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TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts are handing the ball to back-up James Franklin this week, but the team’s not quite ready to call him their No. 1 quarterback just yet. Argos coach Marc Trestman a...

TORONTO - Blue Jays left-hander Ryan Borucki delivered another strong outing in just the second major league start of his career. But for a second straight time, he came up short of a win. Borucki str...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian fans jumped with joy and samba danced Monday while thousands of miles away, Mexican counterparts sang melancholy renditions of a folk song after Brazil knocked off Mexico 2-...

OTTAWA - The final buzzer sounded on Canada’s first round of FIBA World Cup qualifying on Monday night - job No. 1 complete. Kelly Olynyk and Phil Scrubb scored 14 points apiece, while teenager ...

Increased shipping could make parts of the Northwest Passage among the most dangerous places in the Arctic for the whales and other mammals that live there, a study suggests. In a paper published Mond...

A Red Deer gymnast's is living his dream of taking take his sport in the entertainment capital of the world. Jon Vellner started out as a competitive gymnast in Red Deer before taking his athletic abi...

LONDON - Singer-songwriter Annie Lennox has been made chancellor of Scotland’s Glasgow Caledonian University, becoming the first woman to occupy the ceremonial post. Lennox, who had critical and...

MONTREAL - Finding a tractor would have been easy, but Mylaine Massicotte wanted horses. After her last draft horse died last fall, the 34-year-old spent weeks combing classifieds before bringing home...

CALGARY - The International Olympic Committee has committed to contributing US$925 million to the host city of the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Calgary is among the cities mulling a bid. Stockho...

MANILA, Philippines - Basketball’s international governing body has opened disciplinary hearings against Australia and the Philippines after a wild brawl that included Milwaukee Bucks forward Th...