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Toronto FC players, staff go their separate ways during international break

Brazilian fullback Auro plans to look for a nearby beach. Alejandro Pozuelo will be reunited with his pregnant wife in Spain. Jonathan Osorio, Richie Laryea and others are on international duty. Toron...

Jun 01, 2021

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime eliminated in first round at French Open

PARIS - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the French Open after suffering a first-round loss. The No. 20 seed, from Montreal, lost 6-3, 7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-4 to Italian Andreas Seppi on Tuesday at ...

Jun 01, 2021

Edmonton CFL franchise changes its team name to Elks

EDMONTON - The Edmonton CFL franchise has changed its team name to Elks. The club made the announcement via livestream today. Edmonton dropped its longtime name, Eskimos, last year following a similar...

Jun 01, 2021

Former CFL commissioner Smith on Senate committee that will do report on Bill C-218

Former CFL commissioner Larry Smith will be among those giving Bill C-218 a much closer look when it goes before the Senate's standing committee on banking, trade and commerce this week. Bill C-218 is...

Jun 01, 2021

Canada falls in shootout against Finland at world hockey championship

RIGA, Latvia - Canada will have to wait to see if it advances to the quarterfinals at the world men's hockey championship. Finland rallied for a 3-2 shootout win over Canada in the final preliminary-r...

Jun 01, 2021

Canadiens are Winnipeg-bound after dispatching Leafs in seven games

TORONTO - Three times the Montreal Canadiens faced elimination. Three times they brushed off the pressure and grew stronger.After trailing 3-1 in their opening-round playoff series against the Toronto...

May 31, 2021

Front-lines workers say attending Leafs game is a positive sign of healing

TORONTO - Daniel Smith was about six people from the front of the growing line of healthcare workers waiting to enter Scotiabank Arena. Smith, an OR manager for the Scarborough Health Network, had his...

May 31, 2021

As promised, Canada coach John Herdman calls in reinforcements for Florida camp

As promised, Canada coach John Herdman has summoned 11 more players to camp in Orlando ahead of Saturday's World Cup qualifying match against Aruba.Herdman brought in the 11, all from MLS teams, as in...

May 31, 2021

Canadian men face crucial stretch of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying games

Canada kicks off a crucial stretch of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying this weekend with the first of what could be four games in 11 days. At stake is a chance for the Canadian men, currently ranked 70th...

May 31, 2021

Veteran quarterback MacLeod Bethel-Thompson signs new deal with the Toronto Argonauts

TORONTO - Veteran quarterback MacLeod Bethel-Thomson re-signed with the Toronto Argonauts on Monday. Bethel-Thompson had a CFL-high 26 touchdown passes in 13 starts with Toronto in 2019. The six-foot-...

May 31, 2021