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Nanoose high jumper on cusp of fourth Olympic qualification
NANAIMO - A Nanoose Bay high-jumper is closing on a trip to Tokyo.Mike Mason took home a second place finish at the Canadian Olympic track and field trials. His successful jump of 2.29 metres didn't r...
Jul 04, 2021
'Hurts so much:' Over 1,000 Nunavut children on wait-list for dental surgery
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A Nunavut woman says her 12-year-old son lost 15 pounds while waiting to have a tooth removed this year. The boy in Rankin Inlet was recently one of more than 1,000 children on the ...
Jul 04, 2021
Tory MP fighting gay 'blood ban' says Parliament could have worked 'better' on C-6
OTTAWA - Eric Duncan has spoken more about his sexuality in the past two years than he says he has in his entire 33. The Conservative member of Parliament has talked openly in the House of Commons abo...
Jul 04, 2021
Cyprus: 4 found dead in 'most destructive' forest blaze
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus search crews discovered the bodies of four people outside a fire-swept mountain village on Sunday in what a government minister called the "most destructive" blaze in the...
Jul 04, 2021
Philippine military plane crashes, 17 dead, 40 rescued
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippine defense secretary says at least 17 people have been killed and 40 rescued in the crash of a Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying troops in a southern ...
Jul 03, 2021
Choiniere's 1st MLS goal helps Montreal beat Inter Miami 1-0
HARRISON, N.J. - Mathieu Choiniere's smile said it all. The homegrown CF Montreal player was grinning from ear to ear after scoring his first Major League Soccer goal in a 1-0 triumph over Inter Miami...
Jul 03, 2021
Bucks beat Hawks, head to NBA Finals for 1st time since 1974
ATLANTA (AP) - The Milwaukee Bucks are headed back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1974. They didn't even need two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to lock up their spot. Khris Middleton scor...
Jul 03, 2021
Canadian international Buchanan scores first goal at new Columbus stadium
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Gyasi Zardes scored and the Columbus Crew rallied to tie the New England Revolution 2-2 on Saturday night in the first game at new Lower.com Field. Zardes, near the top of the pe...
Jul 03, 2021
Toronto FC suffer disastrous 7-1 loss for sixth straight defeat
WASHINGTON - Toronto FC's woes continued Saturday as D.C. United opened a shooting clinic, torching the visitors 7-1. It was the sixth loss in a row for a Toronto (1-8-2) side that sits at the bottom ...
Jul 03, 2021
Czech Republic defeats Canada 103-101 in OT thriller at must-win Tokyo Games matchup
VICTORIA - The Czech Republic ended Canada's hopes for a berth in the Tokyo Olympics Saturday with a 103-101 overtime win at a last-chance men's basketball qualifying event in Victoria. Czech captain ...
Jul 03, 2021