National Sports

Rimouski Oceanic forward Cedric Pare has a lot on the line this season, including his future in hockey.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts have fired head coach Corey Chamblin and replaced him with former Calgary assistant Ryan Dinwiddie. The 39-year-old Dinwiddie, a native of Elk Grove, Calif., becomes the 45th head coach in franchise history.

EDMONTON — Scott Milanovich is returning to the CFL with the task of turning around an Edmonton Eskimos franchise that is storied in history but short on recent results.

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Alexis Lafreniere had no reason to hit the ice this week. The presumptive No. 1 pick at the 2020 NHL draft, his name has been written in ink on Canada's world junior roster for some time.

TORONTO — With captain Michael Bradley taking a multimillion-dollar hometown discount on his new contract, Toronto FC now has the funds and the opening to sign a marquee attacking talent.

Montreal Canadiens forward Matthew Peca will be out for approximately six weeks with a knee injury, the NHL team announced Thursday. Peca suffered the injury during the game in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. The 26-year-old from Petawawa, Ont.

TORONTO — Ashley Lawrence, who played in all 15 internationals in 2019 and led the Canadian women in minutes played, has been named Canadian Player of the Year.

WASHINGTON — Ten former NFL players have been charged with defrauding the league’s health care benefit program, the Justice Department said Thursday.

Canadian Matt Campbell is expecting a wild scene when he takes centre stage this weekend at the William Hill World Darts Championship in London.

Sarah Craven had her sights set on the Olympics.