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San Jose Earthquakes beat Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on their only shot on goal
VANCOUVER - The San Jose Earthquakes beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on a smoke-filled night at B.C. Place. But after Vancouver dominated much of the first half, San Jose's winner came on their only ...
Aug 20, 2023
A look at the number of wildfires and evacuations in B.C.
British Columbia remains under a state of emergency after thousands of people were evacuated from their homes because of nearby wildfires, including the blazes on either side of Lake Okanagan in the I...
Aug 20, 2023
Roughriders hang on to beat resilient Lions 34-29 in wild finish
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders held off a furious fourth quarter comeback to edge the B.C. Lions 34-29 in CFL action on Sunday at Mosaic Stadium. The Riders took a 31-13 lead into the fourth qu...
Aug 20, 2023
Early results point to likely runoff between ally of Ecuador’s ex-president and banana tycoon’s son
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) - Early results in Sunday's special presidential election in Ecuador point to a leftist backed by the country's fugitive ex-president likely facing a runoff with the son of a b...
Aug 20, 2023
Toronto FC's comeback falls short, beaten by Montreal for its ninth straight loss
TORONTO - Mathieu Choiniere scored twice as CF Montreal defeated Toronto FC 3-2 Sunday, handing TFC a franchise-record ninth straight loss in all competitions. Federico Bernardeschi had two goals in a...
Aug 20, 2023
Outsider Arévalo leading Guatemala election after corruption angered voters, early results show
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Outsider Bernardo Arvalo led Sunday's election to be Guatemala's next president after voters became angry at widespread corruption and leaders' failure to tackle it, early result...
Aug 20, 2023
Hovland sets Olympia Fields record with 61 to win BMW Championship
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (AP) - Viktor Hovland kept hitting every shot just the way he wanted on the back nine at Olympia Fields. Rory McIlroy was keeping his card and kept writing "3" in just about every...
Aug 20, 2023
Clutch birdie gives Duke first PGA Tour Champions title
CALGARY - Ken Duke birdied the par 5 finishing hole of the Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club on Sunday to win the 2023 Shaw Charity Classic. Duke sank a clutch four-foot putt on the 18th green to w...
Aug 20, 2023
Paramount Prince wins 164th running of $1-million King's Plate race
TORONTO - Patrick Husbands isn't one to mess with a winning formula. So, after guiding Paramount Prince to a convincing five-length, wire-to-wire win in last month's Plate Trial, the veteran jockey to...
Aug 20, 2023
Canada advances to pair of finals at rugby 7s Olympic qualification in Langford
LANGFORD, B.C. - Both the Canadian men's and women's rugby sevens squads have successfully advanced to Sunday night's finals of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Olympic qualifying tournament. The Canadi...
Aug 20, 2023