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HOUSTON - Aaron Sanchez looked like a reinvented pitcher in his Houston debut, throwing six stellar innings to start the Astros on a combined no-hitter Saturday night in their 9-0 victory over the Sea...

BALTIMORE - The Toronto Blue Jays have a young, dynamic team that could make a playoff run in the next couple of years. They provided a glimpse of that potential against the Baltimore Orioles. Vladimi...

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit-backing Conservative Party lost a special election Friday to a pro-EU opposition candidate, leaving Johnson with only a one-vote majority in Parl...

BALTIMORE - Trey Mancini homered and drove in four runs, Jonathan Villar also went deep and the Baltimore Orioles beat Toronto 6-4 Saturday night to end the Blue Jays' five-game winning streak. After ...

TOKYO - Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved the removal of South Korea from a list of countries with preferential trade status, prompting retaliation from Seoul where a senior official summoned the Jap...

CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders moved into a tie for first in the CFL's West Division with a 24-18 win over the visiting Edmonton Eskimos on Saturday. Calgary pulled even with the Winnipeg Blue ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia on Friday published new laws that loosen restrictions on women by allowing all citizens - women and men alike - to apply for a passport and travel freely, en...

LIMA, Peru - Here are five Canadian athletes/teams to watch on Sunday at the Pan American Games: EVAN DUNFEE (TRACK AND FIELD) The native of Richmond, B.C., is scheduled to compete in the 20-kilometre...

LIMA, Peru - Canada's Kelsey Mitchell set a Pan American Games record while qualifying for the cycling track women's sprint on Saturday.  Mitchell, of Sherwood Park, Alta.,&nb...

VANCOUVER - An Iranian-born Canadian resident has returned to British Columbia after being imprisoned and allegedly tortured in his home country for 11 years. Saeed Malekpour arrived at Vancouver...