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Canada Soccer general secretary Earl Cochrane to appear before Heritage Committee

It's Canada Soccer general secretary Earl Cochrane's turn Monday to appear before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage in Ottawa. Cochrane will be accompanied by Canada Soccer board members Pau...

Mar 17, 2023

Hockey Canada hires human rights leader as first vice-president, diversity, inclusion

CALGARY - Hockey Canada has hired human rights leader Irfan Chaudhry as its first vice-president of diversity and inclusion. The national sports organization announced the move Friday, saying in a rel...

Mar 17, 2023

Canada's Reece Howden wins World Cup ski cross gold to lock up Crystal Globe

THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, Ont. - Canada's Reece Howden led from start to finish to win gold at the ski cross World Cup finals on Friday and secure the Crystal Globe as the overall season leader. Howden, fro...

Mar 17, 2023

Canada's Davies, David and Fleming up for CONCACAF Player of the Year

Three Canadians have been nominated for CONCACAF Player of the Year in 2022. Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David are up for the men's award while Jessie Fleming is one of six finalists for top women's ...

Mar 17, 2023

CF Montreal looking forward to home crowd as search for first points continues

MONTREAL - After an extended time away that included two weeks of training camp in Florida and three Major League Soccer road games, CF Montreal will finally be playing in front of a home crowd this w...

Mar 17, 2023

'It's been fun:' Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blossoming into stardom for Thunder

TORONTO - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's ability to control the pace of play has translated into a career season. "It keeps (defences) off balance," the Hamilton native said Thursday in Toronto, where his ...

Mar 17, 2023

Third time a charm? Canada's Einarson seeks to climb world curling podium

SANDVIKEN, Sweden - Kerri Einarson's quest to complete unfinished business at the women's world curling championship starts Saturday against a familiar opponent. Canada opens against the host Swedes s...

Mar 17, 2023

Habs captain Suzuki fined for cross-checking Panthers forward Lundell

NEW YORK - The NHL has fined Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki US$2,500 for cross-checking Florida Panthers forward Anton Lundell. The infraction occurred late in the third period of Florida's 9-...

Mar 17, 2023

Patrick Vieira fired by relegation-threatened Crystal Palace

LONDON (AP) - Patrick Vieira was fired by Crystal Palace on Friday with the team having been dragged into the Premier League's relegation fight. Palace is in 12th place in the 20-team league but is on...

Mar 17, 2023

Toffoli, Coleman each score twice, Flames win 7-2 in Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Tyler Toffoli and Blake Coleman each scored twice as the Calgary Flames defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 7-2 on Thursday night. The Flames, who lost 13 of their previous 20 games, sc...

Mar 16, 2023