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Canada beats France to win gold in 3x3 FIBA Women's Series event in Prague

PRAGUE, Czechia - Edmonton's Michelle Plouffe had 15 points and five rebounds as Canada beat France 20-17 to capture gold in a 3x3 FIBA Women's Series event in Prague. Katherine Plouffe, Michelle's tw...

Aug 05, 2023

Calls to make swimming lessons more available in Quebec after deadly year on water

MONTREAL - A charity that advocates for water safety is calling on the Quebec government to offer swimming lessons more widely - especially to recent immigrants - as drownings in the province are up 3...

Aug 05, 2023

Veselinovic misses penalty in shootout as Whitecaps fall to Tigres in Leagues Cup

VANCOUVER - Tigres UANL beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 5-3 on penalties in round of 32 Leagues Cup action at B.C. Place on Friday. Pedro Vite opened the scoring for the Whitecaps, firing a half volley p...

Aug 04, 2023

Argonauts lose first game of CFL season 20-7, Stampeders earn first home win

CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders handed the Toronto Argonauts their first loss and won their first home game of the season in a 20-7 victory Friday. The Stampeders (3-5) avoided falling to 2-6 to star...

Aug 04, 2023

Scarborough, Edmonton prevail in CEBL play-in games, advance to semis

TORONTO - The Scarborough Shooting Stars poured it on in the final quarter on Friday to bounce the Brampton Honey Badgers 98-74 in a Canadian Elite Basketball League play-in game held at Toronto's Pan...

Aug 04, 2023

Schneider homers in first at-bat, Blue Jays beat Red Sox 7-3

BOSTON (AP) - Davis Schneider homered in his first major league at-bat and the Toronto Blue Jays tied their season-high with five home runs in a 7-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. Wh...

Aug 04, 2023

Henley leads Wyndham again, Svensson on his heels

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Russell Henley remained in a familiar spot with a 4-under 66 on Friday that gave him the lead at the Wyndham Championship for the fifth time in the last 10 rounds, just not the...

Aug 04, 2023

Lauren Kim of Surrey, B.C., wins Canadian women's amateur golf championship

HALIFAX - Lauren Kim shot a final-round 2-under 71 on Friday to win the 109th Canadian women's amateur golf championship. The native of Surrey, B.C., held second place during the first three rounds of...

Aug 04, 2023

Andreescu, Fernandez, Marino to play qualifiers in National Bank Open first round

MONTREAL - Canadians Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Fernandez and Rebecca Marino will open play at this year's National Bank Open against qualifiers. Andreescu, of Mississauga, Ont., is Canada's top-ranked ...

Aug 04, 2023

Canada's Auger-Aliassime to open against a qualifier at National Bank Open

TORONTO - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime will play a qualifier in his opening match at the National Bank Open. The 56-man singles draw for the ATP Tour event was completed today at a downtown Toronto ...

Aug 04, 2023