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Racing fans can't place Kentucky Derby bets in Ontario's fixed-odds industry

TORONTO - Messier will attempt to become just the third Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, but racing fans won't be able to wager on him in Ontario's fixed-odds sports betting ...

May 06, 2022

International federation's ethics committee to review Boxing Canada, Trepanier

The International Boxing Association wants Canada's high performance director Daniel Trepanier banned from the women's world championships. In a letter sent to Boxing Canada on Friday, the IBA said it...

May 06, 2022

Former LPGA player Salimah Mussani named Golf Canada's new women's head coach

OAKVILLE, Ont. - Salimah Mussani was named Golf Canada's new women's head coach on Friday and will oversee the development of Canada's top female amateur and professional golfers. Mussani assumes the ...

May 06, 2022

Spezza, Holl to make series debut for Leafs; Simmonds, Liljegren scratched for Game 3

TAMPA, Fla. - Jason Spezza will make his series debut for the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight in Game 3 of their first-round playoff matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 38-year-old forward sat ou...

May 06, 2022

Goalies Markstrom, Oettinger prominent in tight Calgary-Dallas series

CALGARY - With the Calgary Flames and Dallas Stars almost cancelling each other out offensively to start their playoff series, their goalies are taking centre stage. Calgary's Jacob Markstrom and Star...

May 06, 2022

Oilers take long route from Edmonton to L.A., avoiding COVID-19 testing

LOS ANGELES - The Edmonton Oilers took the long way to get to L.A. ahead of Game 3 in their first-round playoff series against the Kings. Instead of taking a charter flight directly to California, the...

May 06, 2022

Former sprint star Surin excited to mentor Canada's athletes at 2024 Paris Olympics

Former sprint star Bruny Surin drew inspiration from Canadian athletes at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Canada climbed the podium 24 times in Tokyo to finish 11th in total medals, despite facing some of th...

May 06, 2022

Contract talks between CFL, CFLPA break down

TORONTO - Contact talks between the CFL and CFL Players' Association have broken down. In a memo sent out to its players, the CFLPA said it rejected the league's proposal for a 10-year deal that calle...

May 06, 2022

CF Montréal hosts Orlando looking to increase unbeaten run to seven games

MONTREAL - CF Montral extended its Major League Soccer unbeaten run to six games following a dramatic win over Atlanta United last week. Now, the team be looking to break its franchise record by makin...

May 06, 2022

Asian Games in China postponed over spread of COVID-19

Less than three months after Beijing hosted the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the Olympic Council of Asia said Friday that this year's Asian Games are being postponed because of concerns over the s...

May 06, 2022