National Sports

Slovakia upsets United States 6-3 at world junior hockey championship

MONCTON, N.B. — Slovakia got goals from a half-dozen skaters in a 6-3 upset of the United States on Wednesday at the world junior hockey championship.

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Canada Soccer joins federal government's safe sport program

Canada Soccer is the latest national sports organization to sign an agreement to join Abuse-Free Sport, the federal government's program to prevent and address maltreatment in sport.

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Maple Leafs fined $100,000 for Boxing Day travel, Keefe docked $25k for ref abuse

NEW YORK — The Toronto Maple Leafs have been hit in the pocketbook for travelling over the holidays. The NHL said Wednesday that the Maple Leafs have been fined US$100,000 for travelling to St.

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Whitecaps extend midfielder Caio Alexandre's loan to Brazilian team for a year

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have extended midfielder Caio Alexandre’s loan to Fortaleza EC for another year, with an obligation for the Brazilian side to purchase his contract if he hits undisclosed performance benchmarks.

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Professional goalies work together to develop mindset in weekly meetings

Every week some of the top goalies in North America get together to talk about their feelings.

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Canadian sprint star De Grasse has moved to Orlando to work with Irish coach Coghlan

Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse has a new home and a new coach.

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Austrian world junior coach Kirk Furey back home in Nova Scotia: 'A dream come true'

HALIFAX — Kirk Furey boarded a plane at age 16 with the knowledge his hockey journey – his dream – would likely take him far from home.

Dec 28, 2022 11:38 AM Read more >

Canadian skier James Crawford second in World Cup downhill

BORMIO, Italy — Canadian skier James Crawford raced to a second-place finish on one of the world’s most demanding courses to reach the podium in the final World Cup downhill of 2022. Crawford, from Toronto, finished Wednesday's race 0.

Dec 28, 2022 11:25 AM Read more >

Marie-Philip Poulin voted The Canadian Press female athlete of the year for 2022

Dubbed "one of the greatest clutch performers this country has ever produced," Canadian women's hockey team captain Marie-Philip Poulin has been voted The Canadian Press female athlete of the year for 2022. "It sure tops up the year.

Dec 28, 2022 7:55 AM Read more >

Marie-Philip Poulin voted The Canadian Press female athlete of the year for 2022

Dubbed "one of the greatest clutch performers this country has ever produced," Canadian women's hockey team captain Marie-Philip Poulin has been voted The Canadian Press female athlete of the year for 2022. "It sure tops up the year.

Dec 28, 2022 2:32 AM Read more >