National Sports

CALGARY — World champions Laurence St. Germain and James Crawford headline Canada's alpine ski team as athletes prepare for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Alpine Canada named 53 athletes to its 2024-25 alpine, ski cross and para-ski teams Thursday. St.

BASEL — Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Roberto Bautista Agut on Thursday, while two-time defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated..

The Future of Sport in Canada Commission starts tackling the country's safe-sport crisis later this month with the first of nine hearings.

Teenage surfer Erin Brooks really is riding the crest of a wave these days.

Alberta golfers squeaking out their last rounds before winter hits might not have to put their carts away quite yet.

EDMONTON — Tre Ford was supposed to be Edmonton’s quarterback of the future. After this Friday’s season finale against the Toronto Argonauts, he could very well be the quarterback of the Elks’ past.

OTTAWA — American receiver Justin Hardy will miss the Ottawa Redblacks' regular-season finale Friday. Hardy, who leads the CFL in receptions (97) and is second in receiving yards (1,343), was listed off Ottawa's depth chart Thursday.

EDMONTON — Cameron Dukes will be the Toronto Argonauts' starting quarterback for their regular-season finale against the Edmonton Elks on Friday night. Dukes was listed as the No. 1 quarterback on Toronto's depth chart Thursday.

TORONTO — Joseph Woll is good to go. Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube said the goaltender will make his first start of the season Thursday when Toronto hosts the St. Louis Blues. Woll has yet to play in 2024-25 because of a groin injury.

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. is selling a minority stake in a portion of its wireless network infrastructure for $7 billion amid a "pivot" in strategy as it seeks to pay down debt.