National Sports

Canada's Mirela Rahneva wins gold at skeleton World Cup in Park City, Utah

PARK CITY, Utah — Canada's Mirela Rahneva won gold in the women's skeleton event Thursday at the Park City World Cup. The two-time Olympian from Ottawa had a two-run time of one minute 38.42 seconds. It was her fourth career World Cup victory.

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McCormack, Da Silva Rondeau echo calls for a national judicial inquiry into sport

Soccer player Ciara McCormack says she struggled with depression and suicidal ideation in the decade after she and others reported the abusive behaviour of coach Bob Birarda. "It was heavy, dark and everything felt hard.

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Canadian golfing great Mike Weir closes day at Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Canadian golfing great Mike Weir added another new experience to his storied career on Thursday. Gold confetti rained down as Weir pressed the button that formally stops trading for the day at the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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Amazon CEO says company won't take down antisemitic film

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Wednesday the company does not have plans to stop selling the antisemitic film that gained notoriety recently after Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving tweeted out an Amazon link to it.

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Canada-Morocco: Canada fans look forward to next World Cup after loss in final match

MONTREAL — Fans of the Canadian men's soccer team were left disappointed by their 2-1 loss to Morocco on Thursday, but there was also optimism about the country's chances in World Cup 2026, which Canada will co-host.

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Guerrero named Blue Jays' player of the year by Toronto baseball writers' association

TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr., was named Blue Jays player of the year on Thursday in voting by the Toronto chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. The all-star first baseman had a .

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Harjo at the helm, first woman to coach Canadian women's alpine ski team

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Karin Harjo isn't just the first woman to be the head coach of a Canadian alpine ski team, she's also the first woman to have that job with any country on the World Cup circuit.

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Streaky Success: Robertson, Marner among NHL's stars of November

NEW YORK — Dallas forward Jason Robertson and Toronto winger Mitch Marner were honoured by the NHL on Thursday for their impressive scoring streaks.

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Canada exits World Cup on third straight loss as Morocco profits from poor defending

DOHA, Qatar — Another incomplete performance for Canada at the World Cup. But also a rousing late surge that fell just short in a 2-1 loss to a talented Moroccan side.

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Klinsmann leads FIFA team analyzing World Cup on the road

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The black SUV packed with soccer fans wearing Lionel Messi shirts pulls up alongside a World Cup -branded vehicle, both inching forward in late-night traffic after leaving Argentina’s game against Poland.

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