National Sports

MONTREAL — Cody Fajardo knows watching the Grey Cup banner rise at Molson Stadium will stir up his emotions. But deep down, the Montreal Alouettes quarterback has one thing on his mind heading into the unveiling: winning a football game.

CALGARY — The rumblings became reality with Wednesday's announcement that the Calgary Flames traded veteran goaltender Jacob Markstrom to the New Jersey Devils. The Flames got 23-year-old defenceman Kevin Bahl and a 2025 first-round pick in return.

LONDON — Canada's Milos Raonic lost to fourth-seeded American Taylor Fritz 7-6 (5), 6-4 in second-round action Wednesday at the Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament. The 33-year-old from Thornhill, Ont.

EDMONTON — When your team is already down three games in the Stanley Cup final series and a single loss would mean the dream of a championship victory parade is over, it's understandable that anxiety for Edmonton Oilers fans is through the roof.

TORONTO — CFL broadcasts are going to look a little different now. Starting Thursday night, broadcasts of CFL games on TSN+ will be available as augmented live streams.

MONTREAL — Pascal Dion has retired from Canada's short-track speedskating team after a 10-year career that included two Olympic medals. The 29-year-old from Montreal announced his decision in a Speed Skating Canada release Wednesday.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Mark Friedman to a one-year contract worth US$775,000, the NHL club announced Wednesday.

BIRMINGHAM — Canada's Leylah Fernandez moved on to the quarterfinals of the Rothesay Classic grass-court tennis tournament with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic on Wednesday. Fernandez, from Laval, Que.

TORONTO — After just missing out on a medal at the Tokyo Games, Caeli McKay will look to stand on the Olympic podium for the first time when she leads a young Canadian diving team this summer in Paris.

It's only the third game of the season but it is an important one for Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Winnipeg (0-2) hosts the B.C. Lions (1-1) on Friday night following an uncharacteristic slow start to the 2024 campaign.