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Wolfville, N.S. will play host to regular-season CFL game in July

HALIFAX - The Canadian Football League announced Tuesday that Wolfville, N.S. will host a regular-season game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Toronto Argonauts on July 16. "On behalf of the S...

Mar 29, 2022

Sport Minister: Mechanism for reporting harassment, abuse in place by late spring

Pascale St-Onge says plans are in place for an independent mechanism for the reporting of maltreatment in sport, and it will be operational by late spring. Canada's Sport Minister released a statement...

Mar 29, 2022

Canadian men's soccer team will be armed when it goes to Qatar for the World Cup

TORONTO - The Canadian men's soccer team is going to the World Cup and it will be armed this November in Qatar. John Herdman's team travels with a sword these days. "The sword's something that symboli...

Mar 29, 2022

Thousands to commemorate Warne, cricket's 'box office' star

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Shane Warne mixed with Mick Jagger and Elton John, bowled to Ed Sheeran in the practice nets at the spiritual home of cricket, and for a while was engaged to be married to L...

Mar 29, 2022

Raptors end Celtics' six-game win streak with thrilling 115-112 OT victory

TORONTO - Nick Nurse has insisted he's not watching what other teams are doing in a tightly packed Eastern Conference and only a handful of games left in the regular season. But the Toronto Raptors co...

Mar 28, 2022

Ottawa Senators announce that owner Melnyk has died at the age of 62

Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk has died at the age of 62. The Senators made the announcement Monday night. The cause of death was not immediately known. In 2015, Melnyk had a liver transplant at ...

Mar 28, 2022

Canadian men's soccer team earns standing ovation during Raptors game

TORONTO - Canada's World Cup-bound men's soccer team earned a standing ovation during the Toronto Raptors game Monday. Twenty-three players took centre-court with high-fives from The Raptor mascot fol...

Mar 28, 2022

Dubas on lack of calls for Matthews: 'We wish the way that he played would draw more'

MANALAPAN, Fla. - Kyle Dubas flashed a smile. "Officiating," he added with a laugh before a brief pause. "Everything's great with officiating." The Toronto Maple Leafs general manager was making light...

Mar 28, 2022

Sheldon Kennedy addresses NHL general managers on safety, respect

MANALAPAN, Fla. - Sheldon Kennedy never envisioned a moment like this two decades ago. Kim Davis didn't see it coming as recently as 2018. The pair led a discussion with the NHL's 32 general managers ...

Mar 28, 2022

Canadian gymnasts calling for investigation into abusive practices, toxic culture

TORONTO - Longtime rhythmic gymnast Rosie Cossar remembers a particular Canadian team practice that was scheduled to last five hours but went well past that. She said couple of her teammates collapsed...

Mar 28, 2022