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'Beacon of hope:' Calgary Stampede unveils 2021 poster symbolizing hope, resilience

CALGARY - Lexi Hilderman hopes the dark, storm clouds in the background of the 2021 Calgary Stampede poster are in the past. The 22-year-old Calgarian's artwork of a young Indigenous dancer with...

Nov 17, 2020

Canadian women all over the globe ahead of Rugby World Cup draw in New Zealand

TORONTO - Many of Canada's top female rugby players have moved abroad to keep playing during the pandemic. The rest are training at home, often fitting in workout sessions around their day jobs. All w...

Nov 17, 2020

Njoo: 'Promising' start to health protocols for world junior hockey championship

OTTAWA - Canada's deputy chief of public health says the initial health and safety protocols proposed for the upcoming word junior hockey championship in Edmonton look "promising." Dr. Howard Njoo tol...

Nov 17, 2020

Former CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge named new chief executive officer of TVO

TORONTO - Former Canadian Football League commissioner Jeffrey Orridge has been named the new head of TVO. Orridge will assume the role of chief executive officer of the Ontario's public broadcaster o...

Nov 17, 2020

Toronto FC launches mentorship program to connect academy players with pros

TORONTO - General manager Ali Curtis calls Toronto FC a big club that operates as a small family. "We're just trying to take care of our family members," he said, referencing the team's efforts to hel...

Nov 17, 2020

Djuricic without a senior year at Harvard after Ivy League cancels winter season

Danilo Djuricic had seven points and four rebounds in Harvard's 83-79 regular-season win over Yale way back on March 5. There was no sense of ceremony. He didn't pause to soak up the moment. Har...

Nov 17, 2020

McGill men's sports teams to be called Redbirds after lengthy renaming process

MONTREAL - McGill University has chosen Redbirds as the new name for its men's varsity sports teams. The university made the announcement today, more than a year after doing away with the old Redmen n...

Nov 17, 2020

Philadelphia's Jim Curtin named MLS coach of the year, TFC's Vanney third in voting

Philadelphia's Jim Curtin, who led the Union to their first-ever trophy in hoisting the Supporters' Shield, has been named the 2020 Sigi Schmid MLS Coach of the Year. Curtis, a finalist for the ...

Nov 17, 2020

Catriona Le May Doan Canada's chef de mission for 2022 Winter Olympics

CALGARY - Catriona Le May Doan will be Canada's chef de mission at the 2022 Winter Olympics. The two-time Olympic gold medallist in speedskating will lead the Canadian team in Beijing. Le May Doan was...

Nov 17, 2020

After breakout 2019, all is quiet with Andreescu in '20 - so what's on tap for '21?

When we last heard from Bianca Andreescu on the tennis court, a left knee injury forced her to withdraw from the WTA Finals. That capped a breakthrough but injury-plagued 2019 season that saw her make...

Nov 16, 2020