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With second half set to begin, Blue Jays are riding high atop AL East standings

TORONTO - With 55 victories and a two-game cushion atop the American League East, the Toronto Blue Jays are on track for a worst-to-first rebound this season. The team has had significant contribution...

Jul 16, 2025

Canada opens Week 3 of men's Volleyball Nations League with loss to Slovenia

LJUBLJANA - Canada lost 3-1 to host Slovenia on Wednesday as men's Volleyball Nations League action kicked off its third week. Set scores were 21-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-21. Brodie Hofer led the way for ...

Jul 16, 2025

World No. 1 Sabalenka, top-10 player Badosa withdraw from National Bank Open

MONTREAL - World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and 10th-ranked Paula Badosa have withdrawn from the upcoming National Bank Open. The 27-year-old Sabalenka, who advanced to the semifinals at Wimbledon last wee...

Jul 16, 2025

Davis Alexander returns, Chad Kelly remains out as Alouettes host Argos

MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes want to bring their two-game skid to a halt. Welcoming back a quarterback who does nothing but win should only help. Davis Alexander returns from a hamstring injury w...

Jul 16, 2025

Search continues for man who went missing in water near popular Montreal beach

MONTREAL - Montreal police continued canvasing the St. Lawrence River on Wednesday for a man who was last seen struggling in the water outside the designated swimming area of a beach. Police divers re...

Jul 16, 2025

Pro-Palestinian protester takes issue with Israeli team at Tour de France

TOULOUSE, France (AP) - A man protesting the participation of an Israel-based team in the Tour de France ran onto the course as the leaders raced for the finish line on Wednesday. Norwegian rider Jona...

Jul 16, 2025

Blue Bombers look to avenge lone loss as Stampeders roll into Winnipeg

Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers get another shot at the Calgary Stampeders. Two weeks ago, Calgary handed Winnipeg its first loss of the season, 37-16 in the inaugural Stampede Bowl. On Fr...

Jul 16, 2025

Former world No. 5 Eugenie Bouchard to retire from tennis at her hometown tournament

MONTREAL - Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard, who reached No. 5 in the WTA rankings in a breakout 2014 season, is retiring from tennis at this year's National Bank Open in Montreal. Tennis Canad...

Jul 16, 2025

From rivalries rekindled to superstars returning, five highlights from NHL schedule

From the renewal of intense rivalries to superstars returning to their former home bases, the release of a new NHL regular-season schedule always foreshadows some of the upcoming campaign's spiciest s...

Jul 16, 2025

CFL lifts Shawn Lemon’s gambling suspension; veteran spotted at Alouettes facility

TORONTO - Shawn Lemon can resume his CFL career, and a return to the Montreal Alouettes appears imminent. The CFL reinstated the veteran defensive lineman with conditions Wednesday. Lemon, 36, was sus...

Jul 16, 2025