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A cuppa plastic and talking to strangers; In-The-News for Sept. 26
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 26. What we are watching ...
Sep 28, 2019

Scheer to visit oil-services company in Edmonton as Singh lingers in B.C.
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer takes his Conservative election campaign to an Edmonton oil-industry company today. He's visiting FourQuest Energy, a firm that specializes in nitrogen cooling and cleaning...
Sep 28, 2019

Newcomer Hughes leads Blazers to first win of the season
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Blazers traded with the Saskatoon Blades this week to acquire 20-year-old forward Ryan Hughes and it paid off in his first game.Hughes made a significant impact, leading the Bl...
Sep 27, 2019 Blazers forward Ryan Hughes provided the team with a spark in his debut, scoring twice, including the overtime winner, and adding an assist in a 3-2 OT win over Kelowna (Image Credit: Allen Douglas / Kamloops Blazers)

Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators beat Vancouver Canucks 6-2 in pre-season play
VANCOUVER - Craig Anderson says it's good to get tested early in the year, but the Ottawa Senators goalie would still like to face fewer shots than he did on Wednesday night. The veteran netminder was...
Sep 27, 2019

Dane Evans throws three TD passes, leads Tiger-Cats over Blue Bombers 33-13
WINNIPEG - Dane Evans threw for 359 yards and three touchdowns as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats remained atop the CFL standings with a 33-13 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday. The loss ended ...
Sep 27, 2019

Tyler Glasnow, Rays beat Blue Jays 6-2 to clinch AL wild-card spot
TORONTO - An excellent outing from starter Tyler Glasnow and a two-run homer from Tommy Pham helped the Tampa Bay Rays clinch an American League wild-card berth with a 6-2 win against the Toronto Blue...
Sep 27, 2019

Afghans vote for president amid Taliban threats
KABUL - Afghans head to the polls to elect a new president amid high security as the Taliban vow to disrupt elections, warning citizens to stay home or risk being hurt. The leading contenders are incu...
Sep 27, 2019

Waguespack solid, Tellez homers twice as Blue Jays top Orioles 3-2
TORONTO - Jacob Waguespack didn't have his best stuff Wednesday night. It didn't matter. Waguespack pitched six scoreless innings, putting up a much-needed quality start after back-to-back days of str...
Sep 27, 2019

Montreal Impact beat Toronto FC on penalty kicks to win Canadian Championship
TORONTO - A win, loss and draw added up to victory for the Montreal Impact on Wednesday night. Montreal beat Toronto FC 3-1 on penalty kicks at BMO Field to win the Canadian Championship. To...
Sep 27, 2019

Auston Matthews scores as Maple Leafs down Canadiens in pre-season action
TORONTO - Auston Matthews stood at the backdrop in the Toronto Maple Leafs' locker room answering a series of questions about his team's latest pre-season performance. Then the con...
Sep 27, 2019

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