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OTTAWA — Canadian athletes are not mincing their words when it comes to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s decision to reinstate Russia’s drug-testing program after a nearly three-year suspension over its widespread, state-sponsored doping scheme. “I’m profoundly disappointed,” Canadian Olympian Beckie Scott said Thursday of RUSADA’s reinstatement. “I feel this was an opportunityRead More →

CBC News’ Jamie Strashin reports on the global reaction to WADA’s decision to reinstate RUSADA after a three-year ban.Read More →

The World Anti-Doping Agency declared Russia’s scandal-ridden drug-fighting operation back in business Thursday, a decision designed to bring a close to one of sports’ most notorious doping scandals but one bitterly disputed by hundreds of athletes and described as “treachery” by the lawyer for the man who exposed the corruption.Read More →

Fresh off her historic performance at the CP Women’s Open last month, Brooke Henderson was awarded the summer sport female athlete of the year at Thursday’s Canadian Sport Awards.  In August, the 21-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., became the first Canadian woman in 45 years to win a national golfRead More →

For the first time in 635 days, the Cleveland Browns won. Baker Mayfield showed them how. The No. 1 overall pick replaced injured starter Tyrod Taylor and sparked the Browns, who got two 1-yard touchdown runs from Carlos Hyde and beat the New York Jets 21-17 on Thursday night forRead More →

​France picked up two trophies in 1998: One, of course, was the country’s only World Cup title, won on home soil. It was also the birth year of Kylian Mbappe, the 19-year-old who’s emerging as one of the biggest stars of the World Cup. “Well, that was a good year for himRead More →

Daniel Alfredsson admits the uncertainty about Erik Karlsson’s future is making things tough for Ottawa Senators fans. For one day at least, two of the most prominent figures in Senators history were at the same venue in the capital region, as Karlsson watched Alfredsson compete in a local golf tournamentRead More →

Pole vaulter Shawn Barber is in position to break his meet record at this weekend’s Canadian track and field championships, according to his coach, despite mixed results this season on the Diamond League circuit. Jeff Hartwig says the defending champion has overcome his struggles with consistency from a year ago, noting theRead More →

It was about as encouraging a start as the Canadian senior women’s basketball team could ask for on their road to the World Cup. Nayo Raincock-Ekunwe and Bridget Carleton each poured in 14 points as the Canadian senior women’s national basketball team came away with a convincing 78-45 victory overRead More →

After a hiatus, veteran player Patrick Anderson is back on Team Canada with sights set on Tokyo 2020.Read More →