Olympic medallist Adam van Koeverden moved on to the K1 1,000-metre final as five boats from the Canadian CanoeKayak team advanced at the season-opening Sprint World Cup event.
Steve Spott will be Canada's head coach at the next world junior hockey championships.
Henrik Samuelsson broke a tie 13:42 into the third period as the Edmonton Oil Kings downed the host Shawinigan Cataractes 4-3 in a wild opening game of the Mastercard Memorial Cup on Friday night.
New Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin vowed that his search for a head coach would be confidential and he kept to his word when he arrived at the Mastercard Memorial Cup on Friday night.
Canada's Dylan Armstrong begins his quest to defend his Diamond League shot put title on Saturday in Shanghai, where the meet will also feature a 110m hurdles showdown between Olympic champion Jason Richardson and runner-up Liu Xiang.
Fred Winters of Victoria scored the winning point in all three sets as Canada made a successful return to the FIVB World League men's volleyball circuit on Friday.
Even though the Vancouver Canucks have been on the sidelines for a month now, they can take solace in a couple of matters that have transpired since the Los Angeles Kings eliminated them in the first round.
Even the wind co-operated at this normally blustery naval station, remaining calm as David Beckham lit a celebratory cauldron and signaled the start of the 2012 London Olympics torch relay.
CBCSports.ca wants you to debate the question: Who would make the better mime – Rangers coach John Tortorella or late French actor Marcel Marceau?
Andre Iguodala snapped a tie game with five straight points in the final 90 seconds to help the Philadelphia 76ers storm back from 15 points down and stun the Boston Celtics 92-83 on Friday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
