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Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson team up in Paris as part of Olympic beach volleyball team

TORONTO - After competing with different partners at the Tokyo Games, Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson are joining forces this summer at the Paris Olympics. Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson, b...

Jun 28, 2024

Raptors draft picks Ja'Kobe Walter, Jonathan Mogbo introduced to Toronto

TORONTO - Years before Jonathan Mogbo was drafted by the Toronto Raptors, he got used to stopping and posing for photos with local fans. Mogbo visited his childhood best friend Scottie Barnes in Toron...

Jun 28, 2024

Peters, Chénier named to Canada's archery team for Paris Olympics

TORONTO - Eric Peters and Virginie Chnier have been named to Canada's Olympic archery team. Archery Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced the roster Friday. Both athletes are set to make...

Jun 28, 2024

McDavid, MacKinnon, Crosby among six players named to Canada's 4 Nations team

CALGARY - Canada's team for the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off will include the NHL's most valuable player and its playoff MVP. Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon and Edmonton Oilers captain Con...

Jun 28, 2024

Fernandez, Auger-Aliassime lead Canadian contingent into Wimbledon

LONDON - Five Canadians - three women and two men - are part of the singles competition draw at Wimbledon, which was announced Friday. Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime, the top Canadian seed in single...

Jun 28, 2024

Reports: Immanuel Quickley signs five-year, US$175 million deal to stay with Raptors

TORONTO - Immanuel Quickley will sign a five-year contract to stay with the Toronto Raptors, according to multiple reports. Quickley intends to ink the US$175 million contract when free agency officia...

Jun 28, 2024

Canada's Leylah Fernandez moves into final at Eastbourne

EASTBOURNE - Canada's Leylah Fernandez has advanced to the final of the Rothesay International grass-court tennis tournament. Fernandez, of Laval, Que., defeated defending champion Madison Keys 6-3, 3...

Jun 28, 2024

Different schools of thought on why Canada drapes itself with red and white

FREDERICTON - Canada's unofficial national colours will be on full display Monday as Canadians don patriotic T-shirts, wave hand-held flags and hang bunting to celebrate their country. But while the r...

Jun 28, 2024

Whyte hits game-winning field goal to give Lions a 24-21 victory over Elks

VANCOUVER - Sean Whyte kicked a 42-yard field goal in the dying seconds as the B.C. Lions battled from behind to defeat the Edmonton Elks 24-21 in a back-and-forth CFL game Thursday night. Sean Whyte ...

Jun 27, 2024

Mo Ahmed, Gabriela DeBues-Stafford win 5,000-metre races at track and field trials

MONTREAL - Mo Ahmed won the men's 5,000-metre race and Gabriela Debues-Stafford finished first in the women's 5K competition Thursday night at the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic track and field trial...

Jun 27, 2024