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Virtue, Moir on top of their game in return to Canadian championships
OTTAWA - The return of veterans Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir to competition this season has been like slipping on a favourite sweater for figure skating fans. They’ve been the face of Canadian ic...
Jan 19, 2017
F1: Belgian GP gets go ahead for Aug. 30, with no fans
BRUSSELS - The Belgian Grand Prix can go ahead at its original August date, but with no fans, local authorities in the Walloon region said Friday. After Belgium last month banned all mass events in th...
May 15, 2020
Ottawa to host fanless Skate Canada International Grand Prix, Oct. 30-Nov. 1
OTTAWA - Nam Nguyen and ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier headline the field for Skate Canada International that will be held with no fans due to COVID-19. The Grand Prix event will be held in...
Oct 01, 2020
F1 leader Max Verstappen aims for second consecutive Canadian Grand Prix win
MONTREAL - Formula One leader Max Verstappen can win the Canadian Grand Prix for a second consecutive year on Sunday afternoon at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Verstappen will start at the pole position ...
Jun 18, 2023
Bell buys Formula One Canadian Grand Prix promoter Octane Racing Group Inc.
MONTREAL - Bell has signed a deal to buy the promoter of the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix in a move it says will bring financial stability to the race.Financial terms of the agreement for Montreal's ...
Apr 30, 2021
Canadians Gilles, Poirier on pace for a career-first Grand Prix Final medal
Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier arrived at the Grand Prix Final amid what is so far the best season of their partnership. Gilles and Poirier captured gold in both of their ISU Grand...
Dec 08, 2022
South African fighter Dricus Du Plessis happiest when UFC cage door closes
TORONTO - Dricus (Stillknocks) Du Plessis is in his happy place when he steps into the Octagon, as evidenced by the wide smile always present during pre-fight introductions. "It's the thing I lov...
Jan 12, 2024
Virtue and Moir win NHK Trophy to book GP Final spot
OSAKA, Japan - Three-time and reigning world champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have won the ice dance event at the NHK Trophy to secure a place in the International Skating Union’s Grand Pri...
Nov 11, 2017
Canadians Virtue, Moir win ice dance at NHK to qualify for GP Final
SAPPORO, Japan - Olympic and world champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada set a record score to win the ice dance event at the NHK Trophy on Sunday and qualify for the figure skating Grand Pr...
Nov 26, 2016
Canada's Virtue, Moir win ice dance at NHK to qualify for GP Final
SAPPORO, Japan - Olympic and world champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada set a record score to win the ice dance event at the NHK Trophy on Sunday and qualify for the figure skating Grand Pr...
Nov 27, 2016