What to watch in winter Olympic sports this weekend
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'Human chess' of mixed martial arts has taken Winnipeg UFC referee around the world
With nine homegrown fighters on the 12-fight card, Canada is well represented at UFC 297.
Canadian women's soccer team returns to SheBelieves Cup in April, opening vs. Brazil
The Canadian women's soccer team is returning to the SheBelieves Cup in April in the U.S. for the third time in four years.
France's Cyprien Sarrazin crowns breakthrough season with win at Kitzbuhel
French skier Cyprien Sarrazin crowned his breakthrough season in speed races Friday by winning the first of this weekend's two World Cup downhills on the storied Streif in Kitzbuhel.
Canada Soccer extends Mauro Biello's run as interim men's coach through Copa qualifier
Canada Soccer has extended Mauro Biello's run as interim men's national team coach through the Copa America qualifier in March.
Canada's Alexandria Loutitt captures bronze at ski jumping World Cup in Japan
Canada's Alexandria Loutitt soared to World Cup bronze in women's ski jumping on Friday.
World champion pole vaulter Shawnacy Barber dies at 29 from 'medical complications'
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Who Was Shawn Barber? Meet Canadian Olympic Pole Vaulter Who Died At 29
Former world pole vault champion Shawn Barber of Canada has died at age 29 at his home in Texas, his agent announced on Thursday. Barber won the 2015 world title at Beijing by clearing 5.90 meters and captured his other major international crown on home-nation soil in Toronto at the 2015 Pan American Games. Paul Doyle, Barber's agent, announced his passing on an Instagram posting. No cause of death was revealed.