Former Canadian international Rhian Wilkinson has been named coach of the Wales women’s team. CBC | Sports News
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U.S. ambassador says ‘world is watching’ Canada’s military spending
David Cohen, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, praised the country’s “very significant” military contributions on a variety of fronts, including purchases of new equipment and its activity around Ukraine, the Arctic and NORAD. But he also applied some pressure when it comes to military spending. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada’s Rebecca Marino falls in 2nd round of Puerto Vallarta Open
Canada’s Rebecca Marino lost in second-round play to France’s Leolia Jeanjean at the Puerto Vallarta Open on Thursday in Mexico. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s women’s soccer team blows out El Salvador in Gold Cup opener
Adriana Leon had two goals and Cloé Lacasse scored one and set up two more as Canada cruised to a 6-0 over El Salvador at the inaugural CONCACAF W Gold Cup on Thursday in Houston. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Post-Sinclair era begins in earnest as Canada’s women’s soccer team prepares for Gold Cup
With the formal retirement of program stalwart and legend Christine Sinclair, and the extension of head coach Bev Priestman’s contract with Canada Soccer, the women’s team seems to have turned a page as it heads into the CONCACAF W Gold Cup. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Player’s Own Voice podcast: Canada’s Jessie Fleming ready to roll in the NWSL
Canadian midfielder Jessie Fleming has left her English pro club for a rich deal with the Portland Thorns. She’s hoping her leading roles in club play and on the national team can reinforce one another. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Leylah Fernandez cruises to 1st-round win over Bernarda Pera at Dubai Open
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez cruised into the second round of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Bernarda Pera of the United States on Monday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Rory Linkletter sets personal-best time at Sevilla Marathon in Spain
Rory Linkletter became the second Canadian long-distance runner to hit the men’s Olympic A standard on Sunday. The 27-year-old from Calgary set a time of two hours, eight minutes, one second at the Sevilla Marathon in Spain. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s defence minister says others must step up to help Ukraine with U.S. aid in limbo
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Read More »Canada’s Cam Alexander earns World Cup downhill bronze in Norway
Cam Alexander of North Vancouver, B.C., raced to a World Cup bronze medal in the men’s downhill in Kvitfjell, Norway, on Saturday. CBC | Sports News
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