Marathon by the Sea has 'run its course,' says director

Sunday marked the final Marathon by the Sea in Saint John.

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'It's exhilarating': Glengarry Highland Games latest big event to return from pandemic hiatus

For the first time since 2019, the North Glengarry, Ont., air was filled with the sounds of pipes and drums as the Glengarry Highland Games returned this weekend.

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Acklin leads Redblacks aerial attack over Argonauts for 1st win of season

The Ottawa Redblacks are no longer the CFL's only winless team. Jaelon Acklin had a touchdown reception and led his team with 144 receiving yards as the Redblacks defeated the Toronto Argonauts 23-13 at BMO Field on Sunday.

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River Lions take down Honey Badgers to lock up 2nd place, solidify CEBL playoff picture

The Niagara River Lions avenged their Friday loss to the top-seeded Hamilton Honey Badgers with an 83-79 victory on Sunday afternoon, locking the 2022 Canadian Elite Basketball League playoff picture into place.

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Canada's Sophie Schmidt pots game-winner for Houston Dash over NJ/NY Gotham FC

Houston Dash midfielder and four-time Canadian Olympian Sophie Schmidt potted the game-winning goal during a 4-2 victory over NJ/NY Gotham FC on Sunday in New Jersey.

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Finau distances himself from Canada's Pendrith to win Rocket Mortgage Classic

Tony Finau ran away with the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday at Detroit Golf Club to become the first PGA Tour player in three years to win consecutive regular-season events.

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'Everyone seems to think it will stop by itself': Hockey parents frustrated by sport's toxic culture

As Hockey Canada grapples with public fallout over how its organization settled sexual assault claims in the past, some Canadians are questioning how anyone could trust hockey's national governing body and calling for action and change at all levels of the sport.

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Bandits top Stingers in regular season finale, keep quarter-final bye hopes alive

The Fraser Valley Bandits defeated the visiting Edmonton Stingers 86-80 in a critical game for playoff positioning as the Canadian Elite Basketball League's 2022 regular season draws to a close on Monday.

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Formula E fan has 'no faith' in car race organizer, as city returns its $500K deposit for cancelled event

The two-day event was meant to start July 2 before being called off by the organizer, leaving fans fuming for weeks without refunds. Now Vancouver is returning its deposit — on the condition that the organizer refunds ticket-holders.

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Collaros powers Blue Bombers over Stampeders to keep perfect season alive

Zach Collaros kept his composure in a back-and-forth game to keep his Winnipeg Blue Bombers undefeated. Although Winnipeg trailed at four different times during Saturday's CFL game, the star quarterback found a way to lead the Blue Bombers (8-0) to a 35-28 victory over the Calgary Stampeders (4-2) at McMahon Stadium.

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Insigne misses penalty as Toronto FC plays to goalless draw with New England Revolution

Toronto FC picked up a rare point on the road with a 0-0 draw against the New England Revolution in MLS play Saturday, but were denied the win when Djordje Petrovic stopped Italian star Lorenzo Insigne from the penalty spot in the 81st minute.

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Canadian Elite Basketball League on CBC: Edmonton Stingers vs Fraser Valley Bandits

Watch CEBL Basketball action as the Edmonton Stingers visit the Fraser Valley Bandits at 10:00 pm ET.

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3-run homer by Hernandez leads Blue Jays past Tigers

Teoscar Hernandez's three-run homer lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Saturday.

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Canada's Pendrith locked in duel with Finau entering Rocket Mortgage Classic final round

Tony Finau shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to match Taylor Pendrith at 21-under 195 with a round left in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

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Canada's Leblanc in 3rd, 1-stroke back of lead after day 3 of Scottish Open

Canada's Maude-Aimee Leblanc started and finished with birdies for a 66 on Saturday, which lifted her to a tie for third place after Day 3 of the Women's Scottish Open.

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Athletes from the far north make the long trek to Tony Cote First Nation Summer Games

Athletes from Fond Du Lac made the long journey to Saskatoon and Whitecap Dakota First Nation to compete at the Tony Cote First Nations Summer Games.

