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Caleb Smidt wins Calgary Stampede rodeo, beating out three former champions
CALGARY - Caleb Smidt took on and beat three former champions to win $100,000 on Showdown Sunday at the Calgary Stampede rodeo. Smidt, from Bellville, Texas, won the tie-down roping title with a time ...
Jul 14, 2019
Canada's James Hinchcliffe places sixth in hometown Indy Toronto race
TORONTO - James Hinchcliffe gained more ground than any other driver at the Honda Indy Toronto, but not enough to give him his first victory at his hometown race. Starting from the No. 14 spot, the Ar...
Jul 14, 2019
Roger Federer withdraws from Rogers Cup in Montreal after losing Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England - Roger Federer is going to take the Rogers Cup off. Federer announced his decision to skip the ATP Tour event in Montreal after losing the men's Wimbledon final on Sunday. Federer ...
Jul 14, 2019
Canada's Wickens hopes to race again; will lead warmup lap of Toronto Indy
TORONTO - Almost a year after a horrific crash left Robert Wickens a paraplegic, it took just a few seconds earlier this week for the Canadian to feel the exhilarating rush of a steering wheel in his ...
Jul 14, 2019
Somali-Canadian journalist Hodan Naleyeh dies in Somalia extremist attack
At least 26 people have been killed in an extremist attack in Somalia including a prominent Somali-Canadian journalist and her husband. Mogadishu-based independent radio station Radio Dalsan conf...
Jul 14, 2019
Canada's Wickens leads emotional warm-up lap in Toronto almost year after crash
TORONTO - Canada's Robert Wickens made an emotional return to IndyCar racing on Sunday. Almost a year after a horrific crash left Wickens a paraplegic, the 30-year-old from Guelp...
Jul 14, 2019
'They're home:' Hike to see Banff bison a spiritual journey for group of women
BANFF, Alta. - Marie-Eve Marchand and Tanealle Shade stand on a grassy knoll in Alberta's Banff National Park hoping to catch a glimpse of the bison herd. As they look at a small warden's cabin, ...
Jul 14, 2019
'Revel The Heart' among slogans suggested for Manitoba's 150th birthday
WINNIPEG - Celebrations for Manitoba's 150th birthday next year were almost given the slogans "Revel The Heart" and "Love Your Manitoba, Explore Someone Else's." The two phrases were among t...
Jul 14, 2019
Loved ones of Somali-Canadian journalist Hodan Nalayeh mourn after terrorist attack
TORONTO - Family and friends of Hodan Nalayeh are remembering the Somali-Canadian journalist killed in a terrorist attack this week for her work redefining the global Somali identity through...
Jul 14, 2019
Pagenaud holds off Dixon to win Honda Indy Toronto; Hinchcliffe sixth
TORONTO - Simon Pagenaud held off defending champion Scott Dixon to win the Honda Indy Toronto on Sunday. The victory on Toronto's 2.89-kilometre, 11-turn street course comes seven weeks after Pa...
Jul 14, 2019
