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Toronto FC to start voluntary individual player workouts at training facility

Toronto FC to start voluntary individual player workouts at training facility

Toronto FC will start holding voluntary workouts for players at the BMO Training Ground on Monday. “By utilizing the training ground for individual workouts, TFC will be able to provide a controlled environment that ensures…

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Canucks and B.C.’s top doctor show interest in hosting NHL matches in Vancouver

Canucks and B.C.’s top doctor show interest in hosting NHL matches in Vancouver

The Canucks are hoping to score some hockey matches for Vancouver if the NHL continues the 2019-20 season. The team affirmed it has put forward a proposal for Vancouver to be a “hub city” for…

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NHL would need to follow quarantine rules before season could resume: Trudeau

NHL would need to follow quarantine rules before season could resume: Trudeau

The NHL could face another hurdle if the league determines to continue the 2019-20 season in the near future — getting non-Canadian resident players across the border to join their respective teams. Prime Minister Justin…

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Raptors’ Davis would be ‘devastated’ if team misses the chance for playoff run

Raptors’ Davis would be ‘devastated’ if team misses the chance for playoff run

Terence Davis was enjoying a rookie season well beyond his own expectations. After going undrafted, Davis felt lucky just to be with the Toronto Raptors when they opened the season, and figured he’d spend much…

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Bianca Andreescu headlines Canadian tennis trio competing in virtual Madrid Open

Bianca Andreescu headlines Canadian tennis trio competing in virtual Madrid Open

Spanish star Rafael Nadal and lately retired Caroline Wozniacki are among the 32 players who will compete in the Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro, which started yesterday. The four-day event includes 16 ATP players and…

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Tyler Mislawchuk ready to compete virtually in Triathlon Canada World Series

Tyler Mislawchuk ready to compete virtually in Triathlon Canada World Series

Upon his urgent return to Canada from racing in Europe, Olympic triathlete Tyler Mislawchuk retreated to his basement for two weeks of mandatory isolation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Fourteen days of no human contact,” he…

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Canada’s top doctor says too early to say when sports might return

Canada’s top doctor says too early to say when sports might return

Canada’s chief public health officer stated it’s too early to say when professional sports can be played again in the country, even if matches are played in empty stadiums. “We have to look at what…

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Rugby Canada CEO Allen Vansen says no further cancellations

Rugby Canada CEO Allen Vansen says no further cancellations

Postmedia emailed Rugby Canada CEO Allen Vansen last week to get an update on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting operations and planning. The French Barbarians cancelled their North American tour, which included the game…

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Alphonso Davies signs new deal with Bayern Munich through

Alphonso Davies signs new deal with Bayern Munich through

Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies has signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the Bundesliga club until June 2025. The Canada international, whose initial deal was set to expire in 2023, has established himself…

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CFL states it won’t start regular season until at least July

CFL states it won’t start regular season until at least July

The CFL is the last league to postpone the game due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league, which was programmed to start the regular season on June 11, announced Tuesday that the season would not…

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Tennis Canada remains hopeful Rogers Cup will be contested in August

Tennis Canada remains hopeful Rogers Cup will be contested in August

Tennis Canada stays “optimistic” the Rogers Cup will be played as scheduled following comments from Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley on Tuesday that the season could be lost due to the coronavirus pandemic. The…

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Swimmer Markus Thormeyer feeling fast and free after coming out

Swimmer Markus Thormeyer feeling fast and free after coming out

Fear of the unknown was holding Markus Thormeyer back in the pool. When the Canadian swimmer told teammates he was gay, the walls he’d built up came down and Thormeyer felt liberated to swim fast.…

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Canada will not compete at Tokyo 2020 Games

Canada will not compete at Tokyo 2020 Games

The Canadian Olympic Committee will not send a team to the Tokyo Games if they are held in 2020. The COC “urgently” asked for a one-year postponement, citing coronavirus risks. The COC called its action…

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2-Time gold medallist John Morris joins Team Kevin Koe for Olympic push

2-Time gold medallist John Morris joins Team Kevin Koe for Olympic push

John Morris is returning to team curling and joining Kevin Koe’s foursome. Morris is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, winning mixed doubles in 2018 with Kaitlyn Lawes and the men’s title in 2010 playing third…

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Curling: Team Jennifer Jones adds free-agent all-star lead Lisa Weagle

Curling: Team Jennifer Jones adds free-agent all-star lead Lisa Weagle

Lisa Weagle wasn’t sure what might be next for her after getting the surprising news last week that she was no longer a part of Team Rachel Homan. The all-star lead turned to family and…

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Canada’s Pospisil faces new challenges of home workouts, cooking during ATP suspension

Canada’s Pospisil faces new challenges of home workouts, cooking during ATP suspension

Vasek Pospisil was in Indian Wells, Calif., last Sunday practicing for the BNP Paribas Open when the tournament, one of the biggest on the tennis schedule, was cancelled over COVID-19 worries. Four days later, the…

