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Guerrero Junior hits 2-run homer to lift Blue Jays to 4-3 win over White Sox
CHICAGO (AP) - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night. Guerrero gave Toronto a 4-3 lead when he conne...
Jul 4, 2023
Araujo, Thorhallsson help Orlando City rout Toronto FC 4-0
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Csar Arajo and Dagur Thrhallsson each scored their first Major League Soccer goal and Orlando routed Toronto FC 4-0 on Tuesday night. Orlando (9-5-7) is unbeaten in its last seven...
Jul 4, 2023
Canada tops Cuba 4-2 to advance to CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals
HOUSTON - Canada has advanced to the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals. Junior Hoilett, Jonathan Osorio, Jayden Nelson and Liam Millar scored as Canada topped Cuba 4-2 in their group stage finale on Tue...
Jul 4, 2023
UNESCO reaffirms threats to Wood Buffalo National Park; calls for action on oilsands
A United Nations body has affirmed earlier findings that Canada's largest national park remains under environmental threats from dams, oilsands development and climate change. The UNESCO report, issue...
Jul 4, 2023
A quick look at the ongoing strike by British Columbia port workers
VANCOUVER - About 7,400 workers have been on strike at ports along British Columbia's coast since Saturday morning. Contract talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and th...
Jul 4, 2023
A quick look at the ongoing strike by British Columbia port workers
VANCOUVER - About 7,400 workers have been on strike at ports along British Columbia's coast since Saturday morning. Contract talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and th...
Jul 4, 2023
Learn from the master by adopting Splinter the rat
NANAIMO - Say hello to Splinter!Splinter is a one-year-old white and grey rat who's a recent addition to the Nanaimo SPCA.This scruffy-looking friendly fella is a big boy with a laid-back personality,...
Jul 4, 2023
Bull rider heralded as 'up-and-coming star' dies during weekend rodeo near Calgary
CALGARY - A bull rider heralded as a promising star on the Indigenous rodeo circuit has died during a competition in southern Alberta. Reg Fountain, emergency management director for the Stoney Nakoda...
Jul 4, 2023
'A special opportunity:' RCMP host youth summer camp in Cedar
NANAIMO - Potential future RCMP officers were put through the paces at a youth police summer camp now underway in Cedar. The camp goes from July 3-7 at Cedar Secondary School, allowing high school stu...
Jul 4, 2023
Jays pitcher Manoah set to return from minors, manager eyes Friday start at Detroit
CHICAGO - Toronto pitcher Alek Manoah is set to return from a conditioning stint and start for the Blue Jays on Friday. Jays manager John Schneider told reporters before Toronto's series-opening game ...
Jul 4, 2023