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All-Indigenous ball hockey team competes in national championships in Winnipeg

Winnipeg is hosting some of the best youth ball hockey teams in the country this weekend — including an all-Indigenous Manitoba team.

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Canadian Elite Basketball League on CBC: Saskatchewan Rattlers vs Montreal Alliance

Watch CEBL Basketball action as the Saskatchewan Rattlers visit the Montreal Alliance at 7:30 pm ET.

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Canadian Elite Basketball League on CBC: Guelph Nighthawks vs Newfoundland Growlers

Watch CEBL Basketball action as the Guelph Nighthawks visit the Newfoundland Growlers at 6:00 pm ET.

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Former sport minister Duncan has zero faith Hockey Canada can clean up its sport

As a former gymnast who has seen the darker side of that sport, Kirsty Duncan's mandate was to try to eradicate abuse in Canadian sport. Duncan, who was Canada's sport minister from 2015 to '19, is angry she wasn't informed by either Hockey Canada or Sport Canada about the assault allegations against the world junior team in 2018.

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Former U.S. President Trump says Saudi-funded tour creates 'gold rush' for players

Former President Donald Trump played another round at his home course Thursday, this one different from so many others. He was part of the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational pro-am, put on by a breakaway league he says is creating a "gold rush" for players.

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Tiger-Cats outscore Alouettes in 2nd half en route to home victory

Steven Dunbar Jr. and Don Jackson scored second-half touchdowns as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats held on for a 24-17 win over the Montreal Alouettes on Thursday night.

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LPGA Tour rookie Hye-Jin Choi has 1-shot lead after 1st round of Scottish Open

LPGA Tour rookie Hye-Jin Choi shot an 8-under 64 Thursday to take a one-shot lead at the Scottish Open on a day of low scoring on the Dundonald Links course.

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Jalen Harris leads Shooting Stars past Bandits in crucial CEBL contest

Jalen Harris scored 31 points in over 29 minutes of play, which included the Elam Ending game winner to lead the Scarborough Shooting Stars past the Fraser Valley Bandits, 101-86, on Thursday.

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Canadian Elite Basketball League on CBC: Fraser Valley Bandits vs Scarborough Shooting Stars

Watch CEBL Basketball action as the Fraser Valley Bandits visit the Scarborough Shooting Stars at 7:00 pm ET.

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Senators sign forward Mathieu Joseph to 4-year, $11.8M US extension

The Ottawa Senators have agreed to terms with forward Mathieu Joseph on a four-year contract extension worth $11.8 million US on Thursday.

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Canada's Taylor Pendrith claims share of lead at Rocket Mortgage Classic

Tony Finau, coming off his third career victory on the PGA Tour, and Canada's Taylor Pendrith shared the first-round lead at 8-under 64 on Thursday in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

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P.E.I.'s Canada Games athletes excited to compete

Hundreds of athletes on P.E.I. are putting in the final push before heading to Niagara for the Canada Games.

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Canadian Elite Basketball League on CBC: Ottawa BlackJacks vs Edmonton Stingers

Watch CEBL Basketball action as the Ottawa BlackJacks visit the Edmonton Stingers at 9:00 pm ET.

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Canadian Elite Basketball League on CBC: Saskatchewan Rattlers vs Guelph Nighthawks

Watch CEBL Basketball action as the Saskatchewan Rattlers visit the Guelph Nighthawks at 7:00 pm ET.

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Gymnastics congress moved out of Norway to let Russian officials attend

The International Gymnastics Federation said Wednesday its annual congress will be moved out of Norway so that officials from Russia and its ally Belarus can attend.

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The Miracle Mile is part of Canada's rich Commonwealth Games history

CBC Sports' daily newsletter looks back at Canada's role in the Commonwealth Games, including the legendary 1954 showdown between Roger Bannister and John Landy in Vancouver.

