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Canada names 42-man camp roster ahead of July rugby tests in Edmonton

Canada rugby coach Stephen Meehan has called 42 players into camp in Edmonton ahead of July test matches against Belgium and Spain.

Annabelle Chukwu, a prolific scorer at youth level, called up by Canada senior side

Canada coach Casey Stoney has called up teenage forward Annabelle Chukwu, who has scored a Canadian record 39 goals in 42 international youth-level appearances, for games against Costa Rica and the U.S. in the upcoming FIFA international window.

Captain Sophie de Goede rejoins Canada rugby team after yearlong injury layoff

Captain Sophie de Goede, who tore her anterior cruciate ligament a year ago, will rejoin the Canada women's rugby team ahead of the team's upcoming tour to South Africa.

Whitecaps defender Adekugbe's injury suffered on Canada duty diagnosed as torn Achilles

Vancouver Whitecaps defender Sam Adekugbe tore his Achilles tendon with Canada at the Canadian Shield Tournament and has been replaced by Sporting Kansas City's Zorhan Bassong on Jesse Marsch's CONCACAF Gold Cup roster.

Canadian soccer women slip 1 spot to 8th in world rankings despite 3-1 stretch

The Canadian women dropped one spot to No. 8 in the FIFA world rankings released Thursday. They finished 2024 at sixth in the rankings, sliding to seventh in March.

Canada wins inaugural Canadian Shield Tournament despite penalty shootout loss to Ivory Coast

Canada won the inaugural Canadian Shield Tournament on Tuesday night despite losing to African champion Ivory Coast 5-4 in a penalty shootout. The 30th-ranked Canadian men finished with four points, one ahead of No. 86 New Zealand and No. 25 Ukraine.

Canada soccer coach claims Vancouver Whitecaps players were 'poisoned' during cup final trip to Mexico

Canada men's national team coach Jesse Marsch expressed outrage Friday, saying Vancouver Whitecaps players had been "poisoned" during their visit to Mexico for the CONCACAF Champions Cup final. But Whitecaps head coach Jesper Sorensen said he doesn't believe someone intentionally got his team sick. 

Canada Soccer names preliminary 60-man roster for this summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup

Canada has filed its preliminary roster for next month's CONCACAF Gold Cup, a 60-man list that will be reduced to a final squad of 23 to 26 players by June 4.

Canada Soccer Hall of Fame welcomes Sinclair, Matheson in Class of 2025

Former Canada captain Christine Sinclair and Northern Super League co-founder Diana Matheson lead the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame's Class of 2025.

Northern Super League's opening week gets positive reviews but more hard work awaits

Week 1 of the Northern Super League is done, to positive reviews. Now the hard work really begins. High-profile opening games at Vancouver's B.C. Place Stadium and Toronto's BMO Field drew announced crowds of 14,018 and 14,518.