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CF Montreal goalkeeper James Pantemis enters COVID-19 protocols
WASHINGTON - CF Montreal says goalkeeper James Pantemis has been placed in COVID-19 protocols. The club says in a release that it "continues to follow and abide by all of the COVID-19 protocols as set...
Aug 08, 2021

Abraham Ancer of Mexico wins FedEx St Jude Invitational
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Abraham Ancer of Mexico won the FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama and Sam Burns with a 6-foot birdie p...
Aug 08, 2021

Blue Jays beat Red Sox after three-run homer by George Springer in 8th inning
TORONTO - An eighth-inning, three-run homer from George Springer provided the Blue Jays with the perfect ending to their triumphant 10-day, 11-game Rogers Centre return. The Blue Jays fell behind by a...
Aug 08, 2021

Weather stalls significant growth at White Rock Lake fire: BC Wildfire Service
VERNON, B.C. - British Columbia's wildfire service says showers brought some relief and stalled significant overnight growth at a fire that's forced thousands out of their homes in the southern interi...
Aug 08, 2021

Bill Davis, Ontario's 18th premier and a celebrated Tory, dies at 92
TORONTO - Bill Davis, the 18th premier of Ontario and one of the country's longest-serving premiers, has died at 92. A statement from his family says Davis was surrounded by his relatives when he died...
Aug 08, 2021

Nanaimo's Pat Vellner finishes second at 2021 CrossFit Games
NANAIMO - A local chiropractor earned a second place finish in a gruelling international fitness competition.Patrick Vellner excelled in the four day CrossFit Games which feature 15 different events o...
Aug 08, 2021

Raptors re-sign restricted free agent Gary Trent Jr. to multi-year deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have re-signed restricted free agent Gary Trent Jr. to a multi-year contract. The 22-year-old guard had career-best numbers last season in 58 games and 38 starts between ...
Aug 08, 2021

Canadian business community largely supportive of vaccine passport system
TORONTO - The Canadian business community appears to be largely supportive of the Quebec government's move to impose the country's first vaccine passport system. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says ...
Aug 08, 2021

Fire devours Greek island's forests; residents urged to flee
PEFKI, Greece (AP) - Pillars of billowing smoke and ash turned the sky orange and blocked out the sun above Greece's second-largest island Sunday as a days-old wildfire devoured pristine forests and e...
Aug 08, 2021

Officials: another northern Afghan province falls to Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Provincial Afghan lawmakers say the Taliban have taken control of another provincial capital, the fourth to fall into insurgent hands in less than a week, in a punishing blow...
Aug 08, 2021