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Second-half surge drives Minnesota to 3-1 win over Whitecaps in MLS
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps gave up three second-half goals to visiting Minnesota United, who battled back from a 1-0 deficit for a 3-1 win in Major League Soccer on Friday. Striker Luis Amari...
Jul 08, 2022
Saskatchewan Roughriders down Ottawa Redblacks 28-13
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders played their most complete game of the season Friday with a 28-13 win over the visiting Ottawa Redblacks. The Roughriders (4-1) took control of the game scoring 1...
Jul 08, 2022
Canadian women qualify for 2023 World Cup with 1-0 win over stubborn Panama side
MONTERREY, Mexico - Canada qualified for the 2023 World Cup on Friday, downing a stubborn Panama side 1-0 at the CONCACAF W Championship. Costa Rica's 4-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago earlier in the d...
Jul 08, 2022
Minor earthquake detected off coast of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - It was brief, and not very powerful, but the ground shook around the region on Friday.Seismologists with the US Geological Survey, who track earthquakes across the globe, detected a 2.4 magn...
Jul 08, 2022
Canada's Adam Svensson maintains lead in PGA Tour's Barbasol Championship
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Canada's Adam Svensson shot a 5-under 67 and had a three-stroke lead in the Barbasol Championship when second-round play Friday at water-logged Keene Trace was suspended beca...
Jul 08, 2022
Blue Jays catcher Kirk, first baseman Guerrero Jr. to start All-Star game
Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk and first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., were among players elected Friday to start in the July 19 All-Star game. Kirk joins Miami second baseman Jazz Chisholm...
Jul 08, 2022
Forward Alex DeBrincat says he's excited to join the Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA - Alex DeBrincat and the Ottawa Senators have mutual goals and each side is hoping the other will be the key to fulfilling them. The Senators acquired the 24-year-old DeBrincat from the Chicago...
Jul 08, 2022
Biden speaks to sister of US executive detained in Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden spoke by phone Friday with the sister of Paul Whelan, an American who has been imprisoned in Russia for more than three years, according to the White House. Biden...
Jul 08, 2022
Wildfire smoke, heat warnings up for many parts of Canada's North: Environment Canada
WHITEHORSE - Several parts of Northern Canada are enveloped in smoke from wildfires along with unusually high seasonal temperatures. Yukon has seen a huge leap in the number of blazes with just over 8...
Jul 08, 2022
Edwards, Pellington thriving as leaders on Canada's Globl Jam under-23 team
TORONTO - Canada's senior women's basketball team sat courtside at Mattamy Athletic Centre as under-23 stars Aaliyah Edwards, Merissah Russell and Shaina Pellington dismantled France on Thursday. The ...
Jul 08, 2022