Canadian player Bo Naylor swings at a pitch during the quarterfinal against the USA. (Credit: Mary DeCicco/Getty Images) Team Canada’s furthest-ever run in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) came to an end Friday night in Houston. The team lost 5-3 against the Americans in their quarterfinal matchup. Canada earned their spot after dominating their round-robin pool. They defeated Cuba in their last game, who will miss the tournament’s knockout round for the first time. USA’s s

Rikki Doak is one of the first New Brunswick speed skaters to make Team Canada since 2000. (Submitted: Rikki Doak) A Fredericton short-track speed skater will be competing at the sport’s highest level this week. Rikki Doak, 27, will be racing for Team Canada in the women’s 3000m relay at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. “I think it's kind of like surreal … to wear the maple leaf is just something I've always wanted to do and at the Olympic stage is even a bigger dea