National Sports

Canada has sat out the last five editions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup so coach Andrew Olivieri is under no illusions of the challenge that his team will have in getting there.

Like the rest of the hockey world, Mike Babcock was shaken by April's bus crash that devastated the Humboldt Broncos.

OTTAWA — Hockey fans in Ottawa reacted to the news that Senators star defenceman Erik Karlsson had been traded with everything from sorrow to more-measured responses — hate to see him go, but it had to be done.

He won a Vanier Cup at the University of Saskatchewan and three Grey Cups with the Montreal Alouettes. On Friday night, Scott Flory will join the greatest football team ever assembled in Canada.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators promised they were going into rebuild mode earlier this week. They weren't kidding.

VANCOUVER — The head coach of the Vancouver Canucks has a simple message for his players. "Everyone should feel pressure," Travis Green said Thursday as players reported for medicals and physical testing. "Our team got 73 points last year.

TORONTO — Milos Raonic was not going to miss another Davis Cup tie. Not if he could help it. The Canadian will play in his first Davis Cup tie since 2015 when he takes the court against Thiemo de Bakker of the Netherlands on Friday afternoon.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs will be allowed to show up for work a little scruffier this season. Just don't expect Mitch Marner to be among those taking advantage of the team's new facial hair policy.

CALGARY — Now that a new price tag has been put on a possible Calgary bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a comparison to the most recent games in Canada is inevitable. The bid corporation Calgary 2026 has put forth a $5.

EDMONTON — Head coach Todd McLellan, with his Edmonton Oilers coming off an embarrassing season, says the first order of training camp is demanding specific answers to one existential question.