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Piper Gilles says she and Paul Poirier will skate until they run out of gas. Gilles and Poirier open their figure skating season this weekend at their ninth Skate Canada International. They’re also targeting a fifth consecutive title at Halifax’s Scotiabank Centre. CBC | Sports News
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What’s stopping more women and girls from playing hockey? Canadian sports body has some answers
Hockey Canada has identified some of the challenges it faces in reaching its goal of having more than 170,000 girls and women playing hockey in Canada by 2030. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian RJ Barrett close to return from injury as Raptors prepare for Wednesday’s season opener
Canadian swingman RJ Barrett was upgraded to day-to-day and engaged in non-contact practise on Monday, two days before Toronto hosts the Cleveland Cavaliers at Scotiabank Arena. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Ivanie Blondin wins another gold at Canadian speed skating championships
Speed skater Ivanie Blondin reached the top step of the podium for a third straight day with a victory in the women’s 1,500 metres on Saturday at the Canadian long track championships. CBC | Sports News
Read More »India denies working with mobsters to target Sikh separatists on Canadian soil
India’s government on Thursday denied it was working with mobsters to target Sikh separatists in Canada as alleged publicly this week by Canadian officials in an escalating diplomatic dispute. CBC | World News
Read More »Ivanie Blondin, Graeme Fish win more titles at Canadian speed skating championships
Ivanie Blondin and Graeme Fish captured more hardware at the Canadian long-track speedskating championships on Friday in Qiebec City. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Natasha Wodak focused on fun, not lowering her Canadian record, at Toronto Waterfront Marathon
Natasha Wodak says it’s time for her to have more fun running without the pressure of the past two years trying to make an Olympic team. She’ll get the chance Sunday at 8 a.m. ET in Toronto, where the 42-year-old Canadian record holder’s marathon journey began in 2013. CBC | Sports News
Read More »NSL co-founder Diana Matheson added to interim staff for Canadian women’s soccer team
Former Canadian international Diana Matheson joins returning assistants Andy Spence, Jen Herst and Neil Wood in the coaching ensemble for Canada’s Oct. 25 friendly against Spain in the absence of suspended women’s head coach Bev Priestman. CBC | Sports News
Read More »21-year-old Kwasi Poku becomes the latest debutant for Jesse Marsch’s ambitious Canadian men’s soccer team
In Jesse Marsch’s short tenure as head coach, he had already anointed a handful of lucky debutants to the men’s senior team. In the final minutes of Canada’s 2-1 win over Panama, Marsch invited his latest: Kwasi Poku, a tall, 21-year-old fullback-turned-striker. CBC | Sports News
Read More »This Canadian was wounded fighting for Ukraine. Here’s his survival story
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