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Berrios strikes out six in seven innings in Blue Jays' 4-1 victory over Tigers
TORONTO - Matt Chapman drilled a two-out, two-run homer in the second inning, and Jose Berrios struck out six in seven innings to push the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-1 win against the Detroit Tigers on ...
Jul 31, 2022
England beats Germany 2-1 in European Championship final
LONDON (AP) - England beat Germany 2-1 in the final of the European Championship after extra time on Sunday to win its first major women's soccer title. Chloe Kelly scored the winning goal on a reboun...
Jul 31, 2022
Two of three victims in shooting at Surrey, B.C. sports park now dead, say RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - Police say what appears to be a targeted shooting of three men at a Surrey, B.C. sports park has now resulted in two deaths. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is urging witness...
Jul 31, 2022
Bill Russell, NBA great and Celtics legend, dies at 88
BOSTON (AP) - Bill Russell, the NBA great who anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years - the last two as the first Black head coach in any major U.S. sport - and marched...
Jul 31, 2022
Liberals give themselves more time to meet five-year-old peacekeeping pledge
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is giving itself more time to fulfil a key peacekeeping promise to the UN first made five years ago. The commitment involves the provision of a 200-soldier quick reacti...
Jul 31, 2022
Spin and win: Verstappen rallies to eighth win of F1 season
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Formula One champion Max Verstappen overcame a spin and his worst starting spot of the season to win the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. His eighth win of the season pushed Ve...
Jul 31, 2022
Part of Beirut port silos, damaged in 2020 blast, collapses
BEIRUT (AP) - A section of Beirut's massive port grain silos, shredded in the 2020 explosion, collapsed in a huge cloud of dust on Sunday after a weekslong fire, triggered by grains that had fermented...
Jul 31, 2022
COLLINS: Expectations in the sports world is not confined to the arena
While we should be enjoying the sports action on the field, with the Blue Jays in an exciting run, the Lions playing well, NFL teams getting ready for another season, Blazers forming their roster as t...
Jul 31, 2022
Sacred site or rallying point? The politicization of Canada's National War Memorial
OTTAWA - The sacrifices of Canadians who fought and died for democracy and freedom during the Korean War were honoured during a small ceremony last week at the National War Memorial. The ceremonial pl...
Jul 31, 2022
Nunes beats Peña to regain UFC women's bantamweight belt
DALLAS (AP) - Amanda Nunes won a unanimous five-round decision over Julianna Pea in the main event of UFC 277 on Saturday night at to regain the women's bantamweight championship that she lost last De...
Jul 30, 2022
