National Sports

VANCOUVER — Views of Metro Vancouver's ski hills looming over the city are a sea of green after a winter of record-breaking warmth, sparse snow and torrential rain.

Midfielder Abou Sissoko, who spent the last two seasons with CPL champion Forge FC, has joined Atletico Ottawa on a two-year contract.

William Stanback sees the next CFL season as a redemption year. The 29-year-old American had spent the last five seasons with the Montreal Alouettes before being released last week. The B.C.

Josef Martinez isn’t scoring at the goal-per-game rate he used to in Major League Soccer. But the 30-year-old striker believes he still has a lot to give, especially to a developing club like CF Montreal.

Artistic swimming great Sylvie Frechette could barely stand the uncertainty in the moments before Canada's Jacqueline Simoneau won a world title at the world aquatic championships in Doha, Qatar.

Canada coach Bev Priestman had one eye on this summer's Paris Olympics and the other on the 2027 FIFA World Cup in choosing her 23-player roster for the upcoming CONCACAF W Gold Cup.

He entertained offers and seriously considered his football future, but Brady Oliveira just couldn't leave his hometown. The 2023 CFL rushing leader signed a two-year contract extension with the Blue Bombers on Tuesday.

TORONTO — Malindi Elmore and Cam Levins are heading to Paris this summer. Athletics Canada announced the two marathon runners earned early nominations to represent Canada at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

MARSEILLE, France — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the second round of the Open 13 Provence tennis tournament with a 6-2, 7-5 win over French wild-card Quentin Halys on Wednesday.

Canada's Lauren Zaretsky can already cross winning an NCAA tournament off her goals list. The golfer from Thornhill, Ont., led from wire-to-wire to win the UCF Women's Challenge on Monday for her first-ever collegiate title.