World Aquatics on Monday. McIntosh’s performance in Paris made her the first-ever Canadian athlete to win three gold medals at a…

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Ovechkin scores 884th career goal to move 10 away from tying Gretzky’s NHL record

Alex Ovechkin scored the 884th goal of his NHL career late in the Washington Capitals’ 3-1 loss to the red-hot Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, moving 10 away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s record. Ovechkin beat fellow Russian Andrei Vasilevskiy with four minutes left in the third period at Capital One Arena after getting stopped twice by him earlier. “He’s…

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After 23 years, WWE wrestling comes home to the dome this weekend in Toronto

Wrestling’s new era is coming to Toronto this weekend, as the WWE returns to the city’s largest venue for the first time in 23 years.  Rogers Centre will play host to the World Wrestling Entertainment’s “elimination chamber” event on Saturday, featuring superstars like the Rock and John Cena, now well into his retirement tour.  It’s…

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Canadian soccer coach Marsch tells Trump to ‘lay off ridiculous rhetoric’ of Canada as 51st state

Canada soccer coach Jesse Marsch waded into politics Wednesday, telling United States President Donald Trump to “lay off the ridiculous rhetoric about Canada being a 51st state.” The 51-year-old Marsch, a former U.S. international who was born in Racine, Wisc., made his comments at a CONCACAF news conference at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., the…

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University of Regina Rams players among 5 people charged in drug trafficking investigation

Two Regina Rams football players are among five people facing charges after a four-month long drug trafficking investigation into a criminal organization by the Regina Police Service. On Thursday and Friday, investigators executed eight search warrants at five residences and three vehicles.  The Regina Police Service said the searches were conducted at a home in Alameda and a home in…

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