Murray Wood: When football is just a game
There is extra anticipation around the Roughriders' first-place showdown with the Elks tonight. Murray Wood says everyon...
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Canada blanks Switzerland 4-0, meets U.S. for women's world hockey gold
CALGARY - Melodie Daoust hopes the first women's world hockey championship final of her career yields gold for Canada. The 29-year-old from Valleyfield, Que., scored twice to lead the host country in ...
Aug 30, 2021
Atkins believes slump is behind Blue Jays as Toronto makes late playoff push
TORONTO - General manager Ross Atkins believes his Blue Jays have put their recent slump behind them and will make another playoff push in the final five weeks of 2021. Toronto wiped out an impressive...
Aug 30, 2021
Canada names 30-man roster to face U.S. in first stage of Rugby World Cup qualifying
Kyle Baillie, Matt Heaton, Ben LeSage and Lucas Rumball lead Canada's 30-man roster for the Rugby World Cup qualifying series against the U.S. Eagles starting Saturday in St. John's, N.L. The 22nd-ran...
Aug 30, 2021
United States blanks Finland 3-0 to advance to women's world hockey final
CALGARY - The United States is a win away from a sixth straight women's world hockey championship. Alex Carpenter, Abbey Murphy and Kendall Coyne Schofield, with an empty-net goal, scored for the U.S....
Aug 30, 2021
Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign veteran American receiver Naaman Roosevelt
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed veteran receiver Naaman Roosevelt. The native of Buffalo, N.Y., played with the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 2015-19. Roosevelt was Saskatchewan's mos...
Aug 30, 2021
Curling Canada to require COVID-19 vaccinations to attend or play in events
Curling Canada says all athletes, fans, staff and media will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to participate in or attend affiliated events. The country's governing body for curli...
Aug 30, 2021
McDavid's NHL MVP defence begins with defensive improvement
Connor McDavid did not take much time off after he and the Edmonton Oilers were swept out of the playoffs in the first round. The unanimous NHL MVP returned to the ice in July and worked hard to impro...
Aug 30, 2021
Canada's Auger-Aliassime, Fernandez into second round at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Fernandez have advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open. Montreal's Auger-Aliassime, seeded 12th in the men's draw, won three tiebreaks in a 7...
Aug 30, 2021
Riders, Elks say fans will need proof of vaccination or negative COVID test
The Edmonton Elks and Saskatchewan Roughriders will require fans to provide proof of vaccination for COVID-19 or a negative test to attend home games. The Roughriders announced Monday their enhanced h...
Aug 30, 2021
Canada's Danielle Dorris wins Paralympic silver in 100-metre backstroke
TOKYO - Danielle Dorris couldn't quite believe the silver medal hung around her neck on Monday. The 18-year-old from Moncton, N.B., captured the hardware with a second-place finish in the women's 100-...
Aug 30, 2021
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Sarah Mills: History revealed in Ireland could teach Canada a lesson
Infant bodies have been excavated from a mother-and-baby institution near Galway. Sarah Mills says it shows a difficult ...
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