Monday, June 30, 2025

Newly renovated Halifax basketball court a slam dunk for north-end children

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A newly renovated basketball court opened at Highland Park Junior High School on Monday, built with the help of a non-profit founded by former Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri.



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AFC Toronto adds to roster with defender Zoe Burns, forward Lauren Rowe

A female soccer player wearing number 28 for Team Canada runs up the field with the ball while looking to her left as fans watch from the stands.

AFC Toronto has signed Canadian international defender Zoe Burns and Canadian youth international forward Lauren Rowe.



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Sunday, June 29, 2025

Canada's U19 women's volleyball team defeats Dominican Republic to earn bronze at Pan Am Cup

A women's under-19 volleyball team smiles while posing together on a court with bronze medals around their necks.

Canada's under-19 girls' volleyball team collected the bronze medal with an exciting victory over the Dominican Republic on Saturday at the Pan American Cup in Kingston, Ont.



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Blue Jays place reliever Paxton Schultz on 15-day IL, recall left-hander Justin Bruihl

A male baseball pitcher winds up to throw the ball with his right hand during a day game in a stadium filled with fans.

Right-handed pitcher Paxton Schultz has been placed on the Toronto Blue Jays' 15-day injured list. He's out with right middle finger inflammation a day after he gave up three runs on five hits and a walk in 1 1/3 innings in Toronto's 15-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox.



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LeBron James opts in for record 23rd season, will make $52.6M US in 2025-26: reports

A male basketball player wearing number 23 for the Los Angeles Lakers dribbles the ball with his left hand in an arena filled with fans.

LeBron James is exercising his $52.6 million US option with the Los Angeles Lakers for 2025-26, further confirming that he will become the first player in NBA history to play a 23rd season, a person with knowledge of the decision said Sunday.



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Saturday, June 28, 2025

Hamilton's Matt Campbell defeats Jim Long in all-Canadian darts final

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Matt (Ginjaninja) Campbell became the first player to retain the bet365 North American Darts Championship title when he defeated (Gentleman) Jim Long 6-3 in an all-Canadian final Saturday in New York.



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Simon Wang makes history as highest-drafted Chinese player in NHL

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The San Jose Sharks chose the Simon Wang from the Ontario Hockey League's Oshawa Generals with the first pick of the NHL draft's second round, making the six-foot-six, 222-pound Wang the highest-selected Chinese player in the league at No. 33 overall.



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Vancouver Canucks select Braeden Cootes with 15th pick in NHL draft

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The first Canadian club to make a selection Friday night chose the centre from the Western Hockey League's Seattle Thunderbirds at No. 15.



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Friday, June 27, 2025

Islanders select blueliner Matthew Schaefer with No. 1 pick in 2025 NHL draft

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The Islanders picked defenseman Matthew Schaefer of the OHL's Erie Otters with the first overall pick in the draft.



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Montreal Canadiens acquire defenceman Noah Dobson from New York Islanders

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The Montreal Canadiens acquired offensive defenceman Noah Dobson from the New York Islanders in return, and the Islanders reportedly receive forward Emil Heineman and the 16th and 17th overall picks in Friday night's NHL draft.



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Maple Leafs sign John Tavares to 4-year contract extension

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The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed forward John Tavares to a four-year contract extension worth an average of $4.38 million per season, the club announced Friday.



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Thursday, June 26, 2025

NFL suspends Justin Tucker for first 10 weeks of season for violating personal conduct policy

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The NFL suspended former Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker for the first 10 weeks of the season on Thursday for violating its personal conduct policy. The suspension takes effect on Aug. 26, which is roster cutdown day, and Tucker is eligible for reinstatement on Nov. 11.



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Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon falls short in attempt to break 4-minute mile

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Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon has failed in her bid to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes. Kipyegon, the Olympic 1,500-metre gold medallist from Kenya, ran in 4 minutes, 06.42 seconds at Stade Charlety in Paris on Thursday.



