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Teenager to sing O Canada in Cree before Toronto Blue Jays game

TORONTO - Kiya Bruno will sing O Canada in Cree before the Toronto Blue Jays host the Kansas City Royals this afternoon at Rogers Centre. The 13-year-old from Samson Cree Nation in northern Alberta is...

Jun 29, 2019

Maple Leafs name Dave Hakstol as assistant coach; sign Hutchinson, Marincin

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs were busy on Saturday, naming former Philadelphia Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol as an assistant on Mike Babcock's staff and signing two depth players ahead of free a...

Jun 29, 2019

Canucks place Spooner on waivers, paving way for his contract to be bought out

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks placed Ryan Spooner on waivers Saturday with the intention of buying out the final year of his contact. The move announced via the team's official...

Jun 29, 2019

Prince Harry, Meghan give London baseball a royal launch

LONDON - Major league baseball's first game in Europe received a royal launch. Prince Harry and wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, took part in the ceremonial first pitch before the New York Yankees ...

Jun 29, 2019

Steinauer isn't concerned about Ticats becoming complacent after big win

HAMILTON - Orlondo Steinauer isn't concerned with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats getting too full of themselves following their emphatic victory last week over the Toronto Argonauts. Hamilton improved t...

Jun 29, 2019

Leclerc leads Hamilton, Verstappen to take Austrian GP pole

SPIELBERG, Austria - Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc took pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix, edging Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and last year's winner Max Verstappen in a Red Bull in qualifying Sa...

Jun 29, 2019

Canada's Schnur makes Wimbledon as lucky loser after Coric withdraws

WIMBLEDON, United Kingdom - Brayden Schnur of Pickering, Ont., made the men's singles draw at Wimbledon on Saturday as the lucky loser. Schnur will play Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus on Tuesday in the gr...

Jun 29, 2019

Hoops to stay up around the clock in Toronto after video sparks online backlash

TORONTO - City staff in Toronto will no longer take down public basketball hoops at the end of the day, the mayor said Thursday after a video showing a municipal worker dismantling ...

Jun 29, 2019

Masoli surpasses 400-yard passing plateau as Ticats down Alouettes

HAMILTON - Jeremiah Masoli threw for over 400 yards with a TD while running for two others as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats dispatched the Montreal Alouettes 41-10 on Friday night. Hamilton (3-0) opene...

Jun 28, 2019

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. goes deep twice, Blue Jays beat Royals 6-2

Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. smashed two of his team's four home runs in a 6-2 victory against the Kansas City Royals on Friday evening. Gurriel Jr. continued to make a convincin...

Jun 28, 2019