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Some ticket prices go down for Winnipeg NFL pre-season game
WINNIPEG - The price has been reduced for up to 6,000 tickets for this month's NFL pre-season game in Winnipeg after the promoter put together a sponsorship deal. The partnership between Can...
Aug 11, 2019
Maguire's United routs Chelsea in EPL opener; Arsenal wins
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United started its Premier League campaign with a morale-boosting 4-0 win over old rival Chelsea with the world's most expensive defender Harry Maguire impressing on h...
Aug 11, 2019
Tanaka silences explosive Blue Jays offence as Yankees hold on for 1-0 win
TORONTO - Masahiro Tanaka silenced the Blue Jays productive offence with a three-hitter and the New York Yankees beat Toronto 1-0 Sunday to split a four-game series. The Blue Jays (49-71) scored 19 ru...
Aug 11, 2019
Canadian women's water polo team locks up Tokyo Olympic berth
LIMA, Peru - The Canadian women's water polo team has secured a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Canada booked its first Summer Games ticket since 2004 after the semifinals of the Pan American G...
Aug 11, 2019
Canada earns Olympic berth in men's recurve archery at Pan Am Games
LIMA, Peru - Canada's archery team defeated Chile 5-4 in the men's team recurve final Sunday at the Pan American Games, while Canada also earned a men's individual recurve quota spot in the event at t...
Aug 11, 2019
Canada's Andreescu wins Rogers Cup after Williams retires due to injury
TORONTO - Bianca Andreescu is the first Canadian to win the Rogers Cup in 50 years. She was up 3-1 in the first set when American opponent Serena Williams called for a medical timeout. Less than a min...
Aug 11, 2019
Canada's Bianca Andreescu overcomes injury to advance to Rogers Cup semifinal
TORONTO - Even as her body faltered, Bianca Andreescu's sheer will power carried her to an historic victory. Andreescu overcame a strained groin to become the first Canadian woman to make the sem...
Aug 11, 2019
Growing number of newcomers, refugees ending up homeless in Canada, studies say
OTTAWA - A growing number of newcomers to Canada are ending up in shelters or are finding themselves homeless, newly released government figures show. Two new reports released this...
Aug 11, 2019
Calls to eat more plants, less meat also in line with food guide: McKenna
OTTAWA - A high-profile call to eat more plants and less meat in order to combat global warming is directly in line with Canada's new food guide, which extols the health benefits of precisel...
Aug 11, 2019
'Hobbs & Shaw' repeats at No. 1 against slew of newcomers
LOS ANGELES - Audiences helped the "Fast & Furious" spinoff "Hobbs & Shaw" take another lap at No. 1 even with an onslaught of four new major releases this weekend. From family films to R-rate...
Aug 11, 2019
