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F1 leader Verstappen wins rain-hit Belgian GP sprint race; Piastri is second
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) - Two-time reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen won the rain-hit sprint race at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday to extend his huge lead over Red Bull teammat...
Jul 29, 2023
Excitement, optimism as hundreds line up to ride Montreal's new light-rail train line
MONTREAL - The opening of the Montreal metro area's new light-rail train network is drawing hundreds of curious prospective passengers to the city's central station today, many of them expressing exci...
Jul 29, 2023
Canada's Liendo breaks own national record, wins silver in men's 100-metre butterfly
FUKUOKA, Japan - Canada's Josh Liendo won silver in the men's 100-metre butterfly with a Canadian record time at the World Aquatics Championships on Saturday. The 20-year-old from Toronto clocked in a...
Jul 29, 2023
Week in Review: Week of July 24, 2023
Welcome to Week in Review. This week, challenging terrain -- the bush creek east and lower adams lake wildfire are both listed as out of control. Drought concerns, ranchers in the areas are facing tou...
Jul 29, 2023
Canada's Alexandria Loutitt wins ski summer jumping bronze; Strate finishes eighth
Canada's Alexandria Loutitt won bronze at the FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix summer series opener on Saturday. The 19-year-old from Calgary finished third on the women's 132-metre large hill in Courcheval...
Jul 29, 2023
Alouettes looking to put pressure on Stampeders QB Maier as Montreal hosts Calgary
MONTREAL - Danny Maciocia evaluated "everything" during his team's bye week. So what did the Montreal Alouettes general manager identify as one the group's biggest needs as he dissected its performanc...
Jul 29, 2023
Minister's tweet raises spectre of federal action as B.C. port workers vote down deal
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan has responded to British Columbia port workers' decision to reject a mediated contract offer overnight, raising the spectre of more federal intervention in the m...
Jul 29, 2023
Jamaica edges Panama 1-0 for its first ever Women's World Cup win
PERTH, Australia (AP) - Defender Allyson Swaby scored in the 56th minute and Jamaica hung on to edge Panama 1-0 on Saturday for its first-ever win at the Women's World Cup. Swaby, who grew up in West ...
Jul 29, 2023
Katie Ledecky passes Michael Phelps for most individual golds at world championships
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) - Here's why Katie Ledecky is one of the greatest freestyle swimmers in the history of the sport. She's never quite satisfied. The 26-year-old American won the 800-freestyle on Sat...
Jul 29, 2023
ROTHENBURGER: We’re all doomed and that’s the sad, absolute truth
IT SEEMS AN APPROPRIATE TIME to remind ourselves that we're all doomed.July has been the hottest month in the history of the world. The past three weeks have been the hottest since we started keeping ...
Jul 29, 2023
