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Raptors re-sign general manager Bobby Webster to a multi-year deal

Raptors re-sign general manager Bobby Webster to a multi-year deal

The Toronto Raptors have secured general manager Bobby Webster for several more years. The Raptors re-signed Webster, one of the architects of the 2019 NBA championship team, to a multi-year deal on Thursday. No terms of the agreement were released.
Norway predicted to top medals table, Canada to drop in 2022 Winter Olympics

Norway predicted to top medals table, Canada to drop in 2022 Winter Olympics

Norway is predicted to top the medals table and Canada to drop to fifth in the Winter Olympics in Beijing, according to one forecast released a year before the Games are to open. The Beijing Olympics are set to begin on Feb. 4, 2022.
Valour FC sign midfielder Keven Aleman, York United FC inks midfielder Noah Verhoeven

Valour FC sign midfielder Keven Aleman, York United FC inks midfielder Noah Verhoeven

Valour FC has signed attacking midfielder Keven Aleman, loaning him to Guadalupe FC of the Costa Rican league until May. The Canadian Premier League is targeting the Victoria Day long weekend (May 22-24) as the kickoff for its third season .
Canada to face England in women's soccer friendly in April as part of Olympic prep

Canada to face England in women's soccer friendly in April as part of Olympic prep

Canada will play England in a women's soccer friendly on April 13 as part of its preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. Canada Soccer called it an away match but said location will be announced at a later date.
Canada's Olympic and Paralympic teams won't boycott Beijing's Games

Canada's Olympic and Paralympic teams won't boycott Beijing's Games

Canada will not boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing despite calls from human rights organizations to do so.
Solo Bowl: Canadians ditching NFL championship parties amid COVID spread

Solo Bowl: Canadians ditching NFL championship parties amid COVID spread

Marc Horton's annual Super Bowl parties are usually epic, day-long events, garnering so much attention, the host says, that he had to create a waitlist for those eager to enjoy the festivities in the future. This year's soiree in Keswick, Ont.
COVID case at Australian Open hotel cancels play at tuneups

COVID case at Australian Open hotel cancels play at tuneups

MELBOURNE, Australia — All competition at six Australian Open tuneup events scheduled for Thursday was called off and 520 people who flew to Melbourne for the year's first tennis major were ordered to isolate after a worker at one of the tournaments’
Canadian international Jonathan David scores again for league-leading Lille

Canadian international Jonathan David scores again for league-leading Lille

PARIS — Canadian international Jonathan David capped off the scoring with an 89th-minute goal Wednesday as Lille blanked Bordeaux 3-0 to remain atop the French league ahead of Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain.
Canadian human rights groups among coalition calling for Beijing Olympic boycott

Canadian human rights groups among coalition calling for Beijing Olympic boycott

TORONTO — Cheuk Kwan wants the world to remember what happened after numerous countries considered boycotting the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, but eventually agreed to participate.
NWHL cancels rest of season after additional virus positives

NWHL cancels rest of season after additional virus positives

The National Women’s Hockey League called off the remainder of its season Wednesday on the eve of the playoffs because of additional positive test results for the coronavirus.