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MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say forward Jonathan Drouin is taking indefinite leave of absence from the team for personal reasons. The Canadiens announced on their Twitter feed that Drouin will b...

COVID-19 is sending more patients to the Regina intensive care unit than it can handle. The numbers are stunning to Dr. Jeffrey Betcher, head of critical care, who says occupancy hit 150 per cent last...

The Toronto Raptors have signed forward Freddie Gillespie after he impressed over a pair of 10-day contracts.The six-foot-nine, 245-pound native of Saint Paul, Minn., is averaging 5.3 points, 3.6 rebo...

MONTREAL - The Canadian Grand Prix was cancelled for the second year in a row due to COVID-19 health measures on Wednesday, but officials announced that a contract to hold the race in Montreal has bee...

CALGARY - Veteran NHL coach Gerard Gallant has been named Canada's head coach for the upcoming world hockey championship in Riga, Latvia. Hockey Canada said in a release Wednesday that Mike Kelly and ...

OTTAWA - Canada pulled out out of next week's Pan American Race Walking Cup in Ecuador due to concerns about COVID-19, erasing the final international opportunity Mathieu Bilodeau had to qualify for t...

The National Women's Hockey League is putting off adding an expansion franchise in Montreal until the 2022-23 season because of continuing uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in C...

NEW YORK - Carmelo Anthony's life story includes a great deal besides basketball. The 10-time NBA All-Star has a memoir coming out Sept. 14 that publisher Gallery Books is calling "raw and inspiration...

Testing, testing and more testing. Less than three months before the Tokyo Olympics are set to open amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, increased testing was the biggest takeaway of the "Playbook" for ...

While there weren’t any fans to salute following the Regina Pats’ final game of the year, the team did so to recognize the end of one of the most unique seasons in WHL history. Due to COVI...