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Emotional Cameron Champ hangs on to win Safeway Open; Canadian Hadwin finishes second
NAPA, Calif. - Cameron Champ broke down in tears when it was over. Playing while his grandfather fights cancer in nearby Sacramento, the 24-year-old Champ won the Safeway Open on Sunday for his second...
Sep 29, 2019
Director promises dank thrills in Thai cave boys rescue saga
BANGKOK - Their story gripped the world: determined divers racing against time and water to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for more than two weeks in a flooded cave deep inside a northe...
Sep 29, 2019
Demonstrators clash outside PPC Leader Maxime Bernier event at Hamilton college
HAMILTON - A protest outside an event by People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier took a violent turn this evening as demonstrators clashed with supporters and those attending. A fight broke out...
Sep 29, 2019
Clippers shutout Kings 3-0 to wrap up September
NANAIMO - Jordan Naylor's 32 save shutout was a major factor in the Clippers 3-0 shutout of the Kings.The Clippers scored twice in the first period to get the jump on their island rivals on goals by T...
Sep 29, 2019 A 32 save shutout for Jordan Naylor led the Clippers to a 3-0 victory over Powell River. (Gary Dorland)
Fatal July plane crash near Jasper, Alta., happened after Cessna stalled: TSB
JASPER, Alta. - An investigation has determined a fatal plane crash in Jasper National Park was caused when the aircraft stalled and went into a spin shortly after takeoff. One passenger died and the ...
Sep 29, 2019
Montreal Impact eliminated from MLS playoffs following draw with Atlanta
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact were officially eliminated from MLS playoff contention following a 1-1 draw against defending champions Atlanta United on Sunday evening. Julian Gressel scored his fifth...
Sep 29, 2019
Smoak drives in three runs vs. Rays in potential final game as Blue Jay
TORONTO - Justin Smoak hit a pair of doubles and drove in three runs in what was likely his final game as a Blue Jay, and Toronto ended its season with a 8-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Smo...
Sep 29, 2019
Cause of deadly boat fire still a mystery
LOS ANGELES - Investigators completed a two-week examination of the charred wreckage of a scuba diving boat and could not determine what ignited the fire that killed 34 people off the Southern Califor...
Sep 29, 2019
Governor general, ex-Quebec premiers to attend Jacques Chirac memorial service
A Canadian delegation led by Gov. Gen. Julie Payette will attend a memorial service for former French president Jacques Chirac on Monday. Chirac, who served as president of France between 19...
Sep 29, 2019
At UN, Africa balances highlighting its progress and poverty
At the modernist U.N. building on New York's East Side, "United Nations" means the trappings of protocol, the gravitas and pettiness of diplomatic relations, the grandiose speeches and agendas of head...
Sep 29, 2019