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McBride wins men's 800, Kelly upsets new mom Bishop-Nriagu to win women's 800
MONTREAL - Brandon McBride, his coach Kurt Downes, and sports psychologist Penny Werthner sat down before Saturday's 800-metre final to map out a race plan. "The original plan was to take (the lead) a...
Jul 27, 2019
Canadian AJ Assadian takes bronze in new taekwondo event at Pan Ams
LIMA, Peru - Canada's AJ Assadian helped make history on Saturday at the Pan American Games. The Toronto taekwondo athlete captured bronze in the men's individual poomsae as the event made its debut a...
Jul 27, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays rally for wild victory over Tampa Bay Rays in 12 innings
TORONTO - Teoscar Hernandez crushed his second home run of the game in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a wild 10-9 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. Afte...
Jul 27, 2019
State of emergency expected to remain for days in Cypress County after grassfires near Walsh, Irvine and Suffield.
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - A state of emergency in Cypress County remains in place Sunday following a number of grassfires in the last week including a large fire off the Graburn Road south of Walsh Saturda...
Jul 27, 2019 Photo courtesy of Alex McCuaig - Two Hutterite boys pitch in to help battle the Walsh grassfire on Saturday July 27, 2019.
Smugglers offer cash to troops, others to drive migrants
SAN DIEGO - On the surface, it seemed like a simple task: Drive to a spot a few miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, pick up people and then drop them off at a McDonald's or other spot past the city...
Jul 27, 2019
Canada's Naughton and Cornett settle for squash bronze after semifinal losses
LIMA, Peru - Canada is on the board at the Lima Pan Am Games. Squash players Hollie Naughton of Mississauga, Ont., and Samantha Cornett of Deep River, Ont., secured bronze medals ...
Jul 27, 2019
Tyson keeps museum post after sexual misconduct probe
NEW YORK - Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will keep his job as head of the Hayden Planetarium at New York's American Museum of Natural History after the museum concluded its investigation into sex...
Jul 27, 2019
Two dead after tow plane and glider collide in southern Alberta
BLACK DIAMOND, Alta. - Emergency medical officials say two people are dead after a glider crashed southwest of Calgary. EMS responded to reports of the crash near the Cu Nim Gliding Club, which is eas...
Jul 27, 2019 RCMP
5-time All-Star Tulowitzki retires after leg injuries
BOSTON - Troy Tulowitzki, a five-time All-Star with the Colorado Rockies who has missed most of the past two seasons with leg injuries, announced his retirement on Thursday, more than three months aft...
Jul 27, 2019
Remains ID'd as those of Colorado girl missing 34 years
GREELEY, Colo. - The disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews shortly after singing "Jingle Bells" with classmates at a 1984 Christmas concert stunned this rural town in northern Colorado. Her ca...
Jul 27, 2019