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Canada's women's soccer squad to face Australia, New Zealand in September friendlies

The Canadian women's soccer team will head Down Under for a pair of friendlies in September. Canada, ranked sixth in the world, will take on the Australia and New Zealand, co-hosts of the 2023 Women's...

Jun 08, 2022

Cancelling friendly a 'tough decision' for Canadian soccer team: captain

VANCOUVER - Refusing to play a friendly game against Panama on Sunday was a decision the Canadian men's soccer team didn't take lightly, says Atiba Hutchinson. Locked in a prolonged contract dispute w...

Jun 08, 2022

Canada's Zsombor-Murray, Wiens dive in to synchro partnership

CALGARY - Two Olympic divers from Canada are about to take their new partnership out for an international spin. Montreal's Nathan Zsombor-Murray and Rylan Wiens of Pike Lake, Sask., who made their Oly...

Jun 08, 2022

Longtime Curling Canada coach Paul Webster to coach Team Bottcher for full quad

In his long career as a curling coach, Paul Webster has always been excited to share the things he knows about the sport. The pandemic break gave him a chance to improve his listening ability too. He ...

Jun 08, 2022

Toronto Raptors put Champagnie — Julian, not Justin — through pre-draft paces

TORONTO - Julian Champagnie has seen the rigours an NBA season first-hand from his twin brother Justin, and so has no illusions about playing basketball on the game's biggest stage. "I definitely have...

Jun 08, 2022

Royals' bats awaken in 8-4 win over Blue Jays to avoid sweep

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - MJ Melendez and Emmanuel Rivera drove in two runs apiece, leading Brady Singer and the Kansas City Royals over the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Wednesday to end a three-game losing stre...

Jun 08, 2022

Duvernay-Tardif putting NFL career on hold to do his residency

Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is putting his NFL career on hold once again. Duvernay-Tardif told The Canadian Press on Wednesday he has received four contract offers from NFL clubs - he wouldn't di...

Jun 08, 2022

RBC Canadian Open: 5 Things To Know

TORONTO - The RBC Canadian Open tees off at St. George's Golf and Country Club on Thursday morning. It's the first time the men's national golf championship has been held since 2019 due to the COVID-1...

Jun 08, 2022

Here are 10 CFL players to watch for during the 2022 regular season

It will be a full return Thursday night for the CFL. The league will kick off the 2022 season with the Montreal Alouettes visiting the Calgary Stampeders. Teams will play a full 18-game schedule for t...

Jun 08, 2022

Crown seeks 2-year sentence for former Whitecaps coach's sex offences

VANCOUVER - A Crown prosecutor is seeking a sentence of nearly two years for a former women's soccer coach with the Vancouver Whitecaps who pleaded guilty to sex charges. Bob Birarda, who also coached...

Jun 08, 2022