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CF Montreal to host Canadian Championship final Nov. 21 against Toronto FC

TORONTO - CF Montreal will host the Canadian Championship final against Toronto FC on Nov. 21 at Stade Saputo. Defending champion Montreal defeated Toronto in a penalty shootout in 2019, the last time...

Nov 09, 2021

Veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio not interested in easy road to World Cup

Canadian midfielder Jonathan Osorio isn't interested in getting to the World Cup via the back door, as co-host in 2026. "I want to be part of a team that's able to say that we qualified and not hosted...

Nov 09, 2021

Habs goalie Carey Price says "substance use" led him to NHL's assistance program

MONTREAL - Carey Price has broken his silence after voluntarily entering the NHL's player assistance program more than a month ago. The superstar goaltender issued a statement through the Montreal Can...

Nov 09, 2021

Canadian show jumping chef d'equipe Mark Laskin quits, unhappy with Equestrian Canada

OTTAWA - Mark Laskin has resigned as chef d'equipe of the Canadian show jumping team and says he's been forced out. Laskin has been the show jumping team's chef d'equipe since 2012, which was a role i...

Nov 09, 2021

Veteran kicker Boris Bede justifying Argos rookie head coach Dinwiddie's faith in him

Head coach Ryan Dinwiddie can only hope the Toronto Argonauts' quest for top spot in the East Division standings comes down to kicker Boris Bede. Bede, 31, has played a huge role in Toronto (8-4) bein...

Nov 09, 2021

Toronto Arrows to play one-off MLR game in Langford, B.C., in February

TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows will open the 2022 Major League Rugby season Feb. 6 at the Seattle Seawolves before hosting the defending champion Los Angeles Giltinis the next week in Langford, B.C. The...

Nov 09, 2021

Fox's 'The Five' scores rare win for daytime; NFL takes top

NEW YORK (AP) - Fox News Channel's prime-time lineup gets plenty of attention, but, lately, the network's viewers have been drawn to an early-bird special. In October, Fox's "The Five" eclipsed every ...

Nov 09, 2021

CBS to make US qualifier at Jamaica only available as stream

NEW YORK (AP) - CBS, which has the U.S.-English language rights to the Americans' World Cup qualifier at Jamaica next week, said Tuesday it will make the Nov. 16 match available only on its Paramount+...

Nov 09, 2021

Defenceman Mete fourth member of Senators to enter NHL COVID protocol

BOSTON - The Ottawa Senators placed defenceman Victor Mete in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol hours before they were set to face the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. Mete is the fourth member of the Senators to ...

Nov 09, 2021

‘I think we did a miracle’: Unique interim coach leads Whitecaps to playoffs

VANCOUVER - Vanni Sartini isn't exactly the coach many would expect to be tasked with turning around a struggling soccer team. But the exuberant Italian has done just that, taking the Vancouver Whitec...

Nov 09, 2021