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Riding high: Suter wins downhill for her 1st gold at worlds

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy - Corinne Suter ended Switzerland's 32-year wait for a women's downhill world title on Saturday, winning her fourth straight medal at a major championship but the first gold. ...

Feb 13, 2021

Panik agrees to minor league deal with Blue Jays

TORONTO - The busy Toronto Blue Jays agreed Friday to a minor league contract to keep second baseman Joe Panik, who will report to big league spring training. The 30-year-old hit .225 with one homer a...

Feb 12, 2021

Western Hockey League's East Division set to play season in Regina hub

CALGARY - The Western Hockey League says it has approval from the Saskatchewan government to play a 24-game East Division season in a hub in Regina starting next month.Friday's announcement means thre...

Feb 12, 2021

Sack leader Hughes ready to anchor 'hungry' veteran defensive line in Toronto

TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts' defensive line will be a little older the next time it takes the field. According to sack leader Charleston Hughes, it will also be a lot hungrier. The Argonauts have ...

Feb 12, 2021

Canada's men's water polo team finally set to resume Olympic qualifying quest

Canada's men's water polo team had already gathered in Europe a year ago at this time for its final push for a berth in the Tokyo Olympics, but the qualifying tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19....

Feb 12, 2021

Dispatches from game-day ghost towns: Businesses struggle in unusual NHL season

Masks, nasal swabs and empty seats have all become the norm in NHL rinks. Hockey may be back on the ice, but the conditions are far from ordinary - not only inside the arenas, but around them, too. Th...

Feb 12, 2021

Canadian midfielder Desiree Scott raring to go after lengthy soccer hiatus

Desiree Scott has been waiting a long time for her next game. The 33-year-old midfielder from Winnipeg didn't play in the NWSL's Challenge Cup last summer due to family commitments and opted out of th...

Feb 12, 2021

Icemaker Greg Ewasko going the distance in Calgary's curling bubble

CALGARY - Greg Ewasko will be an expert on curling bubble life by the time he's done tending Calgary's ice. The icemaker from Oakbank, Man., will spend 52 days making ice for four Curling Canada event...

Feb 12, 2021

Buffalo Bisons join Triple-A East, remaining top Toronto Blue Jays affiliate

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Bisons will remain the Toronto Blue Jays' top minor-league affiliate after accepting Major League Baseball's invitation to be a member of its new Professional Development L...

Feb 12, 2021

Canada sending a team to Puerto Rico for final FIBA AmeriCup qualifying window

TORONTO - After missing two FIBA AmeriCup 2022 qualifying games due to restrictions around COVID-19, Canada's men's basketball team will play in next week's final window of qualifiers. Brothers Phil a...

Feb 12, 2021