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Jets sign defenceman Haydn Fleury to two-year contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Haydn Fleury to a two-year contract, the team announced Saturday. The deal carries an annual average value of US$950,000. Fleury, 28, had seven assi...
Jun 28, 2025

Canada women top Spain to advance to 3x3 hoops World Cup semifinal
ULAANBAATAR - Canada's women are off to the semifinals of the FIBA 3x3 World Cup. Canada defeated Spain 11-10 on Saturday to advance. Canada will next face the Netherlands on Sunday, with the third-pl...
Jun 28, 2025

Flames sign defenceman Kevin Bahl to six-year contract
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Kevin Bahl to a six-year contract, the club announced Saturday. The deal carries an annual average value of US$5.35 million. Bahl, who turned 25 on ...
Jun 28, 2025

Canada's Aaron Brown: Grand Slam Track brought platform, professionalism to sport
It was meant to be quite the finale in the City of Stars this weekend. Instead, the inaugural Grand Slam Track season came to a halt with the cancellation of its final leg in Los Angeles earlier in Ju...
Jun 28, 2025

'A no-brainer': Some bosses happily giving staff Monday off along with Canada Day
TORONTO - Anyone who works Monday to Friday and is keen for a long weekend this Canada Day has likely had to do a bit of calendar juggling to cope with the ill-timed holiday. The stat day falls on a T...
Jun 28, 2025

'So terrifying': Iranian student on fleeing back to safety in Canada amid conflict
Arash Ghaderi can't forget the moment his wife tearfully woke him up to tell him a war had just started. Ghaderi, a 35-year-old PhD student at the University of Alberta, and his wife travelled last mo...
Jun 28, 2025

Canucks select Cootes with 15th pick at NHL draft; Flames snag Reschny at No. 18
LOS ANGELES - Braeden Cootes spent a year living in Vancouver. The Canucks' opening-round pick at the 2025 NHL draft is hoping it's eventually home for a long time. The first Canadian club to make a s...
Jun 27, 2025

Jets take Swedish defenceman Boumedienne with 28th pick at NHL draft
LOS ANGELES - The Winnipeg Jets took Swedish defenceman Sascha Boumedienne with the 28th overall pick in the NHL draft Friday. The six-foot-one, 175-pound Boumedienne registered three goals and 10 ass...
Jun 27, 2025

José Berríos, Blue Jays bullpen keep Red Sox bats silent in 9-0 series-opening win
BOSTON (AP) - Jos Berros pitched seven scoreless innings, George Springer had three hits and two RBI singles, and the Toronto Blue Jays earned a 9-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. Bo Bic...
Jun 27, 2025

Mitchell throws two TD passes, earns 100th CFL win as Ticats beat Alouettes 35-17
HAMILTON - Bo Levi Mitchell tossed two touchdowns and got help from a Devin Veresuk pick-six to earn his 100th career victory as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeated the Montreal Alouettes 35-17 on Friday...
Jun 27, 2025

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