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Tanaka helps Yankees earn 4-2 victory over Blue Jays
NEW YORK - Masahiro Tanaka pitched six strong innings, Gio Urshela drove in two runs, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Sunday. Tanaka (6-5) allowed two runs, four hits and st...
Jul 14, 2019
Frenchman Simon Pagenaud races to fastest practice lap at Toronto Indy
TORONTO - What's touted as the toughest road track on the IndyCar Series is living up to its billing. Simon Pagenaud laid down the fastest practice lap of the day at the Honda Indy Toronto o...
Jul 14, 2019
Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski falls in Wimbledon women's doubles final
WIMBLEDON, England - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski came up just short in her quest for a Wimbledon title. The fourth-seeded team of Dabrowski and Xu Yifan of China were defeated by No. 3 seeds Hsie...
Jul 14, 2019
B.C. rock slide blocking salmon spawning prompts new fisheries restrictions
CLINTON, B.C. - A major rock slide in British Columbia's Fraser River has prompted new restrictions to recreational and First Nations fishing of chinook salmon, as officials scramble to prevent long-t...
Jul 14, 2019
Veterans activist gets OK to press $25K libel suit against Liberal minister
TORONTO - A noted veterans activist can proceed with his defamation suit against the former minister of veterans affairs after Ontario's top court ruled Friday that a deputy judge in small claims...
Jul 14, 2019
Canadians Meaghan Benfeito and Caeli McKay finish fourth at World Championships
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Canadians Meaghan Benfeito and Caeli McKay will have to try again for a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The duo narrowly missed qualifying for the 2020 Games, finishing ...
Jul 14, 2019
Officials warned China, India could use communities in Canada to advance agendas
OTTAWA - Some of the federal government's top bureaucrats have been warned about China and India trying to use their respective ethnic communities in Canada to advance their own agendas. The stark war...
Jul 14, 2019
England wins 1st World Cup in dramatic style
LONDON - England won the Cricket World Cup for the first time in extraordinary circumstances, beating New Zealand by a tiebreaker of boundaries scored after the match was tied after regulation play an...
Jul 14, 2019
VW, Ford team up to make autonomous, electric vehicles
NEW YORK - Volkswagen will invest $2.6 billion into a Pittsburgh autonomous vehicle company that's mostly owned by Ford as the automakers who were once rivals deepen their partnership to develop drive...
Jul 14, 2019
11 years after epic, Federer tops Nadal in Wimbledon semis
WIMBLEDON, England - After waiting 11 years to get another shot against Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon, Roger Federer was so, so close to the finish line. One match point slipped away when Federer missed a...
Jul 14, 2019