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Canadian men to face No. 14 Colombia in New Jersey friendly during FIFA October window

Canadian men’s soccer player Jonathan David controls the ball in the second half of a Group B match against Curacao as part of the Concacaf Gold Cup at Shell Energy Stadium on June 21 2025 in Houston, Texas.

Canada will face No. 14 Colombia in a men's soccer friendly in in Harrison, N.J., during the October FIFA international window



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Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami, 34, retiring after 2026 Olympic season

Lara Gut-Behrami of Team Switzerland takes 1st place during a World Cup women’s giant slalom on March 25, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho.

Two-time overall World Cup champion Lara Gut-Behrami intends on retiring after the upcoming Olympic season, she revealed at a sponsor's event in Zurich.



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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Mavericks make star Duke forward Cooper Flagg the No. 1 pick of 2025 NBA draft

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The Mavericks took Duke forward Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Wednesday night, selecting the 18-year-old from Maine who was the college player of the year in his lone season.



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Can a woman run a 4-minute mile? Faith Kipyegon is about to try

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CBC Sports' daily newsletter looks at Kenyan track star Faith Kipyegon's attempt to run a sub-four-minute mile on Thursday in Paris.



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Roughriders turned a $2M profit last year, thanks largely to alternate jersey

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The Saskatchewan Roughriders found success on and off the field last season. The team was able to host a playoff game and, at the club's annual general meeting Tuesday night, announced it had earned a net income of $2.1 million for the 2024-25 season.



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Marie-Philip Poulin named PWHL's MVP as Montreal Victoire clean up at league awards

A hockey player wearing a Montreal Victoire jersey salutes the crowd.

Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin received the PWHL MVP Award at the Hard Rock Hotel in Ottawa on Wednesday, edging out Toronto Sceptres defender Renata Fast and former Boston Fleet forward Hilary Knight.



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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Don Cherry, 91, signs off podcast after 313 episodes, future uncertain

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Famed Canadian sportscaster Don Cherry signed off from his podcast for the final time. The 91-year-old Cherry had hosted "Don Cherry's Grapevine Podcast" since August 2023, producing 313 episodes in total. His son and cohost, Tim Cherry, said on the finale that it had racked up 6.5 million downloads.



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Sprinter Morales Williams loses lead, places 3rd in men's 400m at Ostrava Golden Spike

Canadian sprinter Christopher Morales Williams competes in the men’s 400-metre heats at the World Athletics Indoor Championships on March 21, 2025 in Nanjing, China.

An aggressive Christopher Morales Williams led midway through the men's 400 metres at the 68th Ostrava Golden Spike on Tuesday, but the Canadian sprinter faded over the final 100 and finished third in 45.10 seconds in the Czech Republic.



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Monday, June 23, 2025

PWHL mock draft: Who could your favourite team pick on Tuesday?

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The 1st overall pick is not as clear cut this season in the PWHL, compared to the last two drafts, when the Minnesota Frost selected Taylor Heise and New York Sirens picked Sarah Fillier. New York has the top pick again this year. The draft begins at 7 p.m. ET.



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Canada's Gabriel Diallo picks up another win on grass as Wimbledon draws near

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Montreal's Gabriel Diallo advanced to the second round of the Mallorca Championships with a 7-5, 6-3 win over local favourite Jaume Munar of Spain on Monday, which took just 56 minutes to complete.



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Sunday, June 22, 2025

Canada cricketers celebrate T20 World Cup qualification with win over Bermuda

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Teenage batsman Yuvraj Samra scored 45 runs Sunday as Canada celebrated qualification for next year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup with a six-wicket win over Bermuda in the final game of the four-country Americas Qualifier.



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Tempo GM Monica Wright Rogers plotting out Toronto roster a year before WNBA debut

Toronto Tempo WNBA female GM.

Monica Wright Rogers is just about ready to shift the Toronto Tempo into a new gear. Wright Rogers has been focused on the business side of the new WNBA franchise in her first four months as the Tempo's inaugural general manager.



