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Canadians ready for today's World Cup game against Belgium — first match since 1986

MONTREAL - Watch parties are planned across the country today as soccer fans get ready for the World Cup match between Canada and Belgium - Canada's first game in the tournament since 1986. In Montrea...

Nov 23, 2022

Sabres snap eight-game skid behind Skinner's five-point effort in win over Canadiens

MONTREAL - Jeff Skinner picked up two goals and three assists as the Buffalo Sabres snapped an eight-game losing streak with a resounding 7-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens Tuesday night. Tage Thomps...

Nov 22, 2022

Canadian MPs unanimously condemn FIFA threat to punish World Cup players for armbands

OTTAWA - Canadian members of Parliament passed a unanimous motion Tuesday condemning FIFA's decision to threaten on-field punishment if soccer players in the World Cup wear armbands supportive of the ...

Nov 22, 2022

Jury: NCAA not to blame in ex-USC football player's death

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles jury on Tuesday rejected a claim by the widow of a former USC football player who said the NCAA failed to protect him from repeated head trauma that led to his death. ...

Nov 22, 2022

Canada's Crawford tops downhill training run at Lake Louise

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Toronto's Jack Crawford posted the fastest time in Tuesday's first training run for the opening World Cup downhill race of the season. Crawford finished in a time of one minute 49...

Nov 22, 2022

Canadian men's rugby sevens head coach Henry Paul steps down

LANGFORD, B.C. - Henry Paul has stepped down as head coach of Canada's men's rugby sevens team after three years leading the squad. Rugby Canada said in a release Tuesday that it has agreed to release...

Nov 22, 2022

Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov likely to get singles nods for Canada at Davis Cup

Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov reached the final when they played in the Davis Cup together three years ago. They have reunited this week in Malaga, Spain, with a goal of leading Canada to...

Nov 22, 2022

'Close but no cigar:' Jefferson, Bombers reflect on up-and-down season

WINNIPEG - Willie Jefferson expects to sign a contract extension with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers soon, and that should start the healing process for the CFL team's disappointed fans. Players cleaned ou...

Nov 22, 2022

Brawl at P.E.I. hockey tournament raises tough new questions for governing body

CHARLOTTETOWN - Police in P.E.I. are investigating an ugly brawl that broke out Saturday during a hockey tournament in Charlottetown. Charlottetown police were called at 7:30 p.m. after several fights...

Nov 22, 2022

Torn loyalties in Montreal ahead of World Cup match between Canada and Belgium

MONTREAL - A soccer rivalry is forming in Montreal between fans of the national teams of Belgium and Canada ahead of Wednesday's World Cup match between the two countries. Montreal has a sizable Frenc...

Nov 22, 2022