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Injured Montreal Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky out three months

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say forward Juraj Slafkovsky will be out three months with a lower-body injury. Montreal provided an injury update on several players Wednesday, a day after placing f...

Jan 18, 2023

Canada's Adam Hadwin and Brooke Henderson enter first golf tournaments of 2023

Two of the biggest names in Canadian golf will return to competitive play on Thursday. Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., is in the field for the American Express, his first PGA Tour event in 2023. Broo...

Jan 18, 2023

Toronto Arrows return entire coaching staff for 2023 MLR season under Peter Smith

TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows are returning their coaching staff for the 2023 Major League Rugby season under head coach Peter Smith. Smith is entering his fifth season as an Arrows coach and the secon...

Jan 18, 2023

Canadian middlweight Marc-Andre Barriault to fight on high-profile UFC 285 card

Canadian middleweight Marc-Andre (Power Bar) Barriault has been matched against Julian (The Cuban Missile Crisis) Marquez on the high-profile UFC 285 fight card that features a heavyweight title fight...

Jan 18, 2023

Canada's World Cup-bound men's basketball team to play Spain, Argentina in friendlies

TORONTO - Canada's men's basketball team will play exhibition games against Spain and Argentina this summer in preparation for the 2023 FIBA World Cup. The Canadians, who have clinched a World Cup ber...

Jan 18, 2023

Defensive lineman Lorenzo Mauldin IV signs contract extension with Ottawa Redblacks

Defensive lineman Lorenzo Mauldin IV is staying put. The CFL's top defensive player last season was slated to become a free agent next month. But Mauldin signed a one-year contract extension to remain...

Jan 18, 2023

Northern BC reflects on the passing of former Vancouver Canuck Gino Odjick

... PRINCE GEORGE - On Sunday the hockey world lost an icon as Gino Odjick passed away at the age of 52. But Odjick wasn't only a hockey icon on the ice with his tough game, but also off the ice makin...

Greg Fry Jan 18, 2023

Blue Jays add national women's team veteran Stephenson to coaching staff in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Ashley Stephenson, a long-time player and coach with Canada's women's baseball team, is joining the Toronto Blue Jays' organization as a coach. Stephenson has been added to the Vancouver C...

Jan 18, 2023

NHL: Players can decide what causes to support after Provorov opts out of Pride night

The NHL says players are free to decide which of their team's initiatives they support. The league's statement comes a day after Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Ivan Provorov refused to participate in ...

Jan 18, 2023

Veteran Canadian fullback David Mackie signs two-year extension with B.C. Lions

VANCOUVER - Veteran Canadian fullback David Mackie signed a two-year contract extension with the B.C. Lions on Wednesday. Mackie was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 14. The 28-year-old from Jacks...

Jan 18, 2023