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Auger-Aliassime ends five-match losing streak with win over Berrettini in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI - Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime ended a five-match losing streak with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over Italy's Matteo Berrettini on Monday in first-round action at the Cincinnati Maste...
Aug 14, 2023
Defensive tackle Walker being rewarded for his patience with Blue Bombers
Patience and perseverance have paid off for Ricky Walker. For two seasons, the American defensive tackle saw spot duty with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. But while the six-foot-two, 287-pound Walker neve...
Aug 14, 2023
National security committee submits classified report about RCMP federal policing
OTTAWA - A committee of parliamentarians that oversees national security has submitted a report to the prime minister about the RCMP's federal policing mandate. The report is considered confidential f...
Aug 14, 2023
Singh mum on preferred target for net-zero grid as Alberta, Sask. NDP split on date
OTTAWA - New Democrats in two Western provinces are split over the Liberal government's goal of a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, with the leader of the federal party keeping quiet on his own prefe...
Aug 14, 2023
Locked on target: Canadian men's 4x100m relay team eyes repeat at world championships
With targets on their backs, the Canadian men's 4x100-metre relay team has its eyes locked on a singular objective: repeat. Canada won gold at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Ore., w...
Aug 14, 2023
NBO Montreal did best it could with schedule amid poor weather, says ex-director
MONTREAL - For the first time in 21 years, Eugene Lapierre took in the National Bank Open in Montreal from the sidelines. The longtime tournament director wasn't envious of the scheduling headache his...
Aug 14, 2023
Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros misses practice Monday following injury
WINNIPEG - Quarterback Zach Collaros didn't practise Monday with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Collaros, 34, suffered an upper-body injury in the first half of Winnipeg's 38-29 comeback road win over the...
Aug 14, 2023
Maple Leafs prospect Rodion Amirov dead at 21 after brain tumour diagnosis
Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Rodion Amirov has died after being diagnosed with a brain tumour last year. He was 21. The Maple Leafs confirmed Amirov's death Monday on social media. Amirov signed a thr...
Aug 14, 2023
Sizzling hot spell settles over B.C., adding to wildfire woes
VANCOUVER - Wildfire crews battling several major blazes around British Columbia had a busy but not overwhelming weekend, although the BC Wildfire Service says challenging conditions could arrive with...
Aug 14, 2023
Burned vehicle sparks larger bushfire along Nanaimo waterfront
NANAIMO - A south end vehicle fire quickly spread and jumped into the surrounding bush, triggering a large response from Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) crewsMultiple NFR crews were paged out after 911 call...
Aug 14, 2023