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Whitecaps deal Julian Gressel after failing to agree contract extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have traded midfielder Julian Gressel to the Columbus Crew in exchange for allocation money. Whitecaps chief executive officer Axel Schuster says in a release that ...
Jul 21, 2023
Canada loses to France in men's water polo at world aquatics championships
FUKUOKA, Japan - The Canadian men's water polo team finished preliminary-round play with a 15-11 loss to France on Friday at the FINA World Aquatics Championships. Canada finished the preliminary roun...
Jul 21, 2023
Alabama lawmakers refuse to create 2nd majority-Black congressional district
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers on Friday refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy a recent order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority...
Jul 21, 2023
Harman matches British Open records at Hoylake to build 5-shot lead over Fleetwood
HOYLAKE, England (AP) - Brian Harman found himself in elite company through two rounds at Royal Liverpool, tying the 36-hole record also held by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Even better was having no...
Jul 21, 2023
CF Montreal leans on impressive home form as it welcomes Pumas in Leagues Cup play
MONTREAL - CF Montreal will be leaning on its impressive home form as it opens its Leagues Cup campaign against Mexican side Pumas U.N.A.M. on Saturday. Despite a brief dip in quality at Stade Saputo,...
Jul 21, 2023
Baseball a hit as Indigenous youth connect with the sport at North American Games
HALIFAX - Baseball is known as America's game, but there were signs Friday on a misty Halifax field that First Nations and Mtis athletes from Canada are increasingly adopting it as their own. At the N...
Jul 21, 2023
Battle of the defences as B.C. Lions take on Saskatchewan Roughriders
SURREY, B.C. - The West Division-leading B.C. Lions are looking to continue their defensive dominance as they host the third-place Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday. The Lions (4-1) have ridden str...
Jul 21, 2023
Longtime NHL executive Brian O'Neill, who oversaw 1967-68 expansion, dead at 94
Brian O'Neill, a longtime NHL executive who helped oversee the league's first major expansion and was tasked with drafting its first 12-team schedule, has died at age 94. The NHL confirmed O'Neill's d...
Jul 21, 2023
Jays acquire left-hander Cabrera from Cardinals for catching prospect Hernandez
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired left-handed reliever Gnesis Cabrera from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for catching prospect Sammy Hernandez, the team announced Friday. The 26-year...
Jul 21, 2023
Ministers' embrace of Rwanda's Kagame undermines democratic values: governance prof
OTTAWA - A professor who studies how countries relate with authoritarian states says Canada has missed the mark in warmly embracing Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Rwanda is hosting a major development...
Jul 21, 2023