National Sports

MONTPELLIER, France — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals of the Open Sud de France tennis tournament with a razor-thin 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (4) win over local favourite Arthur Cazaux on Thursday.

MONTREAL — Matias Coccaro says he loves scoring goals. That will come as welcome news to a CF Montreal side that sorely needed them last season.

TORONTO — The 2026 World Cup tournament path will become a little clearer Sunday with a televised reveal on some schedule details.

The preliminary 2026 World Cup qualifying draw for CONCACAF was conducted last week at FIFA headquarters in Zurich. The draw lays out the qualifying path for 32 teams in North and Central America and the Caribbean. Canada, Mexico and the U.S.

It wasn't exactly the best start to Jordan Williams' day. The Canadian linebacker awoke Monday morning expecting it to be another day of preparing to help the Toronto Argonauts avenge a disappointing end to their 2023 season.

VANCOUVER — All three of Metro Vancouver's local ski hills are closed for a second day at what should be the peak of the season, as a spate of warm, wet weather strips mountains bare.

MONTREAL — With Canada’s top players sitting out, Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo is taking centre stage in his hometown at the Davis Cup this weekend.

LONDON, Ont. — The sexual assault case of five players from Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team is set to be before a London, Ont., court on Monday.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced changes to rules surrounding transgender youth.

WINNIPEG — Canadian defensive backs Nick and Noah Hallett agreed to terms on contract extensions with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday. The brothers were eligible to become free agents Feb. 13.