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Longtime QMJHL commissioner Gilles Courteau announces retirement

MONTREAL - Longtime Quebec Major Junior Hockey League commissioner Gilles Courteau said he will retire part way through the 2023-24 season. Courteau, who has been involved in the league for 47 years, ...

Dec 16, 2022

Right-handed pitcher Chris Bassitt officially signs with Toronto Blue Jays

TORONTO - Chris Bassitt is officially a member of the Toronto Blue Jays. Bassitt and the Blue Jays have agreed to a new three-year deal worth $63 million. Several media outlets had reported that the 3...

Dec 16, 2022

Former Canada foes face off Saturday to decide third place at the World Cup

If nothing else, Saturday's third-place playoff at the World Cup serves as a reminder of the tough neighbourhood that Canada found itself in in its return to the men's soccer showcase after a 36-year ...

Dec 16, 2022

Spanish playmaker Victor Vazquez back for second stint with Toronto FC

TORONTO - Spanish playmaker Victor Vazquez has rejoined Toronto FC. The 35-year-old spent the past two seasons with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Vazquez left Toronto in January 2019 to join a club in Qatar...

Dec 16, 2022

Arendz's gold tops three-medal day for Canada at Para-Nordic World Cup in Finland

VUOKATTI, Finland - Canada's Mark Arendz recovered from a difficult start on the shooting range to win his second straight biathlon gold medal on Friday at the Para-Nordic World Cup Arendz's gold in t...

Dec 16, 2022

Canadian women's under-18 hockey team bolstered by seven returning players

CALGARY - Defender Ava Murphy headlines the Canadian women's under-18 hockey team in its bid to defend its world title in Sweden in January. Murphy of Kitchener, Ont., compiled two goals and three ass...

Dec 16, 2022

Blue Bombers sign linebacker Kyrie Wilson to one-year extension

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed linebacker Kyrie Wilson to a one-year contract extension. Wilson returns for his sixth season in Winnipeg after his 2022 campaign was cut short when he...

Dec 16, 2022

CF Montréal signs goalkeeper Pantemis to 2023 deal with two option years

MONTREAL - CF Montral has signed goalkeeper James Pantemis to a new contract for the 2023 Major League Soccer season, with option years in 2024 and 2025. The 25-year-old Montreal native has played 36 ...

Dec 16, 2022

'Driven, motivated' Zellweger looking for more hardware with Canada at world juniors

Olen Zellweger was firing puck after puck into the shooting cage one day following practice. Lost in the off-ice training - picking corners and snapping rubber off iron - time must have got away from ...

Dec 16, 2022

Mac Neil breaks own 50m backstroke world record at short course championships

MELBOURNE, Australia - Maggie Mac Neil repeated as champion in the women's 50-metre backstroke Friday at the short course swimming championships, taking the gold medal in a world-record time of 25.25 ...

Dec 16, 2022