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Adieu, Jo: Fans hail retiring Tsonga at French Open

PARIS (AP) - Much as he wanted to avoid tears, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga simply could not. And, he said later, he knew he would not. So they flowed freely during the final moments of his final match at the F...

May 24, 2022

Federal, provincial governments pledge $15M each for 2025 Invictus Games in B.C.

VANCOUVER - The federal and provincial governments are each committing $15 million in support of the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver and Whistler. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier John Horga...

May 24, 2022

Calgary Stampeders suspend receiver Brendan Langley following airport brawl

CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have suspended receiver Brendan Langley indefinitely following his arrest at an airport in Newark, N.J. Langley has been charged with simple assault in connection with...

May 24, 2022

CEBL's Scarborough Shooting Stars sign former Toronto Raptors guard Jalen Harris

TORONTO - The Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League have signed former Toronto Raptor Jalen Harris to a contract for the 2022 season. The guard, taken in the second round ...

May 24, 2022

Vancouver Whitecaps, Cavalry FC set to clash in Canadian Championship rematch

A rematch three years in the making is the most important game of the season so far for the Vancouver Whitecaps, says head coach Vanni Sartini. The club knows it must beat Cavalry FC in the second rou...

May 24, 2022

Trudeau says CBSA will decide whether Iran soccer team can enter Canada

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada Border Services Agency will be the department that decides whether Iran's men's soccer team is allowed into the country for a game next month. Can...

May 24, 2022

Fourteen players make three-year commitment to Canada Basketball ahead of Olympics

TORONTO - Fourteen elite basketball players, including Jamal Murray and R.J. Barrett, have committed to representing Canada between now and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Canada Basketball says that co...

May 24, 2022

CFL players report to work after rejecting tentative agreement

CFL players continued practising Tuesday after turning down the latest contract offer from the league. On Monday night, the players rejected ratifying a tentative agreement that had been reached by th...

May 24, 2022

Canada's Shapovalov upset by Denmark's Rune in first round of French Open

PARIS - Canada's Denis Shapovalov has been bounced from the French Open. The product of Richmond Hill, Ont., lost to Denmark's Holger Rune 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (4) in the Grand Slam tournament's first round....

May 24, 2022

French Open updates | Rune upsets Shapovalov in 1st round

PARIS (AP) - The Latest on the French Open tennis tournament (all times local): 1:20 p.m. Danish teenager Holger Rune upset 14th-seeded Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (4) in the first round of the Fre...

May 24, 2022