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Analysis: Long-term future of the Toronto Argonauts a question that's facing the CFL

With partnership talks having ceased with the XFL, the CFL has set its sights firmly on a return to play. Training camps are set to open Friday with a 14-game season slated to start Aug. 5. But the pr...

Jul 08, 2021

In the final throes of Stanley Cup final, scrappy Canadiens silenced the doubters

TAMPA, Fla. - They weren't supposed to overcome a 3-1 series deficit against the Toronto Maple Leafs. No one saw them sweeping the Winnipeg Jets in four straight. Surely the dazzling speed and powerho...

Jul 08, 2021

Victoria centre Lachlan Kratz set for Canada test rugby debut against England

Victoria centre Lachlan Kratz makes his test rugby debut Saturday when Canada takes in England at Twickenham. The 21-year-old back, who plays for NOLA Gold in Major League Rugby, is one of just three ...

Jul 08, 2021

Maple Leafs sign defenceman Travis Dermott to two-year contract extension

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Travis Dermott to a two-year contract extension. The average annual value of the contract is worth US$1.5 million. Dermott, 24, skated in 51 re...

Jul 08, 2021

Avenatti sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for extortion

NEW YORK (AP) - A New York judge sentenced the combative California lawyer Michael Avenatti to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening to use his...

Jul 08, 2021

UHN creates concussion calculator to ID those at high-risk for prolonged symptoms

Toronto researchers have developed a tool they say can help doctors determine who is most likely to suffer concussion symptoms that persist months after injury. The experts hope their calculator can h...

Jul 08, 2021

Toronto FC set to name interim coach for remainder of MLS season

Toronto FC expects to name an interim coach for the remainder of the MLS season in the next couple of days. Assistant coach Javier Perez, who was in charge of Toronto's 3-2 win in New England on Wedne...

Jul 08, 2021

Fans banned at Olympics; Tokyo under state of emergency

TOKYO - Fans were banned from the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics which will open in two weeks, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said after meeting with IOC and Japanese organizers on Thursday. The ban c...

Jul 08, 2021

Shapovalov on Djokovic: 'I do believe that I have the game to beat him'

As expected when going up against one of the game's greatest players, the tale of the tape doesn't give many edges to Canada's Denis Shapovalov in his Wimbledon semifinal tilt with top-seed Novak Djok...

Jul 08, 2021

Canadiens fans saddened by loss, proud team made it to Stanley Cup final

MONTREAL - There were tears on the streets of downtown Montreal Wednesday night, as the Canadiens ended their Stanley Cup run with a 1-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. For the fans outside the Bell ...

Jul 07, 2021