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Alouettes extend wide receiver Austin Mack's deal 4 years

The Montreal Alouettes have signed all-star wide receiver Austin Mack to a four-year contract extension, the Canadian Football League club announced Tuesday.
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Canada's Moh Ahmed starts 4th Olympics with 4th-place finish in men's 10,000 metres

Moh Ahmed of St. Catharines, Ont., kicked off his fourth Olympics with a fourth-place finish in the men's 10,000 metres. Fellow Canadian Audrey Leduc has bested her own national record in the women's 100-metres at the Paris Olympics on Friday.

'My body seemed slow': Canadian judoka Shady Elnahas eliminated in opening match at Olympics

When he got out of bed in the Olympic Village in Paris on Thursday, Canadian judoka Shady Elnahas felt something was off. Unable to shake off his uneasiness, the 26-year-old from Toronto saw his quest for a medal cut short in his first bout of the day.
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Auger-Aliassime through to 3rd round in Paris after dominant win, Fernandez ousted in singles

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime roared into the third round of the men's singles tennis competition at the Paris Olympics with a decisive 6-0, 6-1 victory over Germany's Maximilian Marterer on Tuesday at Roland-Garros Stadium.

Already an Olympic medallist, judoka Beauchemin-Pinard is hungry for more in Paris

Why did Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard endure judo's difficult two-year process to qualify for this summer's Paris Games? Because she simply isn't satisfied yet.

Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault has one objective in Paris - winning Olympic gold

Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault won't hide it. At the Paris Olympics, she has only one goal — capturing gold in the 75-kilogram weight class.

Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski calls U.S. Open victory the highlight of her career

Three days after conquering Flushing Meadows, Gabriela Dabrowski still finds it hard to believe what she has accomplished.

Securing 2030 Olympics for Vancouver would revive corporate funding, sports federations claim

The Vancouver Olympics created unprecedented enthusiasm for amateur sport in Canada. But since 2010, corporate funding has dwindled, and sports federations say they have to work very hard for Canadian athletes to compete among the world's best at the international level.

Canada's Remi Drolet balances cross-country skiing and Harvard University

Remi Drolet, an Olympic cross-country skier from B.C., is balancing a career in cross-country skiing and an Ivy League education at Harvard University.
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Canadian cross-country ski team seeks to maximize experience gained at Olympics

After experiencing a major boom at the start of the century, Canada's cross-country ski program is now undergoing a serious rebuild. But that doesn't mean expectations aren't high for its nine young athletes competing at the Beijing Olympics.