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Calgary's Secret Cup first elite women's hockey games in Canada in over a year

CALGARY - With the attitude of better late than never, Canada's top women's hockey players are relieved to have the chance to finally play meaningful games. The three-team Secret Cup starting Monday i...

May 21, 2021

Canada's Shapovalov secures spot in Geneva final with win over Cuevas

GENEVA - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is heading to the final of the Geneva Open.The second-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., beat qualifier Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay 6-4, 7-5 in semifinal actio...

May 21, 2021

Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares discharged from hospital, out indefinitely

Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares has been discharged from hospital, one day after leaving the ice on a stretcher in the aftermath of a collision.The club says Tavares was kept overnight at St....

May 21, 2021

Canadian fighter Arjan Singh Bhullar is now the toast of Indian mixed martial arts

The pride of Indian mixed martial arts is back home after dethroning Brandon (The Truth) Vera in Singapore to win One Championship's heavyweight title. And for Arjan Singh Bhullar, home is Richmond, B...

May 21, 2021

Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez eliminated at Serbia Open

BELGRADE, Serbia - Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez is out of the Serbia Open after a second-round loss today. Fernandez, from Laval, Que., fell 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria at the WTA...

May 21, 2021

Becoming a dad has given Brown a new perspective on his track career

Aaron Brown has always seen his track career as being about something bigger than himself. He didn't run for personal glory, he ran for his family, his coach, his Canadian teammates and his sponsors. ...

May 21, 2021

'Like hell:' As Olympics loom, Japan health care in turmoil

TOKYO (AP) - As she struggled to breathe, Shizue Akita had to wait more than six hours while paramedics searched for a hospital in Osaka that would treat her worsening COVID-19. When she finally got t...

May 21, 2021

Tokyo organizers say Olympics are 'safe' -- public disagrees

TOKYO (AP) - The IOC wraps up its final planning sessions on Friday with Tokyo Olympic organizers, just two months before the games are to open. Much of the focus is on persuading a skeptical public a...

May 21, 2021

Japan expands state of emergency, approves 2 more vaccines

TOKYO (AP) - Japan on Friday expanded a coronavirus state of emergency hours after it approved the use of two more vaccines in an effort to contain a worrying surge in infections nine weeks ahead of t...

May 21, 2021

Canadians in Japan say the Olympics should be cancelled

Canadian Jordan Dallaire-Gagn just wanted to be part of the largest sporting event in the world. Working or volunteering at the Tokyo Olympics was top of mind when the Montrealer moved to Japan a litt...

May 21, 2021