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Five Canadian medal contenders to watch at world swimming championships

Canada is sending a powerhouse swimming squad to the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, with several top medal contenders hitting the pool when competition begins Saturday. Here are five Canad...

Jul 24, 2025

Canada’s backstroke big-gamer Kylie Masse focused on worlds, not 2028 L.A. Olympics

The best women's backstroker Canada has ever produced refuses to look deep into the future. Five-time Olympic medallist Kylie Masse of LaSalle, Ont., has her mind on the world swimming championship st...

Jul 24, 2025

Canada's Rebecca Marino eager for 'electric feeling' of playing National Bank Open

Bright lights. Big opponents. Canadian fans chanting her name. Rebecca Marino remembers every detail of her run at the 2021 National Bank Open. "Having that first match with (American Maddison) Keys o...

Jul 24, 2025

Ruling expected today in sexual assault trial of five hockey players

LONDON - An Ontario judge is set to deliver her ruling today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team, the culmination of a complex case that has fuelled...

Jul 24, 2025

Old school baseball carries Blue Jays past Yankees and to the top of the AL East

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays made a strong case for old school baseball in their series win over the long-ball loving New York Yankees. Bo Bichette's two-run homer capped off a wild victory as Toro...

Jul 23, 2025

Bo Bichette's two-run homer caps Blue Jays' wild 8-4 win over rival Yankees

TORONTO - Bo Bichette's two-run homer capped off a wild vicotry as the Toronto Blue Jays held off the New York Yankees 8-4 on Wednesday. The victory tied the Blue Jays with the Houston Astros for the ...

Jul 23, 2025

Canada's Mboko ousted in second round of Citi Open with loss to Rybakina

WASHINGTON - Canada's Victoria Mboko fell 6-3, 7-5 to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in second-round action at the Citi Open tennis tournament on Wednesday. Mboko fired three aces but committed nine doub...

Jul 23, 2025

From Uber Eats to Wimbledon, Canada's Carson Branstine climbing tennis ranks

MONTREAL - Carson Branstine remembers collecting cans and bottles with her mother and two sisters to help pay for gas and groceries after her family "lost everything" about a decade ago. At the beginn...

Jul 23, 2025

Stampeders wide receiver Damien Alford on a touchdown tear in CFL rookie season

CALGARY - Damien Alford says before his nickname was "Moose", it was "Bambi". "My freshman year, I was all skinny and didn't have that much weight on me," recalled the Calgary Stampeders wide receiver...

Jul 23, 2025

Spain beats Germany 1-0 to reach Euro '25 final vs. England and repeat of World Cup title game

ZURICH (AP) - Aitana Bonmat scored in extra time to send Spain to its first-ever Women's European Championship final with a 1-0 win over Germany on Wednesday, setting up a repeat of the 2023 World Cup...

Jul 23, 2025