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Fernandez, Andreescu to lead Canadian squad against Italy and Switzerland at BJK Cup

Armed with a well-rounded lineup that has plenty of star power, Canadian captain Sylvain Bruneau is aiming high at this week's Billie Jean King Cup. "We're capable of everything really," he said Monda...

Nov 07, 2022

Robertson, MacKinnon and Karlsson named NHL three stars of the week

NEW YORK - Dallas Stars winger Jason Robertson, Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon and San Jose Sharks defenceman Erik Karlsson have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Robertson sco...

Nov 07, 2022

Judo Canada signs on to federal government's Abuse-Free Sport program

MONTREAL - Judo Canada says it's joined Abuse-Free Sport, the federal government's new independent program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport. Starting on Jan. 2, Judo Canada and its stakeho...

Nov 07, 2022

Canada camp in Bahrain 'devastated' by news of goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau's broken leg

Canada's first training session Monday at a pre-World Cup training camp in Bahrain was overshadowed with the panful news that goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau was back in the U.S., recovering from surgery to...

Nov 07, 2022

Rihanna talks motherhood, Super Bowl: 'It was now or never'

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Rihanna knew that if she was going to return to the stage less than a year after giving birth to her first child, the performance would have to top anything she'd done befor...

Nov 07, 2022

Content former No 1 Ash Barty rules out tennis comeback

MELBOURNE (AP) - Former world No. 1 Ash Barty has emphatically ruled out ever making a comeback to tennis, or switching to another sport. Launching her autobiography at Melbourne Park - scene of her A...

Nov 06, 2022

VanVleet has 30 points and 11 assists in Raptors' 113-104 victory over Chicago

TORONTO - On a night with no Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet did plenty of heavy lifting. VanVleet had 30 points and 11 assists in his first game back after missing three straight with lower back tightne...

Nov 06, 2022

Tavares scores in third, Maple Leafs beat Hurricanes 3-1

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - John Tavares scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 Sunday for their first three-game winning streak of the s...

Nov 06, 2022

Rourke, B.C. Lions down Calgary Stampeders 30-16 in West semifinal

VANCOUVER - Quarterback Nathan Rourke and the B.C. Lions are through to the second round of the CFL playoffs after downing the Calgary Stampeders 30-16 in the West Division semifinal on Sunday. Making...

Nov 06, 2022

Canadian goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau undergoes surgery to repair fractured leg

LOS ANGELES - Canadian international goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau had surgery on Sunday to repair a fracture of his right leg suffered in extra time of Los Angeles FC's MLS Cup victory. LAFC said the sur...

Nov 06, 2022