National Sports

MONTREAL — After missing the playoffs for a second straight year, the Montreal Alouettes were due for a shakeup. What they got was more like an earthquake. A new general manager, a new quarterback and a load of new players.

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime launched himself into illustrious company when he won the Open de Sopra Steria in Lyon, France on Sunday.

TORONTO — Canada's James Hinchcliffe feels quite comfortable racing at speeds a regular driver can't even begin to contemplate. It's when he's negotiating traffic off the IndyCar circuit that the nerves really come out.

When it constructed rules for the upcoming expansion draft, the NHL tried to ensure at least one thing: that the Vegas Golden Knights weren't immediately terrible. The list of available players to the Knights suggests that might be the case.

OTTAWA — Trevor Harris won't call the Redblacks his team, but much of Ottawa's success or failure this season will fall at his feet.

TORONTO — Emotions run deep when Toronto FC plays in Montreal, so perhaps it's not surprising that midfielder Jonathan Osorio was a little unsettled at finding himself in the Impact dressing room last week.

BONN, Germany — Canada's Patrick Jarvis is running for president of the International Paralympic Committee.

LONDON — Scott Tupper scored the lone goal for Canada's men's field hockey team in a 3-1 loss to the Netherlands in the World League Semi-Final on Monday.

TORONTO — Ricky Ray isn't sure what the Toronto Argonauts' identity will be in 2017, but he's certain the team will be prepared for each game it plays under new coach Marc Trestman.

BOWEN ISLAND, B.C. — It took nearly 11 hours, but a 17-year-old girl from Kelowna, B.C., has completed her gruelling goal of swimming around an island off the coast of Vancouver.