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Canadian Hockey League suspends season

Canadian Hockey League suspends season

The Canadian Hockey League season was suspended Thursday due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Sarnia Sting are done for awhile and maybe for the rest of the campaign. The OHL campaign was suspended indefinitely Thursday…

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Canada defeats South Africa to claim the bronze medal in Vancouver

Canada defeats South Africa to claim the bronze medal in Vancouver

They thrilled us. They broke our hearts. They engaged us throughout and saved the best for last. Team Canada drew us in and teased us. We, and they, dared to believe a podium conclusion was…

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Canada´s Leylah Annie Fernandez pull of comeback to upset Sloane Stephens at Monterrey Open

Canada´s Leylah Annie Fernandez pull of comeback to upset Sloane Stephens at Monterrey Open

Leylah Annie Fernandez didn’t let her championship defeat in Acapulco last weekend affect her performance in Monterrey this week. Quite the opposite, actually. Fernandez battled back from down a set to beat Sloane Stephens 6-7(4),…

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Impact signs Tottenham´s Victor Wanyama as designated player

Impact signs Tottenham´s Victor Wanyama as designated player

The Montreal Impact have signed Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Victor Wanyama as a Designated Player via a free transfer, the club informed Tuesday.  Wanyama, 28, signed a three-year contract with the club and will join officially upon receiving his international transfer certificate and passing…

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Canada´s Mackenzie Hughes finishes 2nd at Honda Classic

Canada´s Mackenzie Hughes finishes 2nd at Honda Classic

Hughes, a 29-year-old Canadian who has struggled since winning for the first time on Tour in 2016, was one back of playing partner Sungjae Im with just the par-5 18th remaining at the Honda Classic on Sunday.…

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Women´s soccer gets boost from return of Diana Matheson after 1 year injury absence

Women´s soccer gets boost from return of Diana Matheson after 1 year injury absence

For Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller, one of the takeaways from last summer’s early exit at the Women’s World Cup in France was the need to play more Tier 1 opposition. The Canadians faced the best…

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Shapovalov, Auger-Aliassime and Pospisil advance to quarter-finals in Marseille

Shapovalov, Auger-Aliassime and Pospisil advance to quarter-finals in Marseille

Three Canadians will play in the quarterfinals of the Open 13 Provence tennis tournament. Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime guaranteed a Canadian trio would compete in the final eight by outlasting France’s Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-0, 6-7 (6),…

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Canadian skier Brayden Kuroda dies suddenly at 19

Canadian skier Brayden Kuroda dies suddenly at 19

Canadian freestyle moguls team member Brayden Kuroda died suddenly and the entire community is in disbelief. Brayden was only 19.  Brayden made his World Cup debut on his birthday three weeks ago in Tremblant. He had dreams…

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Thierry Henry set for Montreal Impact coaching debut in CCL Round of 16 match

Thierry Henry set for Montreal Impact coaching debut in CCL Round of 16 match

The Montreal Impact are expecting new coach Thierry Henry’s vast experience on the international stage translates into CONCACAF Champions League success. The Impact play their first CONCACAF Champions League match since losing the 2015 final…

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Canada´s Auger-Aliassime returns to tennis´ top 20 in World Ranking

Canada´s Auger-Aliassime returns to tennis´ top 20 in World Ranking

Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime returned to the top 20 in the world rankings Monday after reaching the final of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament. The 19-year-old from Montreal, who dropped a 6-2, 6-4 decision to…

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Canada´s Auger-Aliassime falls to Gael Monfils in Rotterdam final

Canada´s Auger-Aliassime falls to Gael Monfils in Rotterdam final

Despite having to contend with a cold and fatigue, Félix Auger-Aliassime kept his cool in his 6-2, 6-4 defeat to Gaël Monfils in the fourth ATP final of the 19-year-old’s young career. In his very first…

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Canadian women soccer falls to U.S in Olympic qualifying championship final

Canadian women soccer falls to U.S in Olympic qualifying championship final

For the majority of Sunday’s CONCACACF Olympic qualifying final, the U.S. women’s soccer didn’t look like the group that had ravaged opposing team’s defenses during the tournament. The match was scoreless at halftime Sunday. Then…

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Canada´s Nick Taylor wins at Pebble Beach

Canada´s Nick Taylor wins at Pebble Beach

On Father’s Day last year, Nick Taylor posted on Instagram that he and his wife Andie were expecting their first child. Charlie Wells Taylor was born on Oct. 24 and was there in his mother’s…

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Canada tops Belgium in opener of Olympic women´s basketball

Canada tops Belgium in opener of Olympic women´s basketball

The Senior Women’s National Team opened their campaign at the FIBA Women’s Qualifying Tournament with a hard-fought 61-56 triumph over host team Belgium in front of a sold-out crowd at the Versluys Dôme on Thursday night. Kia…

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