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SHAWINIGAN, Que. — Charles Beaudoin scored his second of the night 2:13 into overtime Thursday, leading the Shawinigan Cataractes to a 5-4 victory over the Val-d'Or Foreurs in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Breakout world championship results this year by Jack Crawford and Brodie Seger indicate the rebuild of the Canadian men's downhill team may be accelerating.

It's time for another cold one. Canada will host the U.S. at Hamilton's Tim Hortons Field in a Jan. 30 World Cup qualifier. The match will be sandwiched around Canadian visits to Honduras on Jan. 27 and El Salvador on Feb. 2.

WASHINGTON — Canadian international prop Jake Ilnicki has signed with Old Glory DC for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. The 29-year-old from Williams Lake, B.C.

TORONTO — The significance isn't lost upon William Stanback. The Montreal Alouettes running back was named the East Division's nominee for the CFL's outstanding player award Thursday. Only two players at that position have won the honour since 1998.

When Roman Sadovsky entered Sochi's famous Iceberg Skating Palace earlier this week, he thought about the many skaters who'd walked the same path before him.

Canada men's rugby sevens coach Henry Paul is no stranger to Dubai, having played, coached and lived there That knowledge will come in handy.

Another day, another individual honour for David Menard. The Montreal Alouettes defensive lineman was named the East Division's top Canadian on Thursday after registering a conference-high eight sacks. On Wednesday, the 31-year-old Chicoutimi, Que.

TORONTO — Dylan Robinson of the Ottawa 67's has been handed an eight-game suspension by the Ontario Hockey League for a check to the head. Robinson received a five-minute major and game misconduct for the incident that occurred Nov.

The Canadian women's rugby sevens team heads into the 2022 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series season with an overhauled roster and new interim coach.