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Canadian softball star Sara Groenewegen pitches perfect game at Pan Ams
Sara Groenewegen pitched a perfect game to lead the Canadian women's softball team to an 8-0 win over Venezuela on Monday at the Pan American Games. The native of White Rock, B.C., struck ou...
Aug 07, 2019
Kamloops woman seeking donations to help family of Good Samaritan who died after water rescue
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops woman is hoping local businesses can provide donations to help the family of a man who died after saving a woman from a lake. Melissa Empey says her family is close with the fami...
Aug 07, 2019 Shaun and Lianne Nugent. (Image Credit: Facebook)
First Nations leaders mourn death of former chief of Grassy Narrows First Nation
OTTAWA - First Nations leaders are mourning the death of a former Ontario chief. Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald says the Chiefs of Ontario are extending their deepest condole...
Aug 07, 2019
Stewart solid in relief, Blue Jays beat Rays 4-3
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Reliever Brock Stewart allowed two hits over four scoreless innings in his Toronto debut as the Blue Jays withstood a late Tampa Bay rally to beat the Rays 4-3 in a bullpen day ...
Aug 07, 2019
Gimme five: Canadians to watch on Thursday at the Pan American Games
LIMA, Peru - Here are five Canadian athletes/teams to watch on Thursday at the Pan American Games: ALYSHA NEWMAN (TRACK AND FIELD) The native of London, Ont., has set Canadian records in the pole vaul...
Aug 07, 2019
Fox's Carlson calls white supremacy 'a hoax.'
NEW YORK - Fox News host Tucker Carlson is under fire for his comments declaring white supremacy a hoax. Carlson said on his prime-time show on Tuesday that he'd never met anybody who considered white...
Aug 07, 2019
Defending champ Rafael Nadal wins lengthy opener at Rogers Cup
MONTREAL - Top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal has advanced to the third round of the Rogers Cup. The Spanish star beat Great Britain's Daniel Evans 7-6 (6), 6-4 in a match delayed by ra...
Aug 07, 2019
Timeline of events in British Columbia homicide manhunt
WINNIPEG - Police say they believe they have found the bodies of two young men who were wanted in the deaths of three people in northern B.C. Here's a timeline of events: July 15 - The bodies of ...
Aug 07, 2019
All clear at USA Today HQ after report of man with weapon
MCLEAN, Va. - The northern Virginia office building that houses USA Today was evacuated for several hours Wednesday for what police said was an unsubstantiated report of an armed man. Fairfax County P...
Aug 07, 2019
Part-owner Steve Nash sees brighter times ahead for Vancouver Whitecaps
TORONTO - Part-owner Steve Nash sees brighter days ahead for the Vancouver Whitecaps under first-year coach Marc Dos Santos. The Whitecaps (5-11-9) have won just one of their last 10 league outings (1...
Aug 07, 2019
