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Canada's Galarneau drops opening match, Hungary takes 1-0 lead in Davis Cup qualifier

MONTREAL - Fabian Marozsan defeated Alexis Galarneau to give Hungary a 1-0 lead over Canada at the Davis Cup men's team tennis tournament on Saturday. Maroszan prevailed 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the opening m...

Feb 01, 2025

Stars acquire Granlund and Ceci from the Sharks in the latest move in flurry of NHL trades

The Dallas Stars acquired center Mikael Granlund and defenseman Cody Ceci from the San Jose Sharks on Saturday in the latest in a flurry of trades around the NHL. Dallas sent a 2025 first-round pick a...

Feb 01, 2025

Canadian skier Megan Oldham lands slopestyle silver at World Cup in Aspen

ASPEN - Canadian freestyle skier Megan Oldham soared to a World Cup silver medal in slopestyle Saturday. The 23-year-old from Parry Sound, Ont., scored 86.93 points to finish behind France's Tess Lede...

Feb 01, 2025

Canada's Éliot Grondin captures snowboard cross gold at World Cup in China

BEIDAHU SHEQU - Canada's liot Grondin captured his first gold medal of the season at a snowboard cross World Cup event on Saturday. Grondin, last year's World Cup champion, won every round to finish a...

Feb 01, 2025

Marielle Thompson's ski cross gold highlights three-medal day for Canada

VEYSONNAZ - Marielle Thompson's ski cross gold highlighted a three-medal day for Canada at a World Cup event on Saturday. Thompson, of Whistler, B.C., beat Germany's Daniela Maier to top the podium in...

Feb 01, 2025

Blue Bombers re-sign two-time All-CFL receiver Dalton Schoen to one-year contract

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers re-signed star receiver Dalton Schoen to a one-year contract on Saturday. The six-foot-one, 210-pound Schoen returns to Winnipeg for a fourth season after being li...

Feb 01, 2025

Auger-Aliassime advances to Montpellier final with straight sets win over De Jong

MONTPELLIER - Montreal's Flix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the final of the Open Occitanie tennis tournament with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) win over Jesper de Jong of the Netherlands on Saturday. Auger-Aliassime,...

Feb 01, 2025

Canadian Jasmine Jasudavicius makes history with win on UFC card in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH - Canadian flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius extended her winning streak to four fights with an impressive unanimous decision over Brazilian Mayra (Sheetara) Bueno Silva on a UFC Fight Night card ...

Feb 01, 2025

Canadian winger Tajon Buchanan joins Spain's Villarreal on loan from Inter Milan

Canadian international winger Tajon Buchanan has joined Spain's Villarreal CF from Italy's Inter Milan on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent. The 25-year-old from Brampton, O...

Feb 01, 2025

Oceanside Generals face first responders in charity hockey game for retired dogs

PARKSVILLE - They are known as man's best friend, and an Alberta-based charity is teaming up with a mid-Island hockey team to ensure pooches who serve can retire comfortably. Ned's Wish raises money s...

Feb 01, 2025