National Sports

RUSE, Bulgaria — Canada dropped its second straight match at the world men's volleyball championship on Wednesday, falling 3-1 to France. Set scores were 25-22, 25-21, 22-25, 25-17.

Toronto Wolfpack forward Jack Bussey has been suspended for 10 games — eight for biting and two for a high tackle.

Toronto FC said all the right things Tuesday in the buildup to the inaugural Campeones Cup.

TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard is happy and healthy, says Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri. Leonard, the centrepiece of one of the NBA's biggest off-season trades, has yet to address the Toronto media.

The last time Roger Sloan had long hair, he was playing on the PGA Tour. After a tie for second at Sunday's Albertsons Boise Open, the native of Meritt, B.C. locked up a return to the top circuit in men's golf.

TORONTO — Stan Butler has a resume that would make professional hockey teams take notice, but the Ontario Hockey League's longest-serving head coach says his passion for the junior game is what drives him after more than two decades behind the bench.

WHITEHORSE — The Montreal woman who was the first female to make a solo ascent of Canada's highest mountain has recovered some of the expensive gear she had to abandon during her rescue on the climb down.

BEIJING — Snow-making for the 2022 Beijing Olympics won't bring lasting damage to the environment in the parched region of northern China, IOC vice-president Juan Antonio Samaranch said Tuesday.

ROME — Italy's three-pronged bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics has been reduced to a two-city candidacy featuring Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

TORONTO — Tyler Ennis has had to prove doubters wrong much of his hockey life. After a mostly miserable last 12 months, the diminutive winger is hoping one more return to the well can help get his career back on track.