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Police shoot man after officer wounded with weapon in rough Vancouver neighbourhood
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver shot and injured a man Saturday after an officer was allegedly attacked with a weapon while on patrol in the city's Downtown Eastside. Const. Tania Visintin says in a s...
Jul 30, 2022
Canada's Taylor Pendrith tied with Tony Finau for Rocket Mortgage lead
DETROIT (AP) - Canada's Taylor Pendrith could be on pace for his first ever PGA Tour title. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native shot a 6-under 66 on Saturday to match American Tony Finau at 21-under 195 w...
Jul 30, 2022
Teoscar Hernandez's three-run homer lifts Blue Jays over Tigers 5-3
TORONTO - Teoscar Hernandez's three-run homer lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Saturday. Bo Bichette had the 200th RBI of his career for Toronto (56-45) and Lourdes Gurriel ...
Jul 30, 2022
Canadian cyclist Mitchell picks up her second silver of the Commonwealth Games
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Kelsey Mitchell raced to silver in the women's track cycling sprint race on Saturday, her second medal of the Commonwealth Games. A day earlier, the Olympic champion raced...
Jul 30, 2022
Biden tests positive for COVID-19, returns to isolation
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, the White House said, in a rare cas...
Jul 30, 2022
Russell grabs first F1 pole, Verstappen qualifies 10th
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - George Russell stole the show Saturday at the Hungarian Grand Prix by earning his first career pole and first of the season for Mercedes - on the same day F1 champion and curr...
Jul 30, 2022
Toronto Argonauts very wary about facing winless Ottawa Redblacks
TORONTO - There's something about facing the Ottawa Redblacks that seems to agree with McLeod Bethel-Thompson. The veteran quarterback is 6-0 versus Ottawa over his CFL career. He'll chase a seventh s...
Jul 30, 2022
Kentucky governor: Death toll from flooding rises to 25.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's governor said it could take weeks to find all the victims of flash flooding that killed at least 25 people when torrential rains swamped towns across Appalachia. Gov. ...
Jul 30, 2022
At least 1 ticket wins $1.28B Mega Millions jackpot prize
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Someone beat the odds and won the $1.28 billion Mega Millions jackpot. According to megamillions.com, there was one winning ticket in the draw Friday night, and it was bought i...
Jul 30, 2022
Pope's visit to Canada sparks calls to renounce centuries-old Doctrine of Discovery
OTTAWA - As Pope Francis travelled across Canada, so did a demand to revisit centuries-old declarations. At the front of a basilica in Quebec, where the 85-year-old pontiff prepared to preside over ma...
Jul 30, 2022