The number 19 has been associated with the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic that will change the rest of our lives. On the local sports scene, the…
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Remparts still inactive; no European waltz for FAA
Even though practices on home ice are ongoing, the Québec Remparts and other Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) teams located in Quebec public health red zones will remain inactive…
Edmonton hosts World Junior Championships
Canada will host the 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Under-20 World Junior Championships from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5. Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta., were originally supposed to co-host…
Outdoor rinks to be built; hockey on hold for now
The city will put up its many outdoor rinks as usual this season, but, due to the pandemic, how people use the rinks may be unusual.City officials have not yet…
Silver for Valois-Fortier; FAA reaches semis in Cologne
Quebec City native Antoine Valois-Fortier won the silver medal in the men’s under-81-kilogram category at the Budapest Grand Slam judo event on Oct. 24.Ranked fifth in the world, Valois-Fortier qualified…
CCAA cancels 2020-21 winter sports championships
One week after U Sports announced the cancellation of its national winter sports championships, the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) cancelled its own national winter sports championships. In a press…
Sports to get $70 million in provincial aid
The Quebec government recently announced it will inject $70 million into sports associations, federations and leagues after public health authorities paused most sports activities to slow the spread of COVID-19….
Auger-Aliassime drops final in Cologne; university football in the spring?
Félix Auger-Aliassime of L’Ancienne-Lorette reached the final of the Bett1 Hulks Cologne Indoors tennis tournament in Cologne, Germany on Oct. 18, but came out (almost) empty-handed.Seeded third, Auger-Aliassime lost 6-3,…
U Sports cancels national championships for winter sports
After the cancellation of national championships for fall sports, U Sports, the national university sports organization that oversees the four regional associations, decided on Oct. 15 to also cancel the…
SLC Lions basketball teams latest COVID-19 victims
Five members of the CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence (SLC) Lions men’s basketball team and one member of the women’s team tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of September, Radio-Canada reported.The…