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Edmonton Oilers defenceman Oscar Klefbom set to miss entire season with injury

Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland says defenceman Oscar Klefbom will miss the 2020-21 season after suffering a shoulder injury last season. The team hopes Klefbom can return for the start of...

Dec 21, 2020

Homegrown receiver Lemar Durant signs extension with B.C. Lions

VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed Canadian wide receiver Lemar Durant to a one-year extension that will keep him with the team through the 2022 season. The native of Coquitlam, B.C., was named th...

Dec 21, 2020

QMJHL hopes to return to action with events in four cities next month

MONTREAL - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League says its 12 Quebec-based teams will resume play next month in Chicoutimi, Drummondville, Rimouski and Shawinigan during the second wave of the COVID-19...

Dec 21, 2020

Doug Ford: No decision on NHL games with Ontario primed for lockdown

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says a decision has yet to be made on whether or not the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators will be permitted to play home games with the province set to go in...

Dec 21, 2020

World junior hockey championship says no new positive COVID-19 tests for players

EDMONTON - The International Ice Hockey Federation says there are no new positive tests for COVID-19 among players on the 10 teams at the world junior championship. Since the teams entered the competi...

Dec 21, 2020

Canadian Vasek Pospisil wins year-end comeback player of the year award

Canada's Vasek Pospisil has been named the ATP Tour's comeback player of the year. Pospisil, from Vancouver, reached two tournament finals during the abbreviated 2020 season after undergoing back surg...

Dec 21, 2020

Loss of sponsor to pandemic prompts Olympic lugers Walker, Snith to be creative

CALGARY - Olympic silver medallists Tristan Walker and Justin Snith pivoted when they lost a financial sponsor to the economic ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Canada's luge doubles team didn't feel ...

Dec 21, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic forced a shift of Canada's football focus to south of the border

The COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on tackle football in Canada in 2020, but it didn't stop Canadians from shining on the field of play. The novel coronavirus forced the CFL, U Sports and junior ranks...

Dec 21, 2020

Scotties Bound: Northern Ontario's Krysta Burns accepts invite for national playdowns

Team Krysta Burns has accepted an invitation to represent Northern Ontario at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, a spot that was declined by Team Krista McCarville last week. The Northern Ontario Curl...

Dec 21, 2020

Swiss skier Zenhaeusern wins season-opening World Cup slalom

ALTA BADIA, Italy - Ramon Zenhaeusern won the first men's World Cup slalom of the season on Monday, improving from eighth position after the opening run. The Swiss skier beat two Austrians - Manuel Fe...

Dec 21, 2020