National Sports

BRANDON, Man. — The wins are coming, but they're not coming easy for Alberta at the Canadian men's curling championship. Kevin Koe's team secured a playoff berth and was the only undefeated team left at the Brier with a 9-0 record Thursday.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers haven't given up yet. Connor McDavid had a pair of assists and Mikko Koskinen made 35 saves as the Oilers continued to make a late playoff push with a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has advanced to the second round of the BNP Paribas Open.

OTTAWA — Valtteri Filppula made sure his club took both games in a home-and-home set with the league's last-place team.

TORONTO — They were once coach and player. They've been close friends ever since.

HALIFAX — Laurentian Voyageurs guard Kadre Gray has been named the national university men's basketball player of the year for the second season in a row.

BOCA RATON, Fla. — John Chayka has a depth chart in his office to help him plan for when the injury bug inevitably bites. The general manager of the Arizona Coyotes just never expected to have this many moving pieces in one season.

BRANDON, Man. — Northern Ontario's Brad Jacobs and Alberta's Kevin Koe stayed unbeaten at the Canadian men's curling championship Thursday. Both teams won their first games of the championship pool to improve to 8-0.

TORONTO — One of Canada's foremost brain injury experts said he's "reasonably hopeful" that there is potential for the medicinal value of cannabinoids to be combined with other treatments to help those affected by post-concussion issues. Dr.

It's been a steep learning curve for Ken Georgetti. Since 2016, he's served as a senior adviser with the CFL Players' Association. Georgetti is a former president of the Canadian Labour Congress and has over 35 years of labour relations experience.