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TORONTO - The governing body of Canadian university sports has awarded Laval University the hosting rights for the 2021 Vanier Cup. The game is scheduled to be played Dec. 4 in Quebec City. It's being...

Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser is stepping in on short notice to take on Ovince Saint Preux in the co-main event of a June 26 UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas. Saint Preux (25-15-0)...

OTTAWA - The chair of a House of Commons committee studying systemic racism in policing says it's time for Canada to have a "reckoning" about the RCMP. John McKay, the Liberal MP for Scarborough-Guild...

VICTORIA - Students and parents can expect a near-normal return to school in British Columbia this fall as regular activities like assemblies and field trips are phased in and any transmission of COVI...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated Ontario judge Mahmud Jamal to the Supreme Court of Canada. Jamal, who would be the first person of colour to sit on the top court, was a longtime l...

Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin is one of three finalists for the Jim Gregory Award. Bergevin goes up against Lou Lamoriello of the New York Islanders and Bill Zito of the Florida Pan...

CALGARY - Head coach Dave Dickenson rounded out his Calgary Stampeders staff for the 2021 season Thursday. Bob Slowik joins the Stampeders as a defensive assistant while T.J. Vernieri has been added a...

TORONTO - The federal government is making 60,000 rapid tests available to CFL teams as they prepare to resume play this summer. The CFL says it's working with Health Canada as part of its health-and-...

Canadian outfielder Cooper Davis is back at the College World Series. The 22-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., and Vanderbilt (45-15) open Saturday against Arizona (45-16). The eight-team tournament in...

Ontario's post-secondary sports organizations are seeking clarity about how and when they can resume competition in the province's COVID-19 reopening framework. Ontario University Athletics and Ontari...