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'The spirit of African communities' on display at multicultural Winnipeg soccer tournament

soccer players wearing yellow and black uniforms hold possession of the ball against players in royal blue uniforms.

A year after the shooting of a soccer player at the Canada African Cup of Nations, the soccer tournament returned to the field on Saturday to a crowd of supporters from across the African diaspora communities in Winnipeg.



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Suns trade Kevin Durant to Rockets for Dillon Brooks, Jalen Green, 6 draft picks: reports

A male basketball player wearing number 35 dribbles the ball as he looks up at the net while an opponent wearing number nine pursues him.

The Houston Rockets are acquiring 15-time all-star and four-time Olympic gold medallist Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns in a blockbuster deal struck Sunday, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press.



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These teens have been friends forever. Now they'll try to make the Mooseheads together

Side by side photos show a pair of friends in a picture from six years ago and one of them today.

Teens Malik L'Italien and Jayden Napon have known each other for more than a decade. The 16-year-old best friends from Montreal share the same birthday and were recently drafted by the Halifax Mooseheads.



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Saturday, June 21, 2025

Stoppage-time goal lifts Curacao into a 1-1 draw with Canada at Gold Cup

A men's soccer player kicks a ball past two opposing players.

Canada paid for failing to finish out a game Saturday, conceding a 94th-minute equalizer in a 1-1 draw with Curacao in Group B play at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Houston.



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Edmonton Oilers GM ready to work on McDavid's timeline to sign contract extension

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Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman is ready to work on Connor McDavid's timeline for a contract extension.



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Pridham scores 9th goal in 9 games as Rapid defeat Wild 3-1

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Delaney Baie Pridham scored her league-leading ninth goal of the season as the Ottawa Rapid defeated the Calgary Wild 3-1 in Northern Super League action on Saturday in Ottawa.



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How Montreal Victoire's Erin Ambrose is using fashion to stand up for the 2SLGBTQ+ community

A woman wearing a black shirt with a rainbow design smiles.

The Montreal Victoire player's Pride apparel line with CCM Hockey is back and bolder than ever, as Ambrose looks for ways to bring together hockey and the 2SLGBTQ+ community.



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Friday, June 20, 2025

Hockey stick owned by Toronto Maple Leafs legend Bill Barilko hits auction block

Old style hockey stick with black tape

A hockey stick owned by Bill Bariko, who scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal in overtime in 1951 to win the game for the Toronto Maple Leafs, is currently being auctioned off. It includes signatures from Barilko and several other players from that year.



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PWHL Seattle taps Steve O'Rourke as the expansion team's 1st coach

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O'Rourke will have the benefit of coaching a team featuring four-time Olympian Hilary Knight, who became the first player Seattle signed during the PWHL's expansion process two weeks ago.



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Thursday, June 19, 2025

Connor McDavid won't rush contract extension, says winning is top priority for Oilers superstar

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Two days after losing in the Stanley Cup final, Connor McDavid says he's not in a rush to make a decision about his future.



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Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders' 400% raise is a reminder of how little female athletes get paid

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The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders say they're getting a 400 per cent pay raise, shedding light on just how little NFL cheerleaders, and female athletes in general, get paid.



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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

South Korea spoils late charge by Canada's women to take Volleyball Nations League match

Canadian women’s opposite hitter Abby Guezen bumps the ball during Volleyball Nations League action against South Korea on June 18, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Canada's women's team opened the second leg of the 2025 Volleyball Nations League with a 3-2 loss to South Korea on Wednesday in Istanbul.



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Canada's Fernandez into quarterfinals at Nottingham Open with win over Bucsa

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Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the quarterfinals of the Lexus Nottingham Open tennis tournament after posting a 6-3, 6-4 win over Spain's Cristina Bucsa on Wednesday.



