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Blue Jays beat Red Sox after a walk-off home run in first game of doubleheader
TORONTO - A patient Blue Jays lineup found a way to outlast a solid pitching performance from Canadian Nick Pivetta in the opening game of their doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Wi...
Aug 07, 2021
Canada's golden victory at Olympics a major moment for youth players
The nail-biting win in the Olympic tournament decider was memorable for Canadians around the country but also an inspiring one for every girl or woman who has aspirations to represent their country on...
Aug 07, 2021
Lynyrd Skynyrd pulls out of Pro Football Hall of Fame show
CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Lynyrd Skynyrd has pulled out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame concert after guitarist Rickey Medlocke tested positive for COVID-19. The country rock band was set to co-headline th...
Aug 07, 2021
Indigenous festival back in Montreal, a year after being delayed due to COVID-19
MONTREAL - The Montreal First Peoples' Festival is back until Aug. 11 at the Place des Festivals and other locations in the city, a year after most Indigenous events such as powwows were put off due t...
Aug 07, 2021
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole announces first promise in Quebec
MONTREAL - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he wants to financially support the creation of a Quebec research and development centre on food self-sufficiency in Sainte-Hyacinthe, southeast of Mon...
Aug 07, 2021
Texas Democrats continue holdout, don’t show for new session
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Democrats still refused to return to the state Capitol on Saturday as Gov. Greg Abbott began a third attempt at passing new election laws, prolonging a monthslong standoff t...
Aug 07, 2021
Canadians Shapovalov, Auger-Aliassime get first-round byes at National Bank Open
TORONTO - Canada's Denis Shapovalov says he's feeling confident heading into next week's National Bank Open in Toronto. The 22-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., comes into the tournament as the No. 5...
Aug 07, 2021
With 23 in Tokyo, Canada has its highest medal tally in non-boycotted Summer Games
TOKYO - The hot and muggy weather in Tokyo that wreaked havoc on athletes throughout the Games could not slow down or cool off Canada on the final full day of competition. But the inadvertent dip into...
Aug 07, 2021
The Mosaic Company donates $2 million to Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation
The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation has received a significant donation from The Mosaic Company.According to a media release, they received $2 million to the foundation to continue The Mos...
Aug 07, 2021
Black Lake First Nation mourning loss of Chief Archie Robillard
The community members of Black Lake First Nation, in northern Saskatchewan, are mourning the loss of their Chief.According to a media release by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), ...
Aug 07, 2021