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Double-duty Danny Jansen plays for both teams in one MLB game. Here's how
BOSTON (AP) - Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen became the first player in major league history to appear in the same game for both teams when he took the field for Boston on Monday in the resumption of a ...
Aug 26, 2024
Young B.C. 'keepers to star for Pacific, Whitecaps in Canadian Championship semifinal
VANCOUVER - Emil Gazdov already has plenty of memories of Vancouver's B.C. Place. The one he'll add Tuesday is likely to top them all. The 20-year-old goalkeeper from North Vancouver, B.C., will take ...
Aug 26, 2024
US Open 2024: Olympic gold medalist Zheng rallies to win her first-round match
NEW YORK (AP) - Zheng Qinwen, the Olympic gold medalist in women's tennis, rallied to stay in the U.S. Open on Monday with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Amanda Anisimova. Zheng began the Grand Slam sea...
Aug 26, 2024
US Open 2024: Olympic gold medalist Zheng rallies to win her first-round match
NEW YORK (AP) - Zheng Qinwen, the Olympic gold medalist in women's tennis, rallied to stay in the U.S. Open on Monday with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Amanda Anisimova. Zheng began the Grand Slam sea...
Aug 26, 2024
Quebec family wants answers 3 weeks after father, son hit during police shootout
MONTREAL - A family is seeking answers and financial support after a father and son were caught in crossfire during a shootout earlier this month between police and a suspect in a Montreal suburb. Hou...
Aug 26, 2024
McGill law professors launch unlimited strike on first week of classes
MONTREAL - A union representing full-time McGill University law professors launched an unlimited general strike today over what it describes as the school's refusal to negotiate in good faith. Law pro...
Aug 26, 2024
Two Lethbridge residential fires under investigation
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two residential fires in Lethbridge are under investigation.The first occurred just after 7:30 p.m. Friday, August 23 in the 2000 block of 7 Avenue North. Crews searched the home, and...
Aug 26, 2024
Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status
Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenshi...
Aug 26, 2024
Trump-backed Alaska Republican withdraws from US House race after third-place finish in primary
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, withdrew from the race for Alaska's lone seat in the U.S. House on Friday after finishin...
Aug 26, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he's suspending his presidential bid and backing Donald Trump
PHOENIX (AP) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his independent campaign for president Friday and endorsed Donald Trump, a late-stage shakeup of the presidential race that could give the former preside...
Aug 26, 2024