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Guerrero, Varsho help Blue Jays sweep Rangers with 7-3 victory
TORONTO - Daulton Varsho and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered to help the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-3 win and sweep of the defending World Series-champion Texas Rangers on Sunday. Varsho's two-run blast, ...
Jul 28, 2024
VIDEO: Perennial contender claims 2024 World Championship Bathtub race
NANAIMO - While not at the record pace anticipated, a well known tubber has claimed another World Championship Bathtub RaceLadysmith's Trevor Short was the first to enter Nanaimo Harbour and make the ...
Jul 28, 2024
Eleanor Harvey claims bronze for Canada's first Olympic fencing medal
PARIS - Canadian fencer Eleanor Harvey has won Canada's second medal of the Paris Olympics, capturing bronze in the women's individual foil on Sunday. The 29-year-old from Hamilton topped Italy's Alic...
Jul 28, 2024
Canada tops Fiji 17-14 to open Olympic rugby sevens tournament
PARIS - Keyara Wardley scored the decisive try and Canada opened its rugby sevens campaign with a 17-14 win at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Florence Symonds and Charity Williams also had tries for th...
Jul 28, 2024
Ottawa and Alberta match Red Cross fire donations as Jasper residents view damage map
EDMONTON - As residents of Jasper learn more details about wildfire damage to their evacuated town, the Alberta and federal governments say they'll match donations to the Canadian Red Cross for wildfi...
Jul 28, 2024
Auger-Aliassime, Andreescu and Fernandez are first-round winners in Olympic tennis
PARIS - It's a great start for Canadian tennis at the Paris Olympics as Felix Auger-Aliassime, Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Fernandez all posted victories on Sunday. All three players waited an extra d...
Jul 28, 2024
North Nanaimo property rezoning for concept family-oriented development
NANAIMO - New housing is proposed for a currently forested area of the city's north.Twenty, two-storey fourplex buildings are proposed for property in the 5300 block of Tanya Dr., in north Nanaimo off...
Jul 28, 2024
New York Giants waive Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke
EAST RUTHERFORD - The New York Giants are releasing Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke. Giants head coach Brian Daboll announced the move Sunday. New York claimed Rourke, 26, of Victoria, off waivers ...
Jul 28, 2024
Fierce comeback thrusts Canadian fencer Eleanor Harvey into Olympic semifinal
PARIS - In a dramatic match that saw her opponent fall to her knees after the final blow, Canadian fencer Eleanor Harvey advanced to the semifinals in the women's foil individual event at the Paris Ol...
Jul 28, 2024
Trudeau announces Sept. 16 byelections in ridings in Quebec, Manitoba
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called a pair of byelections to fill vacant seats in Quebec and Manitoba. Voters will go to the polls in the Elmwood-Transcona riding in Manitoba and the Montreal-are...
Jul 28, 2024