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Montreal Alouettes sign quarterback Cameron Dukes, place McLeod Bethel-Thompson on IL
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed quarterback Cameron Dukes and placed McLeod Bethel-Thompson on the six-game injured list on Wednesday. Dukes arrives in Montreal after playing two seasons with...
Aug 13, 2025
Kontinental Hockey League's Shanghai Dragons name Gerard Gallant new head coach
SHANGHAI - Gerard Gallant has been named the new head coach of the Kontinental Hockey League's Shanghai Dragons. Gallant last coached the New York Rangers for two seasons, earning back-to-back 100-poi...
Aug 13, 2025
B.C. residential unit sales up in July but down year-to-date, association says
VANCOUVER - Sales of homes in British Columbia grew in July compared with the same month last year, but year-to-date numbers show transactions remain slower. The British Columbia Real Estate Associati...
Aug 13, 2025
Wildfire raging near Port Alberni, B.C., grows again overnight
PORT ALBERNI - A raging wildfire that has forced evacuations near Port Alberni, B.C., has grown again overnight to more than 20 square kilometres in size as it continues to burn out of control. The fi...
Aug 13, 2025
Thomas Müller jokes he's missing Manuel Neuer as Vancouver adventure begins
MUNICH (AP) - Thomas Mller has a lot to adapt to with the Vancouver Whitecaps after 25 years at Bayern Munich. First up, flying without an old friend. Aboard the plane taking him to Canada and Major L...
Aug 13, 2025
Venus Williams gets a US Open wild card at age 45 and will be the oldest in singles since 1981
NEW YORK (AP) - Venus Williams will make her return to Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open after a two-year absence, receiving a wild-card invitation on Wednesday to compete in singles at Flushing Mead...
Aug 13, 2025
Twins owners opt to halt the sale and keep the club in the family, adding new investors instead
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minnesota Twins are no longer for sale, executive chair Joe Pohlad announced Wednesday on behalf of his family. After exploring a variety of options over the past 10 months, the...
Aug 13, 2025
Venus Williams gets a US Open wild card at age 45 and will be the oldest in singles since 1981
NEW YORK (AP) - Venus Williams will make her return to Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open after a two-year absence, receiving a wild-card invitation on Wednesday to compete in singles at Flushing Mead...
Aug 13, 2025
Thunder's Lu Dort to have NBA title parade in Montreal next week
MONTREAL - The Larry O'Brien Trophy will be in Montreal next week. Lu Dort, who won an NBA championship in June with the Oklahoma City Thunder alongside fellow Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, will h...
Aug 13, 2025
Parents and child killed when tree falls on car amid heavy rain, flooding in Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car amid heavy rain and flooding in Tennessee, an official said Wednesday. The three were killed when saturat...
Aug 13, 2025