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Guerrero's hit streak comes to an end as Blue Jays lose 8-4 to Athletics
TORONTO - Starting pitcher JP Sears halted Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s 22-game hitting streak as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Sunday. Guerrero grounded to short in the first...
Aug 11, 2024
Amanda Anisimova beats Emma Navarro to make National Bank Open final
TORONTO - Amanda Anisimova is into the final at the National Bank Open. The 22-year-old upset fellow American and No. 8 seed Emma Navarro 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 on Sunday to advance in more windy conditions at...
Aug 11, 2024
Gold medallists McIntosh, Katzberg carry Canada's flag as Paris Olympic Games close
PARIS - The Paris Olympics are over. And so is a historic Games for Canada. Summer McIntosh and Ethan Katzberg carried the Canadian flag into the closing ceremony of the Paris Games on Sunday after he...
Aug 11, 2024
Canadian Olympians bid Paris 'adieu' in closing ceremony
PARIS - Hundreds of Canadian Olympians have filed into Stade de France to take part in the final spectacle at the Paris Olympics. Swimmer Summer McIntosh and hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg carried the ...
Aug 11, 2024
Thrift store in B.C. closed after historical explosive device was dropped off
SIDNEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Experts from the navy were dispatched to a Vancouver Island thrift store to deal with what police are calling a "historical military explosive device." Mounties from the Sid...
Aug 11, 2024
Large desert tortoise rescued from Arizona highway after escaping from ostrich ranch 3 miles away
PICACHO, Ariz. (AP) - How long does it take a large desert tortoise to get to the other side of a southern Arizona highway? It's still a mystery, after a state Department of Public Safety trooper rece...
Aug 11, 2024
'It’s just been such an honour:' Hawaii Mars revving engines over mid-Island for final time
NANAIMO - It's the final opportunity to see one of B.C.'s most iconic planes fly in the sky.The legendary Hawaii Mars water bomber will make its final flight from Port Alberni to Patricia Bay in North...
Aug 11, 2024
Canada's win streak in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 ends in the Netherlands
VOORBURG - Canada suffered its first loss in five matches in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 play, beaten by five wickets by the Netherlands on Sunday. After Canada finished at 194 all out in its...
Aug 11, 2024
Officials lift brief evacuation order for Valemount, B.C. ask fire risk eases
VALEMOUNT, B.C. - An evacuation order issued Saturday due to out-of-control wildfires south of Valemount, B.C., has been cancelled. Residents in the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George and the Vil...
Aug 11, 2024
At least 18 dead after landfill site collapses in Uganda's capital
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - A vast landfill site in the Ugandan capital has collapsed, killing at least 18 people, the Red Cross said. Fourteen other people were injured when the Kiteezi landfill, which se...
Aug 11, 2024