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Relief in sight for southeastern Canada following weekend heat wave
MONTREAL - Relief is in sight for sweltering Canadians after a weekend of high humidity and thunderstorms that affected sporting events, caused localized flooding, and sent people&...
Jul 21, 2019
Prince George turning 6 as UK palace releases new photos
LONDON - Kensington Palace has released three new photographs before Prince George's birthday. The future king turns 6 on Monday. It's become a tradition for the palace to release snapshots taken by h...
Jul 21, 2019
Saskatchewan Roughriders ready for reset against BC Lions after bye week
REGINA - It appears the bye week came at the right time for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. After a disappointing 37-10 loss to the Calgary Stampeders on July 6, the Riders had Week 6 of the CFL schedul...
Jul 21, 2019
'The Lion King' rules and 'Endgame' scores all-time record
LOS ANGELES - If there was any doubt that the 2019 box office belonged to the Walt Disney Co., this weekend put an end to it. Not only did its photorealistic remake of "The Lion King" devour opening w...
Jul 21, 2019
Two more right whales found dead off east coast, bringing total to eight this year
MONCTON, N.B. - Two more dead North Atlantic right whales have been spotted off the east coast, bringing to eight the number of the endangered whales to die this year in Canadian waters, federal ...
Jul 21, 2019
Tigers beat Blue Jays 4-3 on Castellanos' HR in 10th
DETROIT - Nicholas Castellanos led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a home run, and the Detroit Tigers snapped their six-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunda...
Jul 21, 2019
Reports: Edmonton Oilers trade Milan Lucic to Calgary Flames for James Neal
CALGARY - The Edmonton Oilers have dealt Milan Lucic to the Calgary Flames for fellow veteran forward James Neal. The Flames confirmed the deal on Friday night. Calgary also gets a conditional th...
Jul 21, 2019
A year later, ceremony commemorates victims of the Danforth shooting
TORONTO - The names of the two people killed in a public shooting in Toronto's Greektown last year were read aloud in a ceremony meant to honour their memory Sunday afternoon. Those gathered...
Jul 21, 2019
Toronto FC playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo questionable to play Houston
Toronto FC will likely be without Alejandro Pozuelo when it hosts Houston on Saturday, with the Spanish playmaker still nursing a sore ankle. Pozuelo, after scoring his team-leading ninth goal of...
Jul 21, 2019
Lowry wins British Open in celebrated return to Emerald Isle
PORTRUSH, Ireland - The long-awaited return of the British Open to Northern Ireland ended with Shane Lowry keeping the silver claret jug on the Emerald Isle. Even as the rain stopped, the tears began ...
Jul 21, 2019