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Injuries to Edmundson, Suzuki mark first day of Montreal Canadiens training camp

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens opened training camp on Thursday with injuries looming over the team. A behemoth 74-player roster took to the ice, but defenceman Joel Edmundson was nowhere to be see...

Sep 22, 2022

Homan and Lawes earn first-round victories at PointsBet Invitational

FREDERICTON - Rachel Homan jumped out to an early five-point lead and rolled to a comfortable 8-4 victory over Suzanne Birt on Thursday afternoon at the PointsBet Invitational. Homan, who throws fourt...

Sep 22, 2022

Name Game: Team Fleury name iced at PointsBet Invitational in favour of Team Homan

The name game was played before Thursday's opening draw at the PointsBet Invitational as the Team Fleury name was iced in favour of Team Homan. The team asked event organizers to make the switch and C...

Sep 22, 2022

Canadian women's basketball team says new coach Lapena has brought instant energy

Bridget Carleton laughed when describing Victor Lapena's infectious excitement at practice. On the heels of its early exit from the Tokyo Olympics, Lapena was hired to take Canada's seemingly stagnant...

Sep 22, 2022

Canadian women face Fiji in final international test before Rugby World Cup

SUVA, Fiji - Canada plays its final test match ahead of next month's Women's Rugby World Cup when it takes on Fiji on Friday at HFC Bank Stadium in Suva. The third-ranked Canadians are en route to New...

Sep 22, 2022

Montreal Alouettes "dialed in" for East Division clash with Hamilton Tiger-Cats

MONTREAL - Bye weeks haven't been very kind to the Montreal Alouettes this season. The team has a 0-2 record coming out of bye weeks. Most recently, the Als suffered a crushing 38-24 home defeat to th...

Sep 22, 2022

Hockey Canada reveals large chunk of player insurance fees go to National Equity Fund

Hockey Canada has revealed that over 65 per cent of player insurance fees go toward the organization's National Equity Fund. In a letter to MP Peter Julian obtained by The Canadian Press, Hockey Canad...

Sep 22, 2022

Junior Hoilett to captain Canada against Qatar in Vienna men's soccer friendly

In the absence of the injured Atiba Hutchinson, David (Junior) Hoilett will captain Canada against Qatar in an international friendly against Qatar on Friday in Vienna. The 39-year-old Hutchinson, Can...

Sep 22, 2022

Senators’ Batherson says he is ‘co-operating’ with Hockey Canada investigations

Ottawa Senators forward Drake Batherson says he is co-operating with investigations into allegations of sexual assault involving players from the 2018 Canadian world junior team. Batherson spoke to re...

Sep 22, 2022

Canadian forward Deanne Rose sidelined by Achilles injury playing for Reading

READING, United Kingdom - Canadian forward Deanne Rose has been sidelined "for an extended period" after suffering an Achilles injury playing for Reading FC in its season opener in its Barclays Women'...

Sep 22, 2022