By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canadian bobsledder and Olympic bronze medallist Christine de Bruin has been suspended for three years for a doping violation. De Bruin tested positive for the banned substance Ligandrol in out-of-competition testing Aug. 28 in Calgary. The 33-year-old from Stony Plain, Alta., won bronze in women’s monobob, which made its Olympic debut in Beijing ... Read More »
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Hockey Canada finds itself at “a crossroads” that requires reimagined leadership coupled with more oversight and transparency, a third-party governance review has found. The 221-page document released Friday, released following a review led by former Supreme Court justice Thomas Cromwell, follows an interim report tabled last month, comes at a crucial time for the scandal-plagued ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
Hockey Canada finds itself at “a crossroads” that requires reimagined leadership coupled with more oversight and transparency, a third-party governance review has found. The 221-page document released today following a review led by former Supreme Court justice Thomas Cromwell comes at a crucial time for the scandal-plagued national sport organization following a disastrous spring, summer ... Read More »
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OTTAWA – Curling Canada will stick with its 18-team format at the men’s and women’s national championships this season. The federation first used the format last year when the Tim Hortons Brier and Scotties Tournament of Hearts were held in a so-called bubble in Calgary due to the pandemic. The 14 member associations will continue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
PARIS – Felix Auger-Aliassime’s brilliant end to his tennis season continued Friday with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Frances Tiafoe in the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters. The 22-year-old from Montreal clinched his 16th straight match on his sixth match point, hammering a forehand past Tiafoe. Auger-Aliassime entered Paris on the heels of three straight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
TORONTO – Andrew Harris has resumed practising with the Toronto Argonauts. The veteran Canadian running back was back on the practice field Friday after missing Toronto’s final 10 regular-season games following surgery for a torn pectoral muscle. He was injured in the Argos’ 34-27 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Aug. 12 and the initial ... Read More »
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