National Sports

VANCOUVER — The opportunity for the 2030 Olympics to be hosted in British Columbia offers a chance for reconciliation, Indigenous leaders said as the organizing group behind the bid released its estimate of staging the event.

EDMONTON — For the first time in league history, a CFL game will be broadcast in an Indigenous language.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed forward D.J. Wilson to a multi-year contract. The six-foot-10, 230-pound native of Mount Shasta, Calif., signed three 10-day contracts with the Raptors last season. He averaged 7.

VANCOUVER — After a 3-0 start to the season, the B.C. Lions see their Saturday clash against the defending Grey Cup champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers as an opportunity to test their mettle.

MONTREAL — Emilie Castonguay knew she wouldn't be an anomaly for long.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal is calling its recent two-game road trip a win, despite putting up mixed results.

Mikael Kingsbury was golfing with NFL player Laurent Duvernay-Tardif near Montreal in late June when his mobile phone in his bag began chiming and binging like a casino.

BELLINZONA, Switzerland (AP) — Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA by a Swiss criminal court on Friday, a rare positive outcome for the pair who were among soccer’s most powerful figures before being embroiled

MONTREAL — Juraj Slafkovsky was just as shocked as the Bell Centre crowd. And Shane Wright had to wait a lot longer than expected to hear his name called. The Montreal Canadiens hosted the first round of the 2022 NHL draft Thursday.

MONTREAL — Getting out from under Petr Mrazek's albatross contract wound up costing Kyle Dubas just over a dozen spots at the NHL draft.