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Vancouver's Dragon Boat Festival pushed out by FIFA World Cup
VANCOUVER - Organizers of the annual Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival in Vancouver say the event will be cancelled next year to make way for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Dominic Lai, the operations di...
Aug 01, 2025

Bieber excited to join Jays, return to mound after surgery
TORONTO - Shane Bieber hopes to be a popular pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays down the stretch, but realizes that in his new home, he'll be the second most famous Bieber after Canadian pop icon Justi...
Aug 01, 2025

Rising Canadian star Victoria Mboko set for marquee match against Coco Gauff at NBO
MONTREAL - Even at four years old, Victoria Mboko hated the taste of defeat. Pierre Lamarche remembers the little ball of energy waiting eagerly for her turn while her older sister, Gracia, exchanged ...
Aug 01, 2025

Yankees release veteran right-hander Marcus Stroman after a busy trade deadline
MIAMI (AP) - The New York Yankees released veteran right-hander Marcus Stroman on Friday, a day after making a flurry of moves at baseball's trade deadline. Stroman, who is in his 11th season in the m...
Aug 01, 2025

NBO director hopes for 'better solution' in future after Felix match not televised
TORONTO - The tournament director of the National Bank Open said he was hopeful "there will be a better solution" in the future after tennis viewers were unable to see Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime p...
Aug 01, 2025

Yamashita, Takeda pull away from the field at Women's British Open
PORTHCAWL, Wales (AP) - Miyu Yamashita started and finished with short birdie putts and was flawless in between as she posted a 7-under 65 on Friday to build a three-shot lead over Rio Takeda going in...
Aug 01, 2025

Unhappy at his contract demands, Toronto FC trades winger Tyrese Spicer to Orlando
TORONTO - Unhappy at his contract demands, Toronto FC traded winger/wingback Tyrese Spicer to Orlando City SC on Friday in exchange for up to $550,000 (all figures in U.S. dollars) in general allocati...
Aug 01, 2025

Update 18: Alberta wildfire update
Wildfire activity is set to increase this weekend. Albertans are urged to take precautions to prevent wildfires caused by human activity.Current situation (as of 3 p.m., Aug. 1)There are 61 wildfires ...
Aug 01, 2025

Canada's para hockey players join women, NHLers at 2026 orientation camps
CALGARY - Hockey Canada has invited 20 para hockey players to a national team orientation camp in Calgary as first step toward the 2026 Paralympic Games. The roster includes 16 players who helped Cana...
Aug 01, 2025

Canadian charity close to getting aid trucks into Gaza for first time since March
OTTAWA - Two months after announcing it had truckloads of food waiting to enter Gaza, a Canadian charity says it's finally about to get its first shipment of aid to desperate Palestinians since March....
Aug 01, 2025