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Canada Soccer faces independent audit into finances, new funding conditions

OTTAWA - The federal government is imposing new conditions on funding for Canada Soccer, the sports ministry confirmed to The Canadian Press on Tuesday. The announcement comes after several parliament...

May 30, 2023

Predators fire coach John Hynes more than 6 weeks after missing playoffs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Nashville Predators fired coach John Hynes on Tuesday, moving on from him more than six weeks after missing the playoffs. Incoming general manager Barry Trotz announced his...

May 30, 2023

Whitecaps look to home comforts after latest road loss, referee frustration

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps are returning home and looking to put their road trip woes behind them. The Whitecaps have not won away from B.C. Place in Major League Soccer regular-season play t...

May 30, 2023

'A big step forward': Canada's Tousignant brings exposure to women's para hockey

Raphaelle Tousignant dreams of being a Paralympic hockey player. But as a woman, that means making a men's team because there isn't a women's Paralympic hockey team to play on. That hasn't stopped Tou...

May 30, 2023

Andreescu advances to second round at French Open with win over Azarenka

PARIS - Canada's Bianca Andreescu has advanced to the second round of the French Open with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over 18th-seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Andreescu started to take control of the mat...

May 30, 2023

Quebec legislature committee calls for governance changes at QMJHL in hazing report

QUEBEC - A Quebec legislature committee is calling for governance changes at the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League as part of a report on hazing in the sport. The committee is calling for the league t...

May 30, 2023

'I'll be more ready:' Canadian decathlete LePage aims to build on Hypo Meeting win

Pierce LePage feels there's another step he could take with the world athletics championships approaching in August. The Whitby, Ont., native edged fellow Canadian and Olympic champion Damian Warner t...

May 30, 2023

Blue Jays reliever Anthony Bass apologies for sharing homophobic social media post

TORONTO - Blue Jays reliever Anthony Bass says he's sorry for sharing a homophobic social media post. Bass spoke ahead of Toronto's game against the Milwaukee Brewers tonight. The 35-year-old Bass sha...

May 30, 2023

Mike Benevides returns to Lions as B.C. announces changes to coaching staff

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Former B.C. Lions head coach Mike Benevides is returning to the team as a special teams consultant. The Lions also announced that special teams co-ordinator Don Yanowsky will not be w...

May 30, 2023

French Open's No. 2 seed, Daniil Medvedev, loses to 172nd-ranked qualifier, Thiago Seyboth Wild

PARIS (AP) - Second-seeded Daniil Medvedev was stunned in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday, losing in five sets to Thiago Seybolt Wild, a 23-year-old from Brazil who is ranked just 172nd ...

May 30, 2023