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Vancouver Whitecaps unveil nine new Twitter language feeds, with more planned

Looking to embrace their multicultural home and welcome potential fans father afield, the Vancouver Whitecaps unveiled official club Twitter feeds in nine new languages Monday.

Mar 30, 2020 3:15 PM Read more >

CFL postpones the start of training camps due to COVID-19 pandemic

TORONTO — Henoc Muamba's two-year-old daughter, Thea, will remain a part of the Montreal Alouettes linebacker's off-season workouts for a little while longer.

Mar 30, 2020 2:46 PM Read more >

Soccer may be on hold but Toronto FC's Jonathan Osorio still making his mark

TORONTO — While unable to perform on the field, Toronto FC midfielder Jonathan Osorio is still managing to leave his mark during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Mar 30, 2020 1:20 PM Read more >

RBC Canadian Open regional qualifiers postponed due to COVID-19

TORONTO — Golf Canada has postponed three regional qualifying tournaments for the 2020 RBC Canadian Open due to the COVID-19 pandemic The tournaments were slated to start May 14 at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley in Caledon, Ont.

Mar 30, 2020 12:25 PM Read more >

Alberta heavyweight Tanner Boser waits for UFC to call again after COVID-19

His latest fight postponed because of the UFC's inability to find a place to stage it due to COVID-19, Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser is chilling in his condo with a couple of 40-pound dumbbells, a medicine ball and skipping rope.

Mar 30, 2020 11:34 AM Read more >

Tokyo Olympics rescheduled for July 23-Aug. 8 in 2021

TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympics will open next year in the same time slot scheduled for this year's games.

Mar 30, 2020 11:01 AM Read more >

Former CFL coach/GM Rita feeling sad for Italy's COVID-19 pandemic anguish

TORONTO — Adam Rita's heart aches over the toll the COVID-19 pandemic is taking on Italy. Italy, which had over 97,000 confirmed cases of the disease with more than 10,000 fatalities as of Sunday, is near and dear to Rita's heart.

Mar 30, 2020 10:57 AM Read more >

CHL coaches ponder what could have been after cancellation: 'Everybody lost'

Jim Hulton's lasting image of the 2019-20 season is a bus ride to nowhere.

Mar 30, 2020 10:46 AM Read more >

Canadian swimmer Markus Thormeyer feels free and fast after coming out

Fear of the unknown was holding Markus Thormeyer back in the pool. When the Canadian swimmer told teammates he was gay, the walls he'd built up came down and Thormeyer felt liberated to swim fast.

Mar 30, 2020 10:11 AM Read more >

Red Bull official proposes camp for F1 drivers despite virus

VIENNA — An official at Formula One team Red Bull has proposed holding a training camp that would expose drivers to the coronavirus so they could build immunity to the disease while the season is suspended.

Mar 30, 2020 9:52 AM Read more >