Canada's Mike Mason clinches berth in high jump world final

Three-time Olympic high jumper Mike Mason of Nanoose Bay, B.C., cleared 2.29 metres on Tuesday to finish sixth among the 12 qualifiers for Friday's final at the track and field world championships.

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Maintain and playoff gain the aim of the Calgary Flames this season

The key pieces are back, but can the Calgary Flames both repeat the performance and add a playoff push?

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Big home runs, champagne showers a 'crazy' start to Montrealer Abraham Toro's MLB career

Since his start with Houston on Aug. 22, Abraham Toro has played to huge crowds, hit the home run in Toronto that helped Justin Verlander cement his third career no-hitter — and taken part in a champagne celebration when the Astros clinched a playoff spot.

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Denis Shapovalov comes up aces to breeze into 2nd round of Japan Open

Canada's Denis Shapovlov defeated Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the Japan Open early Tuesday.

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De Grasse, Brown counting on friendly rivalry to push both to 200m podium

Two Canadians will go head-to-head for the first time in a 200-metre final at the track and field world championships when Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown battle top-ranked Noah Lyles at 3:40 p.m. ET in Doha, Qatar.

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Moh Ahmed showed Canadians are players in distance running

Moh Ahmed did more than just win a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres at the world track and field championships in Doha. He also proved Canadian athletes are now in the mix in the long distances for the Tokyo Olympics.

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Are the Blues for real? Can the Flames, Lightning forget? Key questions for new NHL season

The puck drops Wednesday night and from there the story of another NHL season will be written by the players themselves. Here are some burning questions new CBC hockey writer Vicki Hall has leading up to the opening faceoff.

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