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Cavalry FC seeks to interrupt Forge FC dynasty in Canadian Premier League

CALGARY - Can Calvary FC finally "slay the dragon" that is Forge FC for the Canadian Premier League championship? Hamilton-based Forge is a title machine having won the CPL crown four of the five year...

Nov 08, 2024

Canadian Premier League on the move, in part due to funds from FIFA Forward program

As the Canadian Premier League wraps up its sixth season on Saturday in Calgary, it can thank the world governing body of soccer for help getting there. FIFA has earmarked US$500,000 a year to the Can...

Nov 08, 2024

Raptors rookie Ja'Kobe Walter out again after re-spraining shoulder

TORONTO - Toronto Raptors rookie Ja'Kobe Walter has re-sprained his right acromioclavicular joint. The injury occurred in the third quarter of Toronto's 122-107 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesd...

Nov 08, 2024

Roles reversed: Defending champion Alouettes host Argonauts in East final rematch

MONTREAL - Cody Fajardo knows the roles are reversed. The reigning Grey Cup MVP still likes where his Montreal Alouettes stand compared to the Toronto Argonauts 12 months ago, because they know what i...

Nov 08, 2024

Maple Leafs put superstar Auston Matthews on injured reserve, call up Connor Dewar

TORONTO - Superstar Auston Matthews has been placed on the Toronto Maple Leafs' injured reserve. The move is retroactive to Nov. 3 when the Leafs captain suffered an upper-body injury in a 2-1 overtim...

Nov 08, 2024

Canadian Premier League wants to expand by two teams in 2026

CALGARY - The Canadian Premier League intends to expand by two teams in 2026. CPL commissioner Mark Noonan says the league is in discussions with groups in Edmonton, Laval, Que., Kelowna, B.C., Kitche...

Nov 08, 2024

Canada Soccer studying drone-spying review, says it shows past 'unacceptable culture'

Canada Soccer says an independent review has confirmed that the Paris Olympics drone-spying scandal was not an isolated misstep. Canada Soccer CEO Kevin Blue says the spying "was a symptom of a past p...

Nov 08, 2024

Sturmay thumps Carey 8-1 at Grand Slam of Curling's Co-op Canadian Open

NISKU, Alta. - Edmonton's Selena Sturmay kept her playoff hopes afloat at the Grand Slam of Curling's Co-op Canadian Open with an 8-1 win over Winnipeg's Chelsea Carey on Friday. Sturmay finished the ...

Nov 08, 2024

Canada Ravens set to face U.S. Hawks in Women's Rugby League World Cup qualifier

Fresh from an 80-0 drubbing of the U.S. Pioneers developmental squad, the Canada Ravens look to take a step closer to the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup with a win Saturday over the full American...

Nov 08, 2024

Canada's Denis Shapovalov advances to final at Belgrade Open

BELGRADE - Canadian Denis Shapovalov advanced to the final of the Belgrade Open with a dominant 6-2, 6-1 win over Jiri Lehecka of Czechia on Friday. Shapovalov delivered a dominant serving performance...

Nov 08, 2024