Indigenous News

TULSA, Okla. — Canadian Cooper Gallant made a monumental jump Saturday at the US$1-million Bassmaster Classic. The Bowmanville, Ont., native moved up 22 spots to easily qualify for the final round of pro bass fishing's most prestigious event.

HALIFAX — The Juno Awards handed out the bulk of its trophies at a non-televised bash in Halifax Saturday.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Jake Rogers, Andy Ibanez and Akil Baddoo all belted homers to power a Detroit Tigers split squad past a Toronto Blue Jays split squad 10-7 in spring-training action Saturday.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Rachel Homan's season has been noteworthy for win streaks, dominant play and a surge to the top position in world rankings.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Cam Squires set up the tying goal, then scored 1:18 into overtime to give the visiting Cape Breton Eagles a 3-2 victory over the Charlottetown Islanders in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Saturday at Eastlink Centre.

FRISCO, Texas — Canada is headed to Copa America and a marquee matchup with World Cup champion Argentina. But it took a while to get there with a well-organized Trinidad and Tobago hard to pierce in a CONCACAF Nations League play-in match Saturday.

BERLIN — Canada's Rylan Wiens earned a silver medal in the men's 10-metre platform event at a World Cup diving competition Saturday. Wiens, 22, captured his first-ever individual World Cup medal.

SYDNEY, N.S. — Former Team Homan member Joanne Courtney is enjoying the same big-game feelings from the broadcast booth that she did when she was a competitive curler. She stepped away from the sport two years ago to focus on her family and career.

OTTAWA — Daryl Watts and Ottawa's Professional Women’s Hockey League team put an end to Toronto's winning ways Saturday. Watts had three goals as Ottawa rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Toronto 5-3.

MIAMI — Canadian Leylah Fernandez won her opening women's singles match at the Miami Open on Saturday. Fernandez, of Laval, Que., dispatched Colombia's Emiliana Arango 6-4, 6-2.