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Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette just day-to-day after hurting right knee
TORONTO - All-star shortstop Bo Bichette is day to day with right knee discomfort. Bichette left the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles last night. He seemingly jammed his knee when s...
Aug 1, 2023
Divers have found seven shipwrecks off Quebec's Iles-de-la-Madeleine this summer
MONTREAL - A team of divers combing the watery depths off Quebec's les-de-la-Madeleine this summer say they have discovered seven new shipwrecks that likely date to the 1800s. Diver Jean-Simon Richard...
Aug 1, 2023
Alberta no longer pursuing plan to dump RCMP for provincial police force
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is no longer formally pursuing its plan to dump the RCMP in favour of a new provincial police force. However, Justice Minister Mickey Amery says the idea is not dead ...
Aug 1, 2023
New Montreal light-rail train line saw two service interruptions on day of launch
MONTREAL - The organization responsible for Montreal's new light-rail train line says it's looking into the situation after track switch problems led to two service disruptions within 24 hours of the ...
Aug 1, 2023
Poilievre says Canada's immigration system is broken, sidesteps target cut questions
OTTAWA - Canada's immigration system is broken, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre charged Tuesday, as he sidestepped questions about whether he would change current targets. Appearing before report...
Aug 1, 2023
Jimenez, Montgomerie, Parnevik, Janzen, Lehman join Shaw Charity Classic field
CALGARY - Miguel Angel Jimenez, Colin Montgomerie, Jesper Parnevik, Lee Janzen and Tom Lehman have joined the field for the PGA Tour Champions Shaw Charity Classic in Calgary. The US$2.4-million senio...
Aug 1, 2023
The Mets are trading 3-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander to the Astros, AP source says
HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros are bringing back Justin Verlander, acquiring the three-time Cy Young Award winner from the New York Mets in a trade deadline blockbuster Tuesday, according to a pers...
Aug 1, 2023
Andreescu has 'no doubt' she can be among the best in tennis ahead of NBO in Montreal
Bianca Andreescu approaches each match like a Grand Slam champion, because she is one. Nearly four years after winning a U.S. Open title, her confidence is undiminished. "I definitely believe that my ...
Aug 1, 2023
The Mets are trading 3-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander to the Astros, AP source says
HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros are bringing back Justin Verlander, acquiring the three-time Cy Young Award winner from the New York Mets in a trade deadline blockbuster Tuesday, according to a pers...
Aug 1, 2023
Canada's Denis Shapovalov withdraws from National Bank Open with knee injury
TORONTO - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is withdrawing from the National Bank Open in Toronto due to a knee injury, Tennis Canada announced Tuesday. The 24-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., has not playe...
Aug 1, 2023