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Unbeaten Canadian lightweight (Prince) Lucas Bahdi one win away from WBA title fight
Unbeaten Canadian (Prince) Lucas Bahdi will meet former world champion Roger (The Kid) Gutierrez in a 12-round WBA lightweight title elimination bout on Aug. 23 in Orlando, Fla. The winner will become...
Jul 30, 2025
McGill University team develops AI that can detect infection before symptoms appear
MONTRAL - Researchers at McGill University say they developed an artificial intelligence platform that can predict when someone is about to come down with a respiratory tract infection before they sta...
Jul 30, 2025
German athlete Laura Dahlmeier has died in a climbing accident in Pakistan, officials say
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain peak in northern Pakistan after a climbing accident, a government spokesman said Wednesday, and efforts are un...
Jul 30, 2025
German athlete Laura Dahlmeier has died in a climbing accident in Pakistan, officials say
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - German biathlon champion Laura Dahlmeier has died on a mountain peak in northern Pakistan after a climbing accident, a government spokesman said Wednesday, and efforts are un...
Jul 30, 2025
McIntosh advances into 200 butterfly final; Kharun misses podium at swimming worlds
SINGAPORE - Canada's Ilya Kharun fell just short of the podium, while Summer McIntosh powered into another final at the world swimming championship in Singapore on Wednesday. Kharun, a 20-year-old fro...
Jul 30, 2025
Léon Marchand breaks world record in 200 individual medley in 1 minute, 52.61 second
SINGAPORE (AP) - Lon Marchand broke the world record in the 200-meter individual medley on Wednesday at the world championships in Singapore, clocking 1 minute 52.61 seconds to surpass the 1:54.00 set...
Jul 30, 2025
Radar satellite launched by India and NASA will track miniscule changes to Earth's land and ice
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA and India paired up to launch an Earth-mapping satellite on Wednesday capable of tracking even the slightest shifts in land and ice. The $1.3 billion mission will help...
Jul 30, 2025
Five things to know about new Blue Jays pitcher Seranthony Dominguez
The Toronto Blue Jays made their first move to bolster a bullpen in need of help ahead of Thursday's Major League Baseball trade deadline, acquiring right-hander Seranthony Dominguez from the Baltimor...
Jul 30, 2025
In the news today: Poilievre and the Alberta byelection debate, B.C. tsunami advisory
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Candidates in Alberta byelection gather for debate Pierre Poilievre was greeted with cheers and applause by th...
Jul 30, 2025
Put down your phone while supervising kids in the water, Lifesaving Society urges
TORONTO - As Canada heads into a long weekend, the Lifesaving Society is urging parents and caregivers not to have their phones in hand while watching children playing near water or swimming. The soci...
Jul 30, 2025