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Curling Canada makes major changes to Olympic trials, Canadian championships formats

Curling Canada announced significant changes to some of its major events on Monday. The four-player Olympic trials for the 2026 Milano Cortina Games, an eight-team event, will open with a round-robin ...

Apr 17, 2023

Boston Marathon sweep for Kenya, but not favorite Kipchoge

BOSTON (AP) - Defending champion Evans Chebet of Kenya won the Boston Marathon again on Monday, surging to the front at Heartbreak Hill to spoil the much-anticipated debut of world record holder Eliud...

Apr 17, 2023

Ottawa to host Pacific Four Series women's rugby event later this summer

Ottawa will host a Pacific Four Series women's rugby event later this summer. Canada, New Zealand, the United States and England will participate in the competition in July, Rugby Canada announced Mon...

Apr 17, 2023

Canadian women continue to keep scoreboard turning at CONCACAF U20 qualifier

SAN CRISTOBAL - Canada keeps scoring at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship Qualifying tournament. Olivia Smith recorded a hat trick for the second game in a row to help Canada defeat St. Vince...

Apr 17, 2023

It was Knight's night in gold-medal win for U.S.

BRAMPTON, Ontario (AP) - For all the focus on the United States' young and retooled roster, it was who else but Hilary Knight - the team's most experienced and accomplished star - who played a pivotal...

Apr 16, 2023

Knight, U.S. prevail 6-3 over Canada to claim women's hockey world championship gold

BRAMPTON, Ont. - Hilary Knight scored the go-ahead goal as part of a hat trick in leading the U.S. to a 6-3 gold-medal victory over Canada at the world women's hockey championship on Sunday. Abbey Mur...

Apr 16, 2023

Fitzpatrick wins RBC Heritage over Spieth on 3rd extra hole

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - Matt Fitzpatrick defeated defending champion Jordan Spieth on the third playoff hole at the RBC Heritage on Sunday, stuffing his approach in close on the par-4 18th at ...

Apr 16, 2023

Edmonton Oilers hope last year's long playoff run greases their wheels in 2023

EDMONTON - After their longest playoff run in 16 years in 2022, the Edmonton Oilers have the weapons to go further. While there's currently no better one-two punch on the hockey planet than Oilers cap...

Apr 16, 2023

Hockey Canada has regained its national funding from Ottawa

BRAMPTON, Ont. - The Canadian government has restored funding to Hockey Canada. Hockey Canada made the announcement Sunday - and Canadian sport minister Pascale St-Onge made it official - before the C...

Dave Barry Apr 16, 2023

Ontario proposes lowering minimum age for lifeguards to 15 to ease staff shortages

TORONTO - Ontario is proposing to lower the minimum age for lifeguards to 15, in part to address staff shortages many municipalities experienced last summer. Regulations in the province's Health Prote...

Apr 16, 2023