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VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired goalkeeper Evan Newton from United Soccer League club Indy Eleven and signed him to a two-year contract through 2022, with a club option for 2023.The ...

PHILADELPHIA - John Chaney's raspy, booming voice drowned out the gym when he scolded Temple players over a turnover - at the top of his basketball sins - or inferior effort. His voice was loudest whe...

TORONTO - Former Canadian amateur boxing champion Moe Zawadi is turning pro. The 19-year-old middleweight from Barrie, Ont., has signed with Toronto-based Lee Baxter Promotions and is expected to make...

Saskatchewan reported Friday its highest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks. In a media release, the Ministry of Health said there were 328 new cases - the highest-such numbe...

Small and medium-sized businesses in Saskatchewan are getting more time to get help from the provincial government. In a media release Friday, the government announced it was extending the Saskatchewa...

Veteran Quebec rider Hugo Houle, a member of the Astana-Premier Tech team, has long carried Canadian colours on the world cycling stage. But he has also fought for the sport back home. The 30-year-old...

CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have signed veteran linebacker Cory Greenwood. Greenwood started 12 regular-season games at middle linebacker for Calgary in 2019, recording 79 defensive tackles, thre...

MELBOURNE, Australia - A busy stretch for Canadian tennis starts this weekend with Australian Open players emerging from quarantine. Australian Open qualifier Rebecca Marino of Vancouver kicks things ...

Saskatchewan parents stayed consistent in 2020. According to a media release Friday from eHealth Saskatchewan, Liam was the most popular name for baby boys born in the province last year — the 1...

TORONTO - The Pattison Canadian International has been included on Woodbine's 2021 thoroughbred stakes schedule. The turf race was postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic but is scheduled to ...