National Sports

Midfielder/forward Gabriel Bitar is the seventh player to sign with expansion Vancouver FC ahead of the 2023 Canadian Premier League season.

Paul Maurice expected some growing pains. Hired to lead the Florida Panthers – a team coming off its best-ever regular-season, but a disappointing playoff performance – the veteran head coach also knew there would be tough days.

An executive with an LGBTQ advocacy group says he doesn't want the actions of Ivan Provorov to overshadow all the good that's happening in hockey.

TORONTO — Nashville Predators forward Michael McCarron has been returned to available status after receiving care from the NHL and NHL Players' Association's player assistance program. McCarron entered the program on Dec.

CALGARY — What Rachael Karker wants to do in her first season after winning an Olympic medal is unwind and ski.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens say forward Juraj Slafkovsky will be out three months with a lower-body injury.

For the three weeks in December that Canadian Keishana Washington led the NCAA in scoring, the congratulatory messages poured in. To the point it became overwhelming.

Two of the biggest names in Canadian golf will return to competitive play on Thursday. Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., is in the field for the American Express, his first PGA Tour event in 2023. Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont.

TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows are returning their coaching staff for the 2023 Major League Rugby season under head coach Peter Smith. Smith is entering his fifth season as an Arrows coach and the second at the helm.

TORONTO — Canada's men's basketball team will play exhibition games against Spain and Argentina this summer in preparation for the 2023 FIBA World Cup.