Roberto Luongo to be inducted into Canucks Ring of Honour next season

Former Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo will be inducted into the team's Ring of Honour next season, the club announced Wednesday.

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Poulin, Nurse return as Canada looks to get back into Rivalry Series with U.S

Team captain Marie-Philip Poulin and 2022 Olympic leading scorer Sarah Nurse will help lead Canada's women's hockey team when it continues its Rivalry Series with the United States next month.

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Meet 3 women playing key roles with the Calgary Flames, Wranglers

Several women are taking up key positions with the NHL and other men’s professional leagues. We speak with a play-by-play announcer, a skating coach and a player development specialist about their advice to the next generation of women hoping to break into the industry.

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Maple Leafs honour Börje Salming with 21 seconds of silence

Hall of Fame defenceman Börje Salming, who passed away last week at the age of 71, is honoured in Toronto with 21 seconds of silence. The Maple Leafs retired Salming's number 21 jersey after 16 seasons with the team.

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FINA World Junior Diving Championships: DAY 4 - Women's Synchro 3M Finals

Check out the future of diving at Day 4 of the FINA World Junior Diving Championships in Montreal, Canada with the Women's Synchro 3M Finals.

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What's at stake in Canada's final World Cup match

CBC Sports' daily newsletter explains what an eliminated Canadian team can still achieve when it faces Morocco on Thursday in Qatar.

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Kenya avoids track doping ban as Russia remains suspended due to war

Russia and Kenya, two of the most troubled counties on the international doping front, received encouraging news from track and field's ruling body on Wednesday, though any possible reprieve for Russia was tempered by the sport's intent to keep the country's athletes out of international meets until the war in Ukraine is over.

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FINA World Junior Diving Championships: DAY 4 - Women's B 3M Finals

Check out the future of diving at Day 4 of the FINA World Junior Diving Championships in Montreal, Canada with the Women's B 3M Finals.

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Wheeler's 4th career hat trick propels Jets to shutout victory over Avalanche

Connor Hellebuyck made 40 saves and Blake Wheeler recorded a hat trick and added an assist as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the reigning Stanley Cup-champion Colorado Avalanche 5-0 on Tuesday.

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FINA World Junior Diving Championships: DAY 3 - Women's Synchro Platform Finals

Check out the future of diving at Day 3 of the FINA World Junior Diving Championships in Montreal, Canada with the Women's Synchro Platform Finals.

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Tim Hortons's title sponsorship of Brier to end after 2023 tournament

For just the fifth time in its nearly century-long history, the Canadian men's curling championship will have a new title sponsor after this season.

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Gymnastics Canada extends suspension of Ontario coach Scott McFarlane

Gymnastics Canada has extended the suspension of coach Scott McFarlane pending an internal view of allegations from his time at a gym in Mississauga, Ont. McFarlane was acquitted of all sexual assault-related charges last week.

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'I can't walk': Tiger withdraws from tourney, wants LIV Golf leader Greg Norman replaced

Tiger Woods on Tuesday painted an uncertain picture about how much golf he can play, saying, "I don't have much left in this leg." On Monday, he withdrew from his tournament, this week's Hero World Challenge, because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot.

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Netherlands beat host Qatar to advance at World Cup

The Dutch advanced to the round of 16 while the Qataris became the first host to lose all three of its group matches. Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly put his team into the last 16 of the World Cup. Neymar going to miss Brazil's final group stage match with an ankle injury.

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World Cup fans cheer on Leamington, Ont., player, despite a defeat

There's a lot of pride for Team Canada in southwestern Ontario, despite another loss at the World Cup on Sunday. Local fans have been eagerly cheering on Leamington-born player Stephen Eustáquio.

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Siakam stellar in return to lineup after 10-game absence as Raptors down Cavaliers

Pascal Siakam wasted little time in showing what the Toronto Raptors had been missing. Back after a 10-game absence, Siakam scored Toronto's first points of the game en route to 18 points and 11 rebounds to help the Raptors to a 100-88 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday.

