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League-leading Alouettes host Lions as Rourke begins to find his groove

MONTREAL - B.C. Lions head coach Rick Campbell believes Nathan Rourke is just getting rolling since returning from the NFL last month. Rourke will make his fourth consecutive start when the Lions (6-6...

Sep 05, 2024

Canadians Paralympians strike gold twice, with one bronze on Day 8

PARIS - Canada earned three medals, with two golds courtesy of two of its biggest names at the Paralympic Games on Day 8. Wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos earned gold in the men's T53 800 metres on the ...

Sep 05, 2024

Elite Series anglers Gustafson, Gallant fine with new FFS changes for 2025

Jeff Gustafson is good with the Elite Series' new forward-facing sonar (FFS) rules but remains unsure about the impact they'll have on pro bass fishing's premier circuit. Starting next year, competito...

Sep 05, 2024

Leafs sign defenceman Marshall Rifai to two-year contract extension

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Marshall Rifai to a two-year contract extension, the club announced Thursday. The deal begins in 2025-26 and carries an average annual value of...

Sep 05, 2024

Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos wins Paralympic gold medal

PARIS - Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos has won a Paralympic Games gold medal. The 44-year-old from Dorval, Que., won the men's T53 800 metres. Lakatos collected his second medal in Paris afte...

Sep 05, 2024

Court hearing legal arguments in sex assault case of five hockey players

LONDON, Ont. - A London, Ont., court is hearing legal arguments in the sexual assault case of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team. Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Fo...

Sep 05, 2024

Alex Morgan retires from professional soccer and is expecting her second child

Two-time Women's World Cup champion Alex Morgan announced she is pregnant with her second child and is retiring from professional soccer. Over the course of a 15-year career with the United States, Mo...

Sep 05, 2024

Canadian swimmer Aurelie Rivard strikes gold at Paralympics, Routliffe earns bronze

PARIS - Canada's Aurelie Rivard has struck gold at the Paralympic Games. The 28-year-old from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., won the women's S10 400-metre freestyle with a time of four minutes 29.20 sec...

Sep 05, 2024

Canadian long jumper Noah Vucsics ready to launch at Paralympic Games

Noah Vucsics got into trouble for jumping over garbage cans in the halls of Calgary's James Fowler High School when he was in Grade 12. A happy offshoot of that clash with authority was the suggestion...

Sep 05, 2024

Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner over a land dispute

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after sustaining 80% burns on her body due to an attack by her partner. A spokesperson...

Sep 05, 2024