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Canadian women defend Pan Am rugby sevens gold with 24-10 win over United States
LIMA, Peru - The Canadian women's rugby sevens team has successfully defended its Pan Am Games title. Asia Hogan-Rochester scored three tries and Breanne Nicholas added another in a 24-10 win ove...
Jul 28, 2019
Canadian Michelle Liu, 12, earns berth in LPGA Tour event next month
Michelle Liu signed what could be the first of many autographs Friday after the 12-year-old golfer finished as the top Canadian in the national women's amateur championship. Liu earned an exempti...
Jul 28, 2019
Canada coach John Herdman still positive despite World Cup qualifying changes
TORONTO - John Herdman has taken a few kicks in the teeth in recent weeks. But the Canadian men's soccer coach remains optimistic about his team's future despite last month's shocking exit from the Go...
Jul 28, 2019
Rare sight in F1 as both Mercedes struggle at German GP
HOCKENHEIM, Germany - On what was supposed to be a day of celebration, the rarest of sights in Formula One saw both Mercedes drivers struggling badly at Sunday's dramatic German Grand Prix. World cham...
Jul 28, 2019
US, Guatemala sign agreement to restrict asylum cases
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration signed an agreement with Guatemala that will restrict asylum applications to the U.S. from Central America. The "safe third country" agreement would require migra...
Jul 28, 2019
Jin Young Ko wins at Evian for 2nd major title of season
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France - Jin Young Ko clinched her second major title of the season, firing a 4-under 67 in the final-round rain on Sunday to win the Evian Championship by two shots with a 15-under t...
Jul 28, 2019
A Tour for the ages is getting its 1st South American winner
PARIS - A Tour de France for the ages is getting a champion of an unusually young age: 22-year-old Egan Bernal, who is set to become South America's first winner of cycling's greatest race when he rid...
Jul 28, 2019
Medicine Hat's Vetter wins second medal at Canadian Junior Swimming Championships
CALGARY, AB - For years Delrae Vetter has dominated Medicine Hat's swimming scene, now she's impressing at the national level as well.Competing at the 2019 Canadian Junior Swimming Championships down ...
Jul 28, 2019 Photo courtesy of Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club
US presses WTO to stop lenient trade treatment of China
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pressed the World Trade Organization on Friday to stop letting China and other economies receive lenient treatment under global trade rules by calling themselves "d...
Jul 28, 2019
Inquiry into Glen Assoun wrongful conviction should be led by Nova Scotia: Lametti
HALIFAX - The federal justice minister says he feels sorry for a man wrongfully convicted of murder, but he's leaving the decision about an inquiry into the rol...
Jul 28, 2019