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Ice dancers Gilles, Poirier sticking to their plan at worlds with gold medal in sight

Canada's top ice dancers, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, head into this week's world figure skating championships in Boston with momentum following a breakthrough victory over their American rivals at last month's Four Continents Championships.

Canadian tennis up-and-comer Victoria Mboko off to torrid start in 2025

The up-and-coming Canadian tennis star is off to a stellar start this season with a 27-1 record and five tournament wins in singles on the second-tier ITF Tour.

Shea Theodore injury raises questions about Canada's roster flexibility at 4 Nations

Canada head coach Jon Cooper says he doesn't believe the NHL will force his team to play short-handed at the 4 Nations Face-Off as it faces roster uncertainty after defenceman Shea Theodore exited Wednesday's tournament-opening win against Sweden.

NHL stars put rivalries aside for common goal of winning 4 Nations Face-Off

Connor McDavid watched Sam Reinhart crush his dream of hoisting a Stanley Cup last June. The Edmonton Oilers captain is more than happy to push any hard feelings aside for the common goal of striking gold for Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Canada's Davis Cup comeback against Hungary falls short; Pospisil says he'll retire in 2025

Marton Fucsovics defeated Alexis Galarneau of Laval, Que., 7-6 (8), 6-4, in the decisive fifth match to lift Hungary past Canada 3-2 in the men's team tennis tournament first-round qualifier.

With top stars absent, Diallo leads Canada into Davis Cup qualifier against Hungary in Montreal

Gabriel Diallo is back home and tasked with leading Canada once again. With top Canadians Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov absent, Diallo headlines this weekend's squad for a Davis Cup tie against Hungary.

Kyle Connor scores twice as Winnipeg Jets beat Canadiens 4-1

Kyle Connor scored twice and Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves as the Winnipeg Jets won their fourth in a row, 4-1 over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.

Roman Sadovsky to battle 2 other Canadians for men's spot at figure skating worlds

Roman Sadovsky captured his second national title with a strong performance at last weekend's Canadian figure skating championships. He'll have to deliver at the Four Continents championship in February to compete at the world championships.

Schizas wins 3rd women's title, Gilles and Poirier 4th dance title at national figure skating championships

Madeline Schizas debuted her "Butterfly Lovers Concerto" program to win Sunday's free skate and her third Canadian figure skating women's championship.

World champions Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps skate to 3rd straight pairs national title

Reigning world champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps won their third consecutive Canadian pairs figure skating title on Saturday despite a shaky free skate, by their standards.