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FINA World Junior Diving Championships: DAY 2 - Women's B Platform Finals

Check out the future of diving at Day 2 of the FINA World Junior Diving Championships in Montreal, Canada with the Womens B Platform Finals.

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Astros reportedly signing free-agent first baseman Jose Abreu for 3 years

The World Series champion Houston Astros are on the verge of signing free agent and three-time all-star Jose Abreu, several media outlets reported Monday.

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Former Vancouver Canucks staffer alleges discrimination in claim against team

A former video analyst with the Vancouver Canucks has filed a complaint with B.C.’s Human Rights Tribunal saying her termination amounted to discrimination due to her mental and physical disabilities.

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NFL free agent Odell Beckham Jr. removed from Miami flight by police

NFL free agent Odell Beckham Jr. was removed by police from an aircraft before takeoff at Miami International Airport after officials said he failed to respond to requests to buckle his seatbelt and appeared to be unconscious, police and airline officials said Sunday.

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FINA World Junior Diving Championships on CBC: DAY 1 - Mixed Team Event

Watch Canada's best young divers on day 1 of the 2022 FINA World Junior Diving Championships in Montreal, Canada at the Olympic Park Centre.

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Switzerland's Marco Odermatt wins 1st men's super-G of season in Lake Louise

Reigning champion Marco Odermatt posted a time of one minute, 32.53 seconds on the 2.5-kilometre course to claim the first super-G of the season.

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Poulin's hat trick lifts Team Harvey's over Team Scotiabank at PWHPA Dream Gap Tour showcase

Marie-Philip Poulin continued to shine on Sunday with a hat trick as Team Harvey's beat Team Scotiabank 5-2 at the Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association's Dream Gap Tour showcase in Pittsburgh.

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World Cup fans in B.C. build community through collecting soccer stickers

The Panini brand of collectible stickers are part of a World Cup tradition around the world — a phenomenon catching on locally after Team Canada qualified for the first time in a generation.

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CBC Sports: IBSF Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Cup - Whistler

Watch as CBC Sports Presents looks at the IBSF North American Cup getting underway with some of the best skeleton and bobsleigh athletes in the world taking part in the IBSF bobsleigh & skeleton World Cup in Whistler, Canada.

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Gut-Behrami comes back to win rare giant slalom at women's World Cup

World champion Lara Gut-Behrami improved on her second run Saturday to win her first World Cup giant slalom in more than six years, while a trio of Canadians didn't advance to the final run in Killington, Vt.

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FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup: Women's Giant Slalom #2 - Killington

Watch as some of the world's top female giant slalom skiiers take their second run in Killington, Vermont in the USA for the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup.

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UCI Track Cycling Champions League: Round 3 - Paris

Check out the world's top cyclists in Paris, France for round 3 of the 2022 UCI Track Champions League.

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B.C.'s Joel Waterman says Canada is ready for crucial match with Croatia

After Canada's hard-fought loss to Belgium during their opening game in the 2022 World Cup, the Canadian team says they are in the tournament to win as they prepare to face Croatia on Sunday.  

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Record-setting QB hopes to end career, Huskies' championship drought with Vanier Cup victory

Mason Nyhus knows Saturday's Vanier Cup game will be his last wearing the green and white of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. To go out as a champion with a win over the Laval University Rouge et Or would be the perfect ending to the fifth-year quarterback's record-setting career.

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For many Hamiltonians, World Cup games mean cheering for your other home team — like Ghana

Approximately 20 members of Hamilton’s Ghanaian community sang, danced and cheered Ghana on as they played Portugal in their World Cup game on Thursday.

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Bianca Ribi secures monobob World Cup gold as Canada claims 1-2 podium

Canada took the top two spots in the first women's monobob World Cup race of the season Friday, while Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries of the U.S. won the bronze.

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Canada's sliders hopeful of progress after calls for leadership change answered

After a turbulent eight months, there is a feeling among athletes and leadership in Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton that they are moving in the same direction.

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Weather postpones World Cup men's downhill in Lake Louise, Alta.

