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France native Valentin Gnahoua picked first overall in CFL European draft

TORONTO — Valentin Gnahoua and Asnnel Robo have given football players from France another potential career path. Gnahoua and Robo went first and third overall, respectively, in the CFL's first-ever European player draft Thursday.

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Ottawa promises new consultations on land for proposed Halifax CFL stadium

HALIFAX — The federal Crown corporation that owns the land where a stadium could be built for a proposed Halifax CFL franchise has confirmed that more public consultations will be held.

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Conners off to strong start at Masters, was last to qualify

AUGUSTA, Ga. — The last guy into the Masters left no doubt he deserved his spot.

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Winger Nick DeLeon signs new contract, finds new home with Toronto FC

TORONTO — Winger Nick DeLeon was one of several Toronto FC players to take their kids onto the field last Saturday for the anthems before facing the Chicago Fire.

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Canadian women hone "blue-collar" identity in 5-0 quarterfinal win over Germany

ESPOO, Finland — In an unfamiliar game against an unfamiliar foe, Canada summoned the brand of hockey the team believes can win gold at the women's world championship.

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Canadian golfer Corey Conners is talk of the town in Listowel, Ont.

Residents of a small town in Southern Ontario were glued to their televisions on Thursday, rooting for a local hero playing on one of golf's biggest stages. Corey Conners, a 27-year-old from Listowel, Ont.

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Leafs hoping to write a different script against Bruins heading into Game 1

BOSTON — Nazem Kadri has plenty of bad memories inside TD Garden. He's hoping this spring will be different.

Apr 11, 2019 11:21 AM Read more >

Rookie scores in debut, Stars beat Preds for 1-0 series lead

NASHVILLE — Miro Heiskanen turned in a post-season debut to remember, even if the Dallas rookie defenceman didn't wind up writing himself into the NHL's record book because of a late scoring change.

Apr 11, 2019 9:23 AM Read more >

Canada's Andre De Grasse ready for first individual race since last summer

It might seem like Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse amassed a career's worth of medals during his meteoric rise. But the 24-year-old from Markham, Ont., is back to remind everyone he's not done yet.

Apr 11, 2019 9:15 AM Read more >

Montreal's Clifford Starke confirms he wants to buy ailing Alouettes

Montreal businessman Clifford Starke has formally announced his intent to purchase the Montreal Alouettes. The 35-year-old chairman of Hampstead Private Capital put out a press release Thursday to confirm his interest.

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