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Canada's Pickrem takes bronze in 200 breaststroke at world aquatics championships

DOHA, Qatar - Canada's Sydney Pickrem picked up her second medal of the world aquatics championships with a bronze in Friday's women's 200-metre breaststroke. Pickrem finished in a time of two minutes...

Feb 16, 2024

Canadian women's water polo team qualifies for Paris Games after South Africa forfeit

DOHA, Qatar - The Canadian women's water polo team qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics after South Africa forfeited its allocated spot. Water Polo Canada made the announcement Friday after Canada wa...

Feb 16, 2024

Taylor Swift gives $100,000 to the family of the woman killed in the Chiefs parade shooting

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Taylor Swift donated $100,000 to the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, the woman killed in the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade. Two $50,000 donations w...

Feb 16, 2024

Skate Canada says ISU decision on 2022 figure skating team bronze will be appealed

Skate Canada has announced a formal appeal of the International Skating Union's decision to award the bronze medal in the team figure skating event from the 2022 Beijing Olympics to Russia despite one...

Feb 16, 2024

Veteran Canadian Junior Hoilett joins Scotland's Aberdeen on short-term deal

ABERDEEN, United Kingdom - Veteran Canadian international Junior Hoilett has joined Scotland's Aberdeen until the end of the season. The 33-year-old from Brampton, Ont., has been without a club since ...

Feb 16, 2024

Jays agree to terms with veteran infielder Eduardo Escobar on minor-league contract

DUNEDIN, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with veteran infielder Eduardo Escobar on a minor-league contract Friday with an invite to spring training. He hit .226 with six homers and 31 RBI...

Feb 16, 2024

Canadian Marcus Haber leads all goal-scorers in Cambodian Premier League

Some 11,800 kilometres away from home, Canadian Marcus Haber is doing what he does best. Score goals. The 35-year-old forward from Vancouver, who plays for Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC, leads the Ca...

Feb 16, 2024

Gut-Behrami wins downhill to extend lead over Shiffrin in World Cup overall standings

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) - Fresh from overtaking the absent Mikaela Shiffrin in the women's World Cup overall standings, Lara Gut-Behrami won a shortened downhill on Friday to close in on the i...

Feb 16, 2024

Western Conference race for players well underway before the NHL trade deadline

Rick Tocchet and Rick Bowness were together at NHL All-Star Weekend when news broke that the Winnipeg Jets traded for Sean Monahan. Bowness' team made a big addition less than 48 hours after Tocchet's...

Feb 16, 2024

Prince Harry and Meghan in Vancouver for third day of Invictus Games training camp

VANCOUVER - Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are in Vancouver today to meet with Invictus Games athletes at a local curling rink, one year ahead of the competition. The pair s...

Feb 16, 2024