The first World Cup men's downhill of the season Friday was called off and rescheduled to Saturday in Lake Louise, Alta., because of heavy snow reducing visibility on the mountain.

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FIS Cross Country Skiing World Cup: Men's & Women's Sprint - Ruka

Watch as some of the world's top cross country skiiers will be racing to the finish line Ruka, Finland.

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Laval receiver Kevin Mital wins Hec Crighton Award as U Sports' top football player

Laval Rouge et Or receiver Kevin Mital was named the winner of the Hec Crighton Trophy as the most outstanding player in U Sports football at the annual Vanier Cup all-Canadian awards banquet on Thursday.

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3 young Iranians in Sask. say they love soccer, but won't cheer for their country's team at this World Cup

Three young Saskatonians who are originally from Iran speak out about why they are not supporting their home nation's soccer team at this year's World Cup.

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Olympic medals are cool, but Canadian skier Jack Crawford says he has more to accomplish

Olympic bronze medallist Jack Crawford enters the 2022-23 alpine skiing campaign with a new set of challenges, including a start number toward the front of the pack and, consequently, a target on his back.

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Winnipeg soccer fans amazed to watch Canada at men's World Cup, many for the 1st time

Fans packed the King's Head Pub on Wednesday afternoon to witness Canada's return to the men's World Cup — 36 years after the country's lone appearance — only to watch second-ranked Belgium eke out a 1-0 win in Qatar.

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Sorokin makes career-high 49 saves as Islanders blank Oilers

Ilya Sorokin made a career-high 49 saves and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored twice early in the second period as the New York Islanders beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 on Wednesday night.

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Devils' 13-game win streak halted by Maple Leafs amid hat trick of disallowed goals

Matt Murray made 34 saves and the Devils' franchise-record tying 13-game winning streak came to end Wednesday night as the Toronto Maple Leafs won 2-1 in a game in which New Jersey had three goals disallowed.

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New-look Team Canada returns to Whistler for bobsleigh, skeleton World Cup

Expectations are high as Cynthia Appiah and the rest of Team Canada kick off a new bobsleigh and skeleton World Cup season in Whistler, B.C., on Thursday.

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Raptors' VanVleet, Barnes sidelined against Nets

Fred VanVleet was among players listed as out against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday with a non-COVID illness. Also out were reigning NBA rookie of the year Scottie Barnes (knee sprain), and Dalano Banton (ankle sprain).

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Goalkeeper sacrifices World Cup dream, cheers on Team Canada from afar

Maxime Crépeau, a Candiac, Que., native, looks back on the injury that helped secure a MLS championship for Los Angeles FC at the expense of his spot at the World Cup.

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Canadiens suffer hard home loss as Skinner, Thompson help Sabres snap 8-game skid

Jeff Skinner picked up two goals and three assists as the Buffalo Sabres snapped an eight-game losing streak with a resounding 7-2 win over the host Montreal Canadiens Tuesday night.

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Canadian men's rugby 7s head coach Henry Paul steps down after 3 years

Henry Paul has stepped down as head coach of Canada's men's rugby sevens team after three years leading the squad. Rugby Canada said in a release Tuesday that it has agreed to release Paul from his contract "with immediate effect."

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Canadian soccer superstar Christine Sinclair says she's watching World Cup with mixed emotions

Soccer fans around the globe are abuzz with World Cup energy. Canadian women’s team captain Christine Sinclair says she’ll be cheering on the men, but that it feels like the Canadian Soccer Association has forgotten the women’s team has been to seven straight World Cups.

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Blue Jays' Manoah calls Yankees ace Gerrit Cole 'worst cheater' in MLB history

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah's feelings about New York Yankees counterpart Gerrit Cole clearly run deeper than a heated exchange of words during a late-season ball game.

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Ronaldo to leave Man United by mutual agreement after criticizing manager, club owners

Manchester United announced Cristiano Ronaldo will leave the club "with immediate effect."

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Canadian Premier League folds FC Edmonton due to 'poor performance, revenue'

The Canadian Premier League (CPL) Board of Governors has voted unanimously to terminate FC Edmonton.

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