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Canada Basketball has signed senior women’s coach Victor Lapeña to a contract extension through the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup, the organization announced Tuesday. CBC | Sports News
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Maar scores 24 as Canada beats host Turkey at men’s Volleyball Nations League opener
Stephen Maar had a match-high 24 points as Canada opened play at the men’s Volleyball Nations League with a 3-1 win over host Turkey on Tuesday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Cozens OT goal lifts Canada to top spot in group play at men’s hockey worlds
Dylan Cozens scored his second goal of the game short-handed in overtime as Canada held on for a 4-3 win over host Czech Republic on Tuesday at the world hockey championship in Prague. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada bests Dominican Republic in straight sets, moves to 1-1 in VNL play
Canada earned a straight-sets victory over the Dominican Republic in Volleyball Nations League play Thursday night. The Canadian women won the opening set 25-20 and the second set 25-21 before edging the Dominican Republic 25-22 in the third to clinch the win. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada sanctions ‘extremist’ Israeli settlers
Canada is imposing sanctions on “extremist” Israeli settlers in the West Bank, Global Affairs Canada announced Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »WNBA’s Toronto expansion will help amplify culture of women’s basketball in Canada
As CBC Sports senior contributor Shireen Ahmed writes, there are still a lot of questions to be answered about the Toronto WNBA franchise, but it assures the opportunity for young fans and players, alike, to dream big and have a chance to shine on home soil. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada wins world Para hockey championship with 2-1 win over U.S.
Canada beat the United States 2-1 to win the world Para hockey championship Sunday in Calgary. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Inter Miami erases 2-goal deficit to beat Montreal as Messi arrives in Canada
Benjamin Cremaschi scored the go-ahead goal in the 59th minute, and Inter Miami CF erased a two-goal deficit to defeat CF Montreal 3-2 in Lionel Messi’s first professional match in Canada on Saturday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Palestinians seeking passage to Canada fight despair as Rafah campaign closes off their exit
Nearly 200 Palestinians have managed to escape Gaza and obtain approval to travel to Canada — but they had to pay thousands of dollars to smuggle themselves into Egypt. That avenue is now closed off, due to the military campaign Israel launched in Rafah this week. CBC | World News
Read More »Connor Bedard scores pair in hockey worlds debut to lead Canada past Great Britain
Connor Bedard scored twice in his men’s hockey worlds debut to help Canada double up Great Britain 4-2 on Sunday in Prague, Czech Republic. Michael Bunting and Brandon Hagel also scored for Canada. Liam Kirk and Ben O’Connor replied for Great Britain. CBC | Sports News
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