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Blue Jays beat Red Sox after three-run homer by George Springer in 8th inning
TORONTO - An eighth-inning, three-run homer from George Springer provided the Blue Jays with the perfect ending to their triumphant 10-day, 11-game Rogers Centre return. The Blue Jays fell behind by a...
Aug 08, 2021

Bill Davis, Ontario's 18th premier and a celebrated Tory, dies at 92
TORONTO - Bill Davis, the 18th premier of Ontario and one of the country's longest-serving premiers, has died at 92. A statement from his family says Davis was surrounded by his relatives when he died...
Aug 08, 2021

NDP calls for inquiry following report on province's first wave response
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition is repeating its call for a public inquiry following the release of an independent report into the United Conservative government's handling of the first wave of the CO...
Aug 08, 2021

Raptors re-sign restricted free agent Gary Trent Jr. to multi-year deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have re-signed restricted free agent Gary Trent Jr. to a multi-year contract. The 22-year-old guard had career-best numbers last season in 58 games and 38 starts between ...
Aug 08, 2021

Canadian business community largely supportive of vaccine passport system
TORONTO - The Canadian business community appears to be largely supportive of the Quebec government's move to impose the country's first vaccine passport system. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says ...
Aug 08, 2021

Fire devours Greek island's forests; residents urged to flee
PEFKI, Greece (AP) - Pillars of billowing smoke and ash turned the sky orange and blocked out the sun above Greece's second-largest island Sunday as a days-old wildfire devoured pristine forests and e...
Aug 08, 2021

Officials: another northern Afghan province falls to Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Provincial Afghan lawmakers say the Taliban have taken control of another provincial capital, the fourth to fall into insurgent hands in less than a week, in a punishing blow...
Aug 08, 2021

'A real struggle:' Nursing shortage leading to health centre closures in Nunavut
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A nursing shortage is affecting the country's most northern communities, with eight health centres run by nurses expectedto temporarily shut their doors if staff aren't found to kee...
Aug 08, 2021

Canadian athletes stay healthy and find success at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO - Sporting white pants, a blue jean jacket and black ballcap, decathlon champion Damian Warner proudly waved the Maple Leaf as he entered the Olympic Stadium as Canadian flag-bearer. The image w...
Aug 08, 2021

Canadian track cyclist Kelsey Mitchell wins gold in women’s sprint
IZU, Japan - Kelsey Mitchell didn't own a bike four years ago.The 27-year-old track cyclist from Sherwood, Park., Alta., nevertheless won Canada's final medal of Tokyo's Olympic Games with a gold in w...
Aug 08, 2021