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Emotional Cameron Champ hangs on to win Safeway Open; Canadian Hadwin finishes second
NAPA, Calif. - Cameron Champ broke down in tears when it was over. Playing while his grandfather fights cancer in nearby Sacramento, the 24-year-old Champ won the Safeway Open on Sunday for his second...
Sep 29, 2019
Director promises dank thrills in Thai cave boys rescue saga
BANGKOK - Their story gripped the world: determined divers racing against time and water to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for more than two weeks in a flooded cave deep inside a northe...
Sep 29, 2019
Fatal July plane crash near Jasper, Alta., happened after Cessna stalled: TSB
JASPER, Alta. - An investigation has determined a fatal plane crash in Jasper National Park was caused when the aircraft stalled and went into a spin shortly after takeoff. One passenger died and the ...
Sep 29, 2019
Montreal Impact eliminated from MLS playoffs following draw with Atlanta
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact were officially eliminated from MLS playoff contention following a 1-1 draw against defending champions Atlanta United on Sunday evening. Julian Gressel scored his fifth...
Sep 29, 2019
City representatives bring Kamloops school district capacity concerns to UBCM
KAMLOOPS - Representatives from Kamloops brought concerns around school space and capital funding needs directly to the provincial government at the Union of BC Municipalities convention last week.UBC...
Sep 29, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Smoak drives in three runs vs. Rays in potential final game as Blue Jay
TORONTO - Justin Smoak hit a pair of doubles and drove in three runs in what was likely his final game as a Blue Jay, and Toronto ended its season with a 8-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Smo...
Sep 29, 2019
Cause of deadly boat fire still a mystery
LOS ANGELES - Investigators completed a two-week examination of the charred wreckage of a scuba diving boat and could not determine what ignited the fire that killed 34 people off the Southern Califor...
Sep 29, 2019
Governor general, ex-Quebec premiers to attend Jacques Chirac memorial service
A Canadian delegation led by Gov. Gen. Julie Payette will attend a memorial service for former French president Jacques Chirac on Monday. Chirac, who served as president of France between 19...
Sep 29, 2019
At UN, Africa balances highlighting its progress and poverty
At the modernist U.N. building on New York's East Side, "United Nations" means the trappings of protocol, the gravitas and pettiness of diplomatic relations, the grandiose speeches and agendas of head...
Sep 29, 2019
Canadian sprinters De Grasse, Brown cruise into 200-metre semifinal at worlds
DOHA, Qatar - Canadian sprinters Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown won their men's 200-metre heats Sunday at the world track and field championships. A day after racing to bronze in the men's 100, De Gr...
Sep 29, 2019
