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Brooke Henderson targets Women's British Open for her return to LPGA Tour
Brooke Henderson has set her sights on the British Women's Open. One of the biggest names in women's golf and the most successful pro player in Canadian history, Henderson has been out of competitive ...
Jul 27, 2020
Augmented audio, fancy sets, the JitaCam: NHL games will look different on TV
Normally the splashy visuals, out-of-the-box camera angles and next-level razzle-dazzle are saved for hockey's showcase events. Not so in the COVID-19 pandemic era. Sportsnet enters fresh territory&nb...
Jul 27, 2020
Border jumper leads RCMP on hours long 'float chase' down B.C. river
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - An American man is in custody after police allege he illegally jumped the border then tried to evade officers by floating down a river in British Columbia. The RCMP say in a news r...
Jul 27, 2020
Border jumper leads RCMP on hours long 'float chase' down B.C. river
GRAND FORKS, B.C. - An American man is in custody after police allege he illegally jumped the border then tried to evade officers by floating down a river in British Columbia. The RCMP say in a news r...
Jul 27, 2020
Investigators seek help identifying woman found dead 35 years ago
VANCOUVER - British Columbia investigators are seeking help identifying a woman whose body was recovered from Burrard Inlet 35 years ago. The "Jane Doe" is among almost 200 people whose remains have b...
Jul 27, 2020
Ex-UCLA coach pleads guilty to accepting $200K in bribes
A former University of California, Los Angeles men's soccer coach pleaded guilty Monday to accepting $200,000 in bribes to help two students get into the school as recruits. Jorge Salcedo, 47, admitte...
Jul 27, 2020
U Sports alters stance on football age eligibility for pandemic-impacted players
TORONTO - Canadian university football has changed course on its age cap rule and will allow players to complete their fifth year of eligibility in 2021. U Sports cancelled the 2020 Vanier Cup an...
Jul 27, 2020
Pilot reported equipment failure before fatal crash in B.C., investigation finds
RICHMOND, B.C. - The pilot of a small, privately owned plane reported an equipment failure before it crashed on Gabriola Island, B.C., killing all three people on board. A report published M...
Jul 27, 2020
Blue Jays taking on World Series champs in D.C. as COVID-19 roils league
WASHINGTON - It's not exactly the major-league debut that Santiago Espinal had been planning on, but in 2020, it will have to do. The rookie infielder, who played his first game with the Toronto&...
Jul 27, 2020
Canada men will have to play all the rounds of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying
TORONTO - Canada will have to start from the beginning of CONCACAF's revamped World Cup qualifying format to get to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. That means the Canadian men will have to play...
Jul 27, 2020