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VANCOUVER — A Vancouver man has died while trying to pursue his lifelong dream of climbing Mount Everest. The University of British Columbia's faculty of medicine says it is mourning the unexpected death of Dr.

VANCOUVER — Days after sealing their place in the Canadian Championship final, the Vancouver Whitecaps are once again on the road in search of a win. The Whitecaps take on St.

TRE CIME DI LAVAREDO, Italy — Canadian Derek Gee's remarkable run at the Giro d'Italia continued Friday with his fourth second-place finish of the race, runner-up to Colombian Santiago Buitrago in a gruelling Stage 19.

Toronto FC's disappointing season became a lot more complicated off the pitch with news that disgruntled Italian star Federico Bernardeschi has been benched for Saturday's game against D.C. United.

It was an assistant basketball coach who first spotted Jevoni Robinson and started his unlikely path to the CFL. Robinson was enrolled at North Carolina State and playing a pick-up game of basketball when assistant coach Bobby Lutz walked by.

The Canadian tennis scene reached new heights in recent years thanks to a young core of domestic talent that broke through on the sport's biggest stages. A cooling-off period appears to have settled in this season.

As a former Welsh international, Kingsley Jones is used to being one of several Joneses on the roster.

OTTAWA — Keegan Messing has retired from competitive figure skating, and the reigning Canadian men's champion says he has no regrets.

MONTREAL — With a spot in the Canadian Championship final booked, CF Montreal will now turn its attention back to Major League Soccer and an opening-day rematch of when it hosts Inter Miami on Saturday.

Hugh Fraser thought he had a decent handle on his new role. For the most part, that was true.