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ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Utah Royals took University of North Carolina's Ally Sentnor, the Atlantic Coast Conference Midfielder of the Year, with the first pick of the NWSL draft Friday.

CALGARY — Wesley Chiu emerged as the early leader for a Canadian men's figure skating championship after winning Friday's short program.

BATHURST, N.B. — Noah Warren scored 18 seconds into overtime as the Victoriaville Tigres edged the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 8-7 on Friday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action.

CALGARY — The imminent completion of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is more likely following Friday's decision by the Canada Energy Regulator to approve a request for a pipeline variance from the company building the project.

The extreme cold in Western Canada has delayed air travel, set off traffic chaos in some regions and endangered lives with no relief coming until after the weekend.

Integrity, camaraderie, even friendship, are what drew Heidi Cordner into professional arm wrestling. She hopes it will also capture the imaginations of viewers as Arm Wrestle Canada makes it streaming debut this weekend.

WEYBURN, Sask. — The Saskatchewan Health Authority says a patient may have been the source of a strong gas smell throughout a hospital that prompted the evacuation of the building.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's governing New Democrats are asking the provincial ethics commissioner to investigate the Progressive Conservatives over a proposed mining project.

MONTREAL — Captain Marie-Philip Poulin believes it’s “bigger than hockey,” veteran forward Ann-Sophie Bettez calls it the “arrival of everything,” and general manager Danièle Sauvageau can’t even put it into words.

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi say they want to find common ground and maintain communication, despite tensions across the Pacific.