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Marie-Philip Poulin named IIHF female player of the year, beating out 5 Americans

Montreal Victoire goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens celebrates with teammate Marie-Philip Poulin after defeating the Minnesota Frost in a Professional Women’s Hockey League game in Laval, Quebec on March 4, 2025.

Canada's "Captain Clutch" Marie-Philip Poulin has another honour add to her already celebrated hockey career in being voted International Ice Hockey Federation female player of the year.



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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Canadians Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov win 1st-round matches in Halle

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Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov had winning starts Tuesday at the Terra Wortmann Open grass-court tennis tournament.



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Canadian men open 2026 Olympic hockey tournament against Czechs, women versus Finland

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The Canadian men's hockey team will open the Olympic Games against Czech Republic and the women against Finland.



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Monday, June 16, 2025

Father of track star Jakob Ingebrigtsen cleared of abusing 2-time Olympic champion

Norwegian athlete Jakob Ingebrigtsen is seen in a Norwegian courtroom on March 25, 2025 with his lawyer Mette Yvonne Larsen at the South Rogaland District Court during the criminal case against Gjert Arne Ingebrigtsen, not pictured, former athletics coach of his children.

Gjert Ingebrigtsen, the father of Norwegian track star Jakob Ingebrigtsen, was convicted Monday of one count of assault against his daughter and given a suspended prison sentence. A Norwegian court acquitted Gjert of other charges, including abusing Jakob.



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Child dies following accident at harness racing track in Woodstock, N.B.

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Police in Woodstock, N.B., are investigating a death that occurred during a harness race at Connell Park Raceway on Saturday.



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Leylah Fernandez outlasts Dutch athlete Suzan Lamens in 1st round at Nottingham Open

Canadian women’s tennis player Leylah Fernandez in action against Suzan Lamens during Round 1 play of the Rothesay Open in Nottingham, England on June 16, 2025.

Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the second round of the Lexus Nottingham Open grass-court tennis tournament with a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win over Suzan Lamens of the Netherlands on Monday in England.



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Olympic, world champion Camryn Rogers has nothing left to prove — but plenty to accomplish

A woman, with a gold medal draped around her neck, makes a heart symbol with her hands as she stands in front of the Eiffel Tower, which has the Olympic rings displayed on it.

After winning a world title and Olympic gold, hammer thrower Camryn Rogers might not have anything left to prove — but she says she still has a lot left to accomplish. The 26-year-old from Richmond, B.C., doesn’t just want to defend her titles, she wants to help grow the sport itself.



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Sunday, June 15, 2025

Red Sox trade star slugger Rafael Devers to Giants in unforeseen blockbuster deal

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The Boston Red Sox traded Rafael Devers to the San Francisco Giants on Sunday in a blockbuster deal. ESPN reported that the package of players going back to the Red Sox includes starter Jordan Hicks and left-hander Kyle Harrison.



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J.J. Spaun weathers the worst of wet Oakmont to win U.S. Open following lengthy rain delay

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J.J. Spaun turned a sloppy mess of a U.S. Open at wet and nasty Oakmont into a thing of beauty at the end Sunday with two stunning shots that carried him to his first major championship.



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George Russell fends off Max Verstappen to win Canadian GP where McLarens collide

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Mercedes driver George Russell held off Red Bull's Max Verstappen for his fourth career race win, while McLaren teammates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris collided on Sunday at the Canadian Grand Prix.



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Saturday, June 14, 2025

Montreal Roses FC tops Ottawa Rapid FC 2-1 in Northern Super League action

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Tanya Boychuk netted the game-winning goal in the 65th minute to lift Montreal Roses FC to a 2-1 victory over Ottawa Rapid FC on Saturday in Northern Super League action at TD Place in Ottawa.



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Canada's Paula Findlay headlines Vancouver T100 triathlon world tour stop

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Competitors in the 100-kilometre race swim two kilometres in English Bay, cycle 80 kilometres around UBC, and then run 18 kilometres along the beach.



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