National Sports

The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed Canadian kicker Rene Paredes. The undrafted free agent out of Montreal's Concordia University will enter his 10th season with the Stamps in 2021. The native of Pierrefonds, Que.

It has been a long journey to the U.S. college football championship game for Canadian receiver John Metchie III. Born in Taiwan, Metchie III moved to Ghana at a young age and grew up in Brampton, Ont., before heading to the U.S.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have inked prospect Carson Focht to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 20-year-old centre played 61 games for the Western Hockey League's Calgary Hitmen last season, amassing 56 points (32 goals, 24 assists).

Teased by a trainer after Russia was eliminated from the world junior hockey championship, Ottawa Senators forward Alex Galchenyuk ended up getting the last laugh.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Canadian golfer Emily Zhu has captured the prestigious Junior Orange Bowl Invitational. The 16-year-old Zhu, from Richmond Hill, Ont.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's acting deputy chief provincial public health officer says he's confident the Winnipeg Jets can play home games this season, while Ontario hasn't made a final decision on games in the province one week ahead of the NHL's opening

Canadian forward Cyle Larin was near unstoppable Wednesday, scoring four goals for Turkey's Besiktas in a 6-0 victory over visiting Caykur Rizespor in Istanbul. The 25-year-old from Brampton, Ont.

ZAGREB, Croatia — Right after becoming the first German skier in more than three years to win a men's World Cup slalom, Linus Strasser looked up in the air and fought back tears.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez won her opening match of the year as the women's tennis season began on Wednesday at the Abu Dhabi Open. The 88th-ranked Fernandez, from Laval, Que., beat No.

LeBron James called a prosecutor's decision not to file charges against a white police officer who shot a Black man in Wisconsin this summer a “blow to the heart and to the gut.