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Nadal, Djokovic could await Canada's Auger-Aliassime at French Open
PARIS - Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime could be on a collision course with clay-court legend Rafael Nadal at the French Open. Montreal's Auger-Aliassime, seeded ninth in men's competition ...
May 19, 2022
Cozens hat trick leads Canada to 6-3 win over Kazakhstan at world championship
HELSINKI - Dylan Cozens scored three times, including two power-play goals that put the game out of reach, as Canada posted a 6-3 win over Kazakhstan in a penalty-filled game Thursday at the world hoc...
May 19, 2022
Flames, Oilers want to continue goal outburst, limit each other more in Game 2
CALGARY - After a stunning bonanza of goals in their series opener, the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers are plotting how to limit each other's output in Friday's second game. Easier said than done ...
May 19, 2022
Survey: Basketball is the sport of choice for bettors in Ontario
TORONTO - Over three in 10 Ontario residents are betting on sports at least once a week and their activity of choice is the NBA. Those are some of the findings of a recent survey of Ontario residents ...
May 19, 2022
B.C. to end fossil fuel subsidies under new oil and gas royalty system
VICTORIA - British Columbia is changing its decades-old royalty system, the fees it charges companies to extract publicly owned oil and gas, in an effort to align with provincial climate goals. Premie...
May 19, 2022
Canada to ban China's Huawei Technologies from 5G networks, sources say
OTTAWA - Senior government officials say the Liberals have decided to ban Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies from Canada's long-awaited blueprint for next-generation mobile networks. The development o...
May 19, 2022
Canadian Drew Fischer to serve on World Cup officiating crew in Qatar
Canadian Drew Fischer has been selected one of 24 video match officials for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year. FIFA also named 36 referees and 69 assistant referees for the 32-country tourna...
May 19, 2022
RCMP seeking accommodations for officers testifying at N.S. mass shooting inquiry
HALIFAX - The RCMP say the commission of inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia would be violating its own rules if Mounties who have endured trauma were called to testify without some for...
May 19, 2022
New Athletics Canada CEO Mat Gentes says priority is to develop sport at grassroots
Growing track and field at the grassroots level, and finding the funds to do so, are at the top of Mat Gentes' priority list. The longtime employee of Athletics Canada was named its chief executive of...
May 19, 2022
CPL champion Pacific FC keeps rolling under coach James Merriman
Defending CPL champion Pacific FC has not missed a beat this season, despite the departure of head coach Pa-Modou Kah and several key players after last year's successful title run. James Merriman, el...
May 19, 2022
