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CP NewsAlert: Sasakamoose, Indigenous NHLer, dies at 86 after presumed COVID-19 case

Fred Sasakamoose, one of the first Indigenous players in the NHL, has died after battling a presumed case of COVID-19. He was 86. Fred's son, Neil, announced his death on Tuesday in a video posted on ...

Nov 24, 2020

Raptors guard Fred VanVleet says contract negotiations were "easy"

Fred VanVleet did a pre-draft workout for one particular NBA team, who didn't know who he was when he showed up. He shot alone on a side basket with no coaches rebounding the ball. Nobody gave h...

Nov 24, 2020

Twins Chase, Sydney Brown continuing to live their football dream at Illinois

Chase and Sydney Brown are again living their football dream. Growing up, the identical twins from London, Ont., often dreamt about playing U.S. college football together. That aspiration was put on h...

Nov 24, 2020

Two players at Canada's junior hockey camp test positive for COVID-19

RED DEER, Alta. - Hockey Canada announced Tuesday that two players at its national junior selection camp have tested positive for COVID-19. The organization said in a release that the players, who wer...

Greg Fry Nov 24, 2020

Toronto FC, Black Players for Change team up to help kids access sports

TORONTO - For Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley, diversity is part of what makes the city so special. So the veteran midfielder was happy to hear Monday that his club is teaming up with the MLS...

Nov 23, 2020

Raptors continue to shore up frontcourt, signing Alex Len to one-year deal

TORONTO - On the heels of losing their two championship centres, the Toronto Raptors shored up their frontcourt by signing Alex Len on Monday -- and also some maintained some financial flexibility tow...

Nov 23, 2020

A steady if unspectacular season comes to a close for Canada's Auger-Aliassime

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime started the year at No. 21 in the world rankings and finished the season in the same position. His 2020 campaign was steady if unspectacular as growth in some areas was ...

Nov 23, 2020

Experienced Toronto FC ready to take on upstart Nashville SC in playoff action

Coach Greg Vanney has a simple message for his players as Toronto FC prepares for a playoff run: just be yourself. "There's no need to try to do more because it's a playoff game," Vanney said on...

Nov 23, 2020

Former WHL head coach Dave Lowry joins Paul Maurice's staff in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have hired Dave Lowry as an assistant coach. The 55-year-old from Sudbury, Ont., joins the Jets after spending the 2019-20 season as head coach of the Western Hockey Leagu...

Nov 23, 2020

EE Football Team raises almost one million dollars for Joey Moss Memorial Fund

EDMONTON - A memorial fund created for the late Joey Moss, a longtime locker-room attendant for the Edmonton Oilers and the EE Football Team, raised nearly one million dollars through a 50/50 raffle. ...

Nov 22, 2020