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Blue Jays use 4 homers to avoid sweep, top Mariners 8-3
SEATTLE (AP) - Teoscar Hernndez and Randal Grichuk both homered in the second inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays used four long balls to avoid a sweep with an 8-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunda...
Aug 15, 2021
High winds pose challenge for firefighters battling blazes: BC Wildfire Service
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says it is watching wind conditions in several parts of the province which fuelled some of the larger blazes overnight. Fire information officer Erika Berg called t...
Aug 15, 2021
Kevin Kisner wins 6-man playoff at Wyndham Championship
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Kevin Kisner made birdie on the second extra hole to win a record-tying six-man playoff at the Wyndham Championship on Sunday. Kisner struck his approach to 3 feet on the 18th ...
Aug 15, 2021
Unseeded Camila Giorgi beats Karolina Pliskova to win National Bank Open title
American Reilly Opelka is through to the finals at the National Bank Open in Toronto after upsetting Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6(2)-7, 7-6(4), 6-4 on Saturday. The marathon two-hour, 32-minute matc...
Aug 15, 2021
Nova Scotians to vote Tuesday in provincial election believed tighter than expected
HALIFAX - As Nova Scotia's month-long election campaign draws to a close, it appears Tuesday's vote could be a lot tighter than initially expected. The incumbent Liberals, who are seeking a rare third...
Aug 15, 2021
High winds pose challenge for firefighters battling blazes: BC Wildfire Service
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says it is watching wind conditions in several parts of the province which fuelled some of the larger blazes overnight. Fire information officer Erika Berg called t...
Aug 15, 2021
Federal election officially set for September 20
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has agreed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's request to dissolve Parliament, triggering an election campaign.Canadians are set to go to the polls on Sept. 20.Trudeau is ...
Aug 15, 2021
Federer out 'many months' with 3rd surgery on right knee
Roger Federer is going to miss the U.S. Open and be sidelined for what he said will be "many months" because he needs a third operation on his right knee. Federer announced the news Sunday via a video...
Aug 15, 2021
Canada suspends operations at embassy in Afghanistan, citing safety concerns
Canadians working to evacuate allies from Afghanistan described chaos, fear and disappointment on Sunday as Canada shut down its embassy in Kabul and suspended diplomatic relations amid a Taliban adva...
Aug 15, 2021
Boil water advisory issued in Standoff
STANDOFF, AB - Residents of Standoff are advised that they should boil their water before drinking or cooking.Indigenous Services Canada says there has been an equipment failure at the Standoff Public...
Aug 15, 2021