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Bloemen, Dubreuil leads Canada's long-track speedskaters into Beijing
CALGARY - Olympic champion Ted-Jan Bloemen and world champion Laurent Dubreuil lead Canada's long-track speedskating team into Beijing's Winter Olympics next month. Calgary's Bloemen is the reigning O...
Jan 17, 2022
Riders re-sign national receiver Justin McInnis
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have locked up another member of its receiving corps, signing national wide receiver Justin McInnis to a contract extension.McInnis was selected by the Roughriders in the ...
Jan 17, 2022
Province announces 1,347 new cases, no new deaths
The Government of Saskatchewan has reported 1,347 new cases of COVID-19 in the province.The new cases in northern Saskatchewan were found in the Far North West (11), Far North East (16), North West (3...
Jan 17, 2022
Canadian tight end Auclair hoping he can secure long-term NFL deal this off-season
Once again, Antony Auclair heads into an NFL off-season somewhat unsure about his future. The Canadian tight end completed his first season with the Houston Texans after four years with the Tampa Bay ...
Jan 17, 2022
Athletics Canada CEO David Bedford facing complaint over his racy Twitter posts
TORONTO - Athletics Canada CEO Dave Bedford is facing a complaint about his Twitter activity. The tweets in question were posted over a number of days and were sexual in nature. Bedford was informed b...
Jan 17, 2022
Toronto Argonauts re-sign veterans Boris Bede, DaVaris Daniels
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts re-signed national kicker/punter Boris Bede and American receiver DaVaris Daniels on Monday. Bede, a 32-year-old native of France, made 28-of-33 field goal attempts -- ...
Jan 17, 2022
China's claim that Omicron came from Canadian mail dismissed as 'ludicrous'
OTTAWA - A claim by Chinese health authorities that the Omicron variant was introduced to a resident of Beijing through a piece of regular mail from Canada is being dismissed as ludicrous. A Chinese s...
Jan 17, 2022
Canada's Stephanie Labbé misses out on Best FIFA Goalkeeper Award
ZURICH - Chile's Christiane Endler was named The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper on Monday, beating out Canada's Stephanie Labb and Germany's Ann-Katrin Berger. Endler, the first South American to win th...
Jan 17, 2022
Canada captain Christine Sinclair's record scoring earns Best FIFA Special Award
The world governing body of soccer honoured Canada captain Christine Sinclair on Monday for her record goal-scoring. FIFA presented the 38-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., the world's all-time leading sco...
Jan 17, 2022
Marchand, Fleury, Kucherov named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Boston Bruins left-wing Brad Marchand, Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury and Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. ...
Jan 17, 2022