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Stampeders look to earn a win coming off long layoff against Elks on Labour Day
CALGARY - Dave Dickenson is a little uneasy heading into Monday's Labour Day Classic between his Calgary Stampeders and the Edmonton Elks at McMahon Stadium. After all, the Stampeders (4-6) haven't pl...
Sep 01, 2024
Scottie Scheffler caps off record season with FedEx Cup title and $25 million bonus
ATLANTA (AP) - Scottie Scheffler capped off the biggest year in golf in nearly two decades by winning the sport's biggest prize. Challenged briefly Sunday in the Tour Championship, Scheffler responded...
Sep 01, 2024
Canadian Paralympians double up on silver, still search for gold in Paris after Day 4
PARIS - Canada doubled up on silver for a second consecutive day at the Paralympics, but is still in search of its first gold after Day 4. Aurelie Rivard got her second medal in Paris in the pool, whi...
Sep 01, 2024
Mild earthquake rattles three Quebec cities, no damage reported
MONTREAL - A 4.6 magnitude earthquake rumbled through parts of Quebec early Sunday morning. Natural Resources Canada says the quake struck at 5:43 a.m, and was "lightly felt" in Drummondville, Trois-R...
Sep 01, 2024
Royce Lewis hits go-ahead 3-run homer in 8th, lifting the Twins past the Blue Jays 4-3
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Royce Lewis hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the eighth inning and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday. Bailey Ober started and pitched six s...
Sep 01, 2024
Toronto Argonauts chase third straight Labour Day win over Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - It's an anniversary Scott Milanovich would much rather forget. On Monday, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will host the archrival Toronto Argonauts in the annual Labour Day clash. The contest will ...
Sep 01, 2024
Defending champs Dabrowski, Routliffe advance to U.S. Open women's doubles quarters
NEW YORK - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe run at a possible repeat at the U.S. Open lives on. The defending women's doubles champions defeated Italy's Angelica Moratelli ...
Sep 01, 2024
Paralympic debut in the books, para rower Jacob Wassermann looks to L.A. in 2028
PARIS - The Paralympic learning curve was steep, but worth it for Jacob Wassermann. Less than two years after taking up the sport of para rowing and six years after he survived a bus crash that killed...
Sep 01, 2024
Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos earns Paralympic silver in men's 400m
PARIS - Canadian wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos has earned a silver medal at the Paralympic Games. The Dorval, Que., native finished with a season-best time of 47.24 seconds in the men's T53 400-metre...
Sep 01, 2024
Toronto woman grappling with grief, anger after death of cousin held hostage by Hamas
TORONTO - A Toronto-based woman whose family lives in Israel says she is wrestling with both anger and grief after learning a cousin taken hostage by Hamas has died in the Gaza Strip. Maayan Shavit sa...
Sep 01, 2024
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