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Lindsey Vonn places 14th in her return to World Cup skiing at age 40

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Lindsey Vonn was not about to put everything on the line in her first World Cup race back after more than five years of retirement.

Friday, Dec 20

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Australian coach Steve Meehan takes over Canadian men’s 15s rugby team

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Australian Steve Meehan has been named coach of the Canadian men’s rugby team, succeeding Kingsley Jones.

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Canadian Kingsbury’s World Cup moguls win streak ends with silver medal in Georgia

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Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury’s streak of World Cup mogul victories ended at five on Friday.

Thursday, Dec 19

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Canadian men’s basketball team laments missed opportunity at Olympics

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Time passes, but the disappointment doesn’t entirely fade. The Canadian men’s basketball team’s hopes of an Olympic medal crashed more than four months ago when they lost their quarterfinal match against host France.

Wednesday, Dec 18

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Durant not fan of new NBA All-Star format: ‘Keep it traditional’

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Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant shares his thoughts on the 2025 NBA All-Star weekend format, says he wants it to go back to East vs. West.

Tuesday, Dec 17

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Canadians dominate second stop of ski cross World Cup

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Marielle Thompson led a Canadian sweep of the women’s podium Tuesday while Reece Howden raced to gold in the men’s event as Canada’s freestyle skiers dominated the second stop of the World Cup ski cross season.

Sunday, Dec 15

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Canada’s McIntosh takes backstroke silver at short-course swimming championships

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Summer McIntosh claimed silver in the women’s 200-metre backstroke at the World Short Course Swimming Championships on Sunday.

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Canada’s Dandjinou captures speedskating gold at World Cup stop in South Korea

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William Dandjinou collected yet another gold for Canada Sunday at a short-track speedskating World Cup stop in South Korea.

Saturday, Dec 14

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Toronto’s Summer McIntosh sets another world record at short-course championships

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Summer McIntosh has set yet another world record.

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Canada earns five medals at short-track speedskating World Cup

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William Dandjinou, Steven Dubois and Canada’s women’s relay squad all earned gold medals on Saturday at a short-track speedskating World Cup.

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Lindsey Vonn eager for return to World Cup ski races in Switzerland

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Lindsey Vonn now has a firm target for her return to World Cup ski racing at age 40: next weekend for a pair of super-G events in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Friday, Dec 13

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Canadian boxer Thibeault signs with Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions

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Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault has signed with a company owned by boxing promoter and influencer Jake Paul ahead of her professional debut.

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Masse most decorated Canadian with bronze at short-course championships

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Kylie Masse became Canada’s most decorated swimmer at the world championships after winning a short-course bronze medal on Friday.

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Canada’s Sherret captures ski cross World Cup gold, Thompson and Drury bronze

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Canada’s India Sherret raced to her second World Cup gold medal in women’s ski cross on Friday.

Thursday, Dec 12

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McIntosh sets another record, Kharun gold at short-course championships

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Canadian swimming star Summer McIntosh smashed another short-course world record with a dominant victory in the women’s 200-metre butterfly at the world championships on Thursday.

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Canada’s Thompson victorious in ski cross World Cup opener, Drury wins bronze

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Canada’s Marielle Thompson raced to a gold medal at the opening event of the World Cup ski cross season.

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Paris Olympics organizers say event was far less polluting than recent Games

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The Paris Olympics says it was far less polluting than recent Games but is not claiming to have been “carbon neutral” despite funding projects to compensate for its emissions.

02

Lake Placid working with Italian officials as backup site for 2026 Games

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Lake Placid would play host to bobsled, luge and skeleton events for the 2026 Olympics if a track currently being rebuilt in Italy isn’t finished in time for the Milan-Cortina Games, officials said Wednesday.

Wednesday, Dec 11

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BMX racer Molly Simpson looks to build on fifth-place finish at Olympics

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BMX racer Molly Simpson is still riding the high of a fifth-place finish at the Paris Olympics. But the 22-year-old from Red Deer, Alta., has plenty more to do.

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Kharun, Wilm reach podium twice as Canada wins three medals at short-course worlds

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Canadian swimmers Ilya Kharun and Ingrid Wilm won two medals each Wednesday at the short-course world championships.

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World champion figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek to become Canadian citizen

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World champion figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek is becoming a Canadian citizen.

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World champion cyclist Dennis pleads guilty to lesser charge over death of his wife

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Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis has negotiated a plea deal with prosecutors over the death of his wife, fellow Australian Olympian Melissa Hoskins.

Lindsey Vonn to test out Beaver Creek course before World Cup races

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Lindsey Vonn will test out the downhill and super-G courses as a forerunner before the World Cup races this weekend in Beaver Creek, Colorado.

Tuesday, Dec 10

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Chloe Primerano named to women’s under-18 hockey team

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Chloe Primerano will lead Canada into the women’s world under-18 hockey championship.

Summer McIntosh’s Olympic dominance left no doubt she’s Canada’s athlete of the year

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Summer McIntosh’s downright dominance of the Olympic Games made her Canada’s athlete of the year, and the 2024 winner of The Northern Star Award.

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McIntosh sets world record in 400 freestyle at short-course swimming championships

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Summer McIntosh won the women’s 400-metre freestyle in a world-record time Tuesday at the world short-course swimming championships.

Monday, Dec 9

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Summer McIntosh leads Canadians into world short course swim championship

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Summer McIntosh relishes swimming a race that she couldn’t squeeze into her ambitious schedule at the Olympic Games in Paris.

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It may be McIntosh’s award to lose, but who was Canada’s athlete of the year?

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It’s an annual question: who was Canada’s athlete of the year? Except, in the case of 2024, there isn’t much mystery at all. Swimming sensation Summer McIntosh appears exceedingly likely to win the Northern Star Award. Still, Myles Dichter…

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How Raptors wing RJ Barrett ended up exactly where he needs to be

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RJ Barrett has played the best basketball of his career since the trade that brought him to Toronto last season. But for the Raptors wing, coming home is about much more than the game.

Sunday, Dec 8

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Canadian basketball player Kayla Alexander has No.40 retired by Syracuse

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Canadian basketball player Kayla Alexander had her No. 40 jersey retired by Syracuse University on Sunday.