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Here they come! California lists recall election candidates
LOS ANGELES - California's next governor could be a retired homicide detective, a marijuana reform advocate or a former mayor. Maybe the job will filled by a social media influencer, a tech executive-...
Jul 18, 2021
First positive COVID tests for athletes in Olympic Village
TOKYO (AP) - Two athletes living in the Olympic Village have tested positive for COVID-19, the first to do so with the Tokyo Games opening on Friday. Organizers confirmed the positive tests on Sunday ...
Jul 17, 2021
Caicedo, Dajome score, Whitecaps beat Galaxy 2-1
SANDY, Utah (AP) - Deiber Caicedo and Cristian Dajome scored second-half goals and the Vancouver Whitecaps ended an eight-game winless streak with a 2-1 victory over the LA Galaxy on Saturday night. D...
Jul 17, 2021
Bucks edge Suns 123-119 to take 3-2 lead in NBA Finals
PHOENIX (AP) - Jrue Holiday seized his chance to give the Milwaukee Bucks the lead in the NBA Finals. Took it right out of Devin Booker's hands, actually. Holiday's steal and alley-oop pass to Giannis...
Jul 17, 2021
Two late goals by Ahmed Hamdi gives CF Montreal 5-4 win over FC Cincinnati
MONTREAL - CF Montreal erased a two-goal deficit by scoring three times in a 15-minute span late in the second half on Saturday night, registering a 5-4 victory over FC Cincinnati as the Montreal team...
Jul 17, 2021
Altidore scores in Toronto FC's return to BMO Field in 1-1 tie with Orlando City
TORONTO - Jozy Altidore celebrated his return to action with a goal off the bench as Toronto FC, playing at home in front of fans for the first time since March 2020, tied Orlando City 1-1 in MLS play...
Jul 17, 2021
Martine Moïse, wife of slain president, returns to Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The wife Haiti's assassinated President Jovenel Mose, who was injured in the attack that killed her husband, returned to the Caribbean nation on Saturday, an official said...
Jul 17, 2021
Leafs acquire Jared McCann from Penguins for prospect, 2023 draft pick
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have added forward Jared McCann to their lineup in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins. In return, the Penguins got Leafs' prospect Filip Hallander and a seventh-rou...
Jul 17, 2021
Vancouver Canucks acquire centre Jason Dickinson from Dallas Stars
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have added to their forward pool, acquiring forward Jason Dickinson from the Dallas Stars. The trade will see Dallas take Vancouver's third-round pick in next week's ...
Jul 17, 2021
Three Innu First Nations say they are ready to take measures to stop Quebec pipeline
MONTREAL - There won't be any more negotiations over a proposed natural gas pipeline crossing Indigenous lands in northern Quebec, say Innu leaders who oppose it. The Innu First Nations of Mashteuiats...
Jul 17, 2021