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Canada's Zachary Gingras captures bronze in men's 400m at Tokyo Paralympics

TOKYO - Standing on the podium at the Tokyo Paralympics Tuesday, Canada's Zachary Gingras wished his family were in the crowd. The 20-year-old from Markham, Ont., had just won bronze in the T38 men's ...

Aug 31, 2021

Frankie Williams, Jordan Williams and Marc Liegghio named CFL top performers

TORONTO - Hamilton defensive back Frankie Williams, B.C. linebacker Jordan Williams and Winnipeg kicker Marc Liegghio are the top performers for Week 4 of the CFL season. Frankie Williams accumulated ...

Aug 31, 2021

'Back where I belong': Ronaldo completes return to Man U

MANCHESTER, England - Cristiano Ronaldo is looking to the future at Manchester United after a nod to the most influential figure of his soccer past. The five-time world player of the year completed hi...

Aug 31, 2021

No stranger to plagues, Venice opens film fest with caution

ROME (AP) - Visitors to Venice could be forgiven for not realizing that beyond the majesty of St. Mark's Square and the romance of gondola rides lies a city that helped provide a baseline of what the ...

Aug 30, 2021

Guerrero Jr. goes deep twice as Blue Jays earn third straight win

TORONTO - Lefty Robbie Ray struck out 10, and slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. slammed two homers to push the Blue Jays to a third straight victory on Monday. Toronto (69-61) scored a 7-3 win with three ...

Aug 30, 2021

Canada blanks Switzerland 4-0, will meet U.S. in women's world hockey final

CALGARY - Melodie Daoust scored twice to lead Canada to a 4-0 win over Switzerland in a women's world hockey championship semifinal Monday. Canada will face defending champion United States in Tuesday...

Aug 30, 2021

United States blanks Finland 3-0 to advance to women's world hockey final

CALGARY - The United States is a win away from a sixth straight women's world hockey championship. Alex Carpenter, Abbey Murphy and Kendall Coyne Schofield, with an empty-net goal, scored for the U.S....

Aug 30, 2021

Atkins believes slump is behind Blue Jays as Toronto makes late playoff push

TORONTO - General manager Ross Atkins believes his Blue Jays have put their recent slump behind them and will make another playoff push in the final five weeks of 2021. Toronto wiped out an impressive...

Aug 30, 2021

Canada names 30-man roster to face U.S. in first stage of Rugby World Cup qualifying

Kyle Baillie, Matt Heaton and Lucas Rumball lead Canada's 30-man roster for the Rugby World Cup qualifying series against the U.S. Eagles starting Saturday in St. John's, N.L. The 22nd-ranked Canadian...

Aug 30, 2021

Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign veteran American receiver Naaman Roosevelt

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have signed veteran receiver Naaman Roosevelt. The native of Buffalo, N.Y., played with the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 2015-19. Roosevelt was Saskatchewan's mos...

Aug 30, 2021