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Alberta heavyweight Tanner Boser bounces back with UFC win over Ovince Saint Preux
LAS VEGAS - Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser stopped Ovince (OSP) Saint Preux in the second round of the co-main event of a UFC Fight Night card Saturday. The win snapped a two-fight l...
Jun 26, 2021

Subs give Italy 2-1 win over Austria, spot in Euro 2020 QFs
LONDON - With three exquisite touches of control, technique and finishing, Federico Chiesa ended 95 minutes of Italian frustration. This record-breaking team is off to the quarterfinals of the Europea...
Jun 26, 2021

Update: FLC, surrounding businesses evacuated, police asking public to avoid area
Update (5:25 p.m.) The city's director of emergency management confirms 60 residents were asked to evacuate as a precaution but they are now allowed back into their homes. The residents were residing ...
Jun 26, 2021

Collective bargaining deal reached in Quebec slaughterhouse labour dispute
MONTREAL - A labour dispute at a slaughterhouse near Quebec City that resulted in more than one million chickens being euthanized has come to an end. Workers at the Exceldor co-operative in St-Anslme,...
Jun 26, 2021

Ducharme expects to rejoin Habs for Game 3 of Cup final after positive COVID-19 test
Dominique Ducharme is doing his best not to look at the calendar. And even still, the days are passing much slower than normal. The Montreal Canadiens interim head coach, who tested positive for COVID...
Jun 26, 2021

Two more Catholic churches burn in B.C.'s southern Interior, chief says
CAWSTON, B.C. - The chief of an Indigenous Nation in British Columbia's southern Interior says two more Catholic churches in the region have burned in fires early this morning. Lower Similkameen India...
Jun 26, 2021

Dolberg scores 2, Denmark beats Wales 4-0 at Euro 2020
AMSTERDAM - Still riding a wave of emotion, Denmark won again at the European Championship. And they won a big one at a stadium that means a lot to them. The Danes advanced to the quarterfinals at Eur...
Jun 26, 2021

Alaphilippe wins crash-marred first stage of Tour de France
LANDERNEAU, France - The mass return of Tour de France fans coincided with chaos and crashes while world champion Julian Alaphilippe avoided most of the carnage to win the opening stage with a punchy ...
Jun 26, 2021

Braves' Soroka tears Achilles tendon again, lost for season
Atlanta Braves right-hander Mike Soroka is facing season-ending surgery after again tearing his right Achilles tendon. The Braves said Saturday Soroka suffered the new tear on Thursday while walking t...
Jun 26, 2021

Decathlete Warner wins the Canadian 110-hurdles title in pouring rain
MONTREAL - Decathlon star Damian Warner won the 110-metre hurdles in pouring rain at the Canadian Olympic track and field trials on Saturday. Warner, who's using the trials as finetuning for the Tokyo...
Jun 26, 2021