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Canadian Elite Basketball League on CBC: Montreal Alliance vs Newfoundland Growlers

Watch CEBL Basketball action as the Montreal Alliance visit the Newfoundland Growlers at 6:00 pm ET.

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Golden opportunity: More medal events for women than men at Commonwealth Games

The long-established Commonwealth Games will be bringing in something new. The quadrennial event that opens Thursday in Birmingham will be the first multi-sport international meet to host more medal events for women than for men, and is running in tandem with its largest ever para sport program.

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Raptors to sign Juancho Hernangomez, who starred as Bo Cruz in 'Hustle': reports

Free agent forward Juancho Hernangomez is finalizing a one-year deal with the Toronto Raptors, ESPN reported Tuesday.

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Dutch tennis coach banned for 12 years after admitting to match-fixing

Dutch tennis coach Max Wenders has been banned from the sport for 12 years for match-fixing, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said Wednesday.

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Griner says interpreter translated only part of her answers at airport interrogation

The drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner resumed Wednesday in a Russian court with Griner testifying that a language interpreter provided during her questioning translated only a fraction of what was said.

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Vancouver takes down Toronto FC in Canadian Championship to win Voyageurs Cup

The Vancouver Whitecaps earned some redemption on Tuesday. After years of struggling in the Canadian Championship, the club finally lifted the Voyageurs Cup after beating Toronto FC in the final.

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Team Saskatchewan names wrestler as flag-bearer for upcoming Canada Summer Games

Team Saskatchewan has announced wrestler Angel Besskkaystare will be the opening ceremony flag-bearer for the 2022 Canada Summer Games.

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Windsor high school adopts new team name over racist roots of 'Rebels'

Riverside Secondary School has chosen a new name and logo for its teams.

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Springer's grand slam powers Blue Jays to victory over Cardinals, 7th straight win

George Springer's sixth inning grand slam lifted the Blue Jays over the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3 on Tuesday to extend Toronto's win streak to seven.

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Former NHLer Kennedy calls for resignation of Hockey Canada leaders

Sheldon Kennedy posted his demand on Twitter in a statement responding to Hockey Canada's "action plan" released Monday to combat toxic culture.

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Brittney Griner's Russian trial considers medicinal use of cannabis

The drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner in a Russian court focused Tuesday on testimony that cannabis, while illegal in Russia, is regarded in other countries as having legitimate medicinal use.

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See thee rise: Canada is sending big names and new stars to Birmingham 2022

The Commonwealth Games may not carry the prestige of an Olympics, but it remains an important marker in every Canadian athlete's schedule. It's a test at a multi-sport competition that doubles as a barometer for when the stakes are a little higher. It's also the perfect setting for young athletes to show what they're made of as they travel the road to the next Summer Games.

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Athletes keen to compete as Tony Cote First Nations Summer Games return after 3-year hiatus

Young First Nations athletes from across Saskatchewan will be on hand Monday night for the opening ceremony of the Tony Cote First Nations Summer Games, the first time the event is being held since 2019.

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River Lions frustrated by Bandits in final regular-season home game

Maxie Esho scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Fraser Valley Bandits past the host Niagara River Lions, 95-86, on Monday.

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Habs forward Paul Byron helps save pilot after weekend floatplane crash in Quebec

Montreal Canadiens forward Paul Byron helped rescue a pilot of a floatplane that crashed Saturday in a lake in Quebec's Laurentians region, northwest of Montreal.

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Jury to start deliberating in former Canuck Virtanen's sexual assault trial

The jury in the British Columbia Supreme Court trial for former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen accused of sexual assault is expected to start deliberations Monday.

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Former U.S. soccer star Hope Solo pleads guilty to DWI, gets 30-day sentence, fine

Former U.S. women's national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo pleaded guilty Monday to driving while impaired, almost four months after she was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her 2-year-old twins inside.

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Canadian Elite Basketball League on CBC: Fraser Valley Bandits vs Niagara River Lions

Watch CEBL Basketball action as the Fraser Valley Bandits visit the Niagara River Lions at 7:00 pm ET.

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