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Skate Canada to wait on final decision for world championship team

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier headline the Canadian team that will compete at this year's world figure skating championships, but Skate Canada is waiting unti...

Jan 19, 2020

Former 1,500-metre specialist Elmore Tokyo-bound after breaking marathon mark

HOUSTON - Malindi Elmore crushed the Canadian women's marathon record on Sunday, all but booking her spot on the team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 39-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., ran two hour...

Jan 19, 2020

Canada's Jeff Smith wins way back to PDC pro darts tour via qualifying school

WIGAN, England - Canadian Jeff Smith has won his way back to the pro darts tour. The 44-year-old from Saint John, N.B., joined Karel Sedlacek and Aaron Beeney in securing tour cards on Day T...

Jan 19, 2020

Sonny Bill a question-mark ahead of Toronto Wolfpack pre-season game Sunday

Star signing Sonny Bill Williams may not see action Sunday when the Toronto Wolfpack visit Castleford Tigers for their one official pre-season game in advance of Super League play. "Everybody's asking...

Jan 19, 2020

First female NFL coach sees video-game appearance as another sign of progress

TORONTO - A computerized likeness of Jen Welter barks directions to players on the sidelines, then knocks one on the helmet before sending them back on the field. Welter recently became the first fema...

Jan 19, 2020

Votto, Morneau backing Canada's Walker ahead of Hall of Fame vote reveal

Joey Votto admittedly didn't pay much attention to fellow Canadian Larry Walker during his 17-year playing career. It wasn't until after the 1997 National League MVP reti...

Jan 19, 2020

Drury leads host Canadian ski cross team into chilly World Cup at Nakiska

NAKISKA, Alta. - It's too cold for penguins, but not for ski cross racer Kevin Drury. A cold front enveloping Alberta this week cancelled penguin walks at the Calgary Zoo, where to...

Jan 19, 2020

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime falls to surging Russian in Adelaide semis

ADELAIDE, Australia - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime lost a tight semifinal against a red-hot opponent on Friday at the Adelaide International. The No. 2 seed from Montreal fell 7-6 (5), 6-7 (7), 6-4 ...

Jan 18, 2020

Jake Virtanen channels his junior days to score winner in Canucks' 3-1 win over Coyotes

VANCOUER, B.C. - For a few minutes Jake Virtanen thought he was back in the Western Hockey League. Virtanen scored the only goal of the second period to reach a career-high 26 points in a season as th...

Jan 18, 2020

VanVleet scores 29 in return as Raptors beat Wolves 122-112

MINNEAPOLIS - Fred VanVleet from a hamstring injury to score 29 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-112 on Saturday night. Kyle Lowry added 28 points and seven assists w...

Jan 18, 2020