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Shohei Ohtani leaves mound with trainer after throwing 6 straight balls, including 2 wild pitches
CINCINNATI (AP) - Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani left the mound accompanied by a trainer during the fourth inning against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night. Ohtani threw six ...
Jul 30, 2025
B.C. man sentenced to more than three years in prison for 'ghost-gun' manufacturing
KAMLOOPS - A British Columbia man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for manufacturing firearms. The RCMP's Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says in a news release that Adrian Pickett...
Jul 30, 2025
Eby calls softwood lumber dispute "canary in the coal mine" of U.S. protectionism
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby says the federal government cannot forget about the fate of British Columbia's softwood lumber industry as the deadline for a trade deal between the United States and Cana...
Jul 30, 2025
Brown University strikes agreement to resolve discrimination complaints and restore federal funding
WASHINGTON (AP) - Brown University on Wednesday said it reached a deal with the Trump administration to regain access to federal research funding and end investigations into alleged discrimination. Th...
Jul 30, 2025
'Riding the hype': Fans paying a premium to see first-place Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - Heather Gardiner couldn't give her seats away. The Blue Jays owned a record under .500 back in the spring, and looked poised for another middling campaign with little playoff hope. Things th...
Jul 30, 2025
Swiatek cruises into third round, Fernandez sisters bounced in doubles at NBO
MONTREAL - Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek of Poland cruised into the National Bank Open's third round with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Guo Hanyu of China on Wednesday. The second-seeded Swiatek hit four aces ...
Jul 30, 2025
Canada's Gabiel Diallo reaches third round of men's National Bank Open
TORONTO - Canada's Gabriel Diallo has advanced to the third round of the men's National Bank Open in Toronto. The 27th-seed from Montreal beat Italy's Matteo Gigante 6-3, 7-5 (6). Gigante doubled-faul...
Jul 30, 2025
Brown to start for Redblacks but Adams Jr. out for Stampeders
The Ottawa Redblacks come off their bye week with starter Dru Brown in tow. Brown (neck) will start when the Redblacks (1-6) host the Calgary Stampeders (5-2) on Thursday night. He was injured in Otta...
Jul 30, 2025
Vancouver man receives five-year prison sentence for fatal stabbing in 2018
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of another man in the city's Downtown Eastside. Police say Benny Armstrong has been sentenced to five years in jail...
Jul 30, 2025
New role for Sophie de Goede as Canada hosts the U.S. in final home World Cup tune-up
Star forward Sophie de Goede returns to the starting lineup Friday as the second-ranked Canadian women host the 10th-ranked U.S. in Ottawa in their final home game before leaving for the Rugby World C...
Jul 30, 2025