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Indonesian boat capsizes off Sulawesi island, leaving at least 15 people dead and 19 others missing
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - An overloaded passenger boat capsized off Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 15 people and leaving 19 others missing, rescuers said Monday. The vessel was travelin...
Jul 23, 2023

Ottawa Redblacks earn second straight OT win, edge Calgary Stampeders 43-41
CALGARY - The Ottawa Redblacks picked up their first road win of the season and a second straight overtime victory with a 43-41 win Sunday over the host Calgary Stampeders. Redblacks' Ante Milanovic-L...
Jul 23, 2023

Akshay Bhatia, 21, wins his first PGA Tour title at the Barracuda Championship
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) - Akshay Bhatia birdied the closing hole in regulation, then capitalized in sudden death when Patrick Rodgers found a divot in the fairway to win his first PGA Tour title at the B...
Jul 23, 2023

Jays get clutch homers from Guerrero, Belt to edge Mariners 4-3
SEATTLE (AP) - Pinch-hitter Santiago Espinal singled home the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning and closer Jordan Romano escaped a ninth-inning jam as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Marine...
Jul 23, 2023

VIDEO: 'I just screamed:' humpback whale nearly topples Nanaimo bathtubber during race
NANAIMO - A rookie tubber has a whale of a bathtub tale.Tara McDonald's debut in the World Championship Bathtub Race was exhilarating and frightening as the Harris Auto Group racer came within feet of...
Jul 23, 2023

Avid search for missing Texas rodeo goat bringing residents of a small rural county together
RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) - First there was Gone Girl. Now there is Gone Goat. The search for a rodeo goat that has been missing for more than a week has the residents of a rural South Texas county ent...
Jul 23, 2023

Man flees from U.S. police, crashes in B.C. after speeding across border
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a driver who fled from authorities in the U.S., sped through the Peace Arch border crossing and crashed in British Columbia is now in custody. They say RCM...
Jul 23, 2023

Elysian Field comes on late to capture $500,000 Woodbine Oaks
TORONTO - Elysian Field took the lead in deep stretch to capture the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks on a windy Sunday. Elysian Field, at 5-1 odds with jockey Sahin Civaci aboard, overtook Ticker Tape Home, ri...
Jul 23, 2023

Toddler dies after being struck by vehicle at Quebec campsite: provincial police
SAGUENAY, Que. - Quebec provincial police say a toddler was killed after being struck by a car at a campsite in the Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean region north of Quebec City. Provincial police say the boy, ...
Jul 23, 2023

World No. 2 Novak Djokovic withdraws from National Bank Open due to fatigue
TORONTO - World No. 2 Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the National Bank Open. Tennis Canada says Djokovic has to pull out of the only Canadian stop on the ATP Tour schedule due to fatigue. The 36-ye...
Jul 23, 2023