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Canada advances to pair of finals at rugby 7s Olympic qualification in Langford
LANGFORD, B.C. - Both the Canadian men's and women's rugby sevens squads have successfully advanced to Sunday night's finals of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Olympic qualifying tournament. The Canadi...
Aug 20, 2023
Feds need to turbocharge construction innovation to get homes built faster: experts
Canada's national housing agency has warned that millions of homes must be built within less than a decade to balance the housing market, but even it seems doubtful that its own target is achievable.T...
Aug 20, 2023
Belt hits 2 of Blue Jays' 5 home runs off Hunter Greene in 10-3 rout of Reds
CINCINNATI (AP) - Brandon Belt had his second multihomer game this season, Hyun Jin Ryu won consecutive starts for the first time since his latest Tommy John surgery and Toronto Blue Jays routed the C...
Aug 20, 2023
Coco Gauff, 19, earns Cincinnati women's title by beating Muchova in straight sets
MASON, Ohio (AP) - Seventh-seeded Coco Gauff became the first teenager in more than 50 years to win the Western & Southern Open with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Karolina Muchova on Sunday. Gauff, the ...
Aug 20, 2023
Spain's World Cup winner Olga Carmona learns of father’s death after final
MADRID (AP) - Olga Carmona, whose goal won the Women's World Cup for Spain on Sunday, learned of her father's death after the final, the Spanish soccer federation said. The federation did not say when...
Aug 20, 2023
Spain's World Cup winner Olga Carmona learns of father’s death after final
MADRID (AP) - Olga Carmona, whose goal won the Women's World Cup for Spain on Sunday, learned of her father's death after the final, the Spanish soccer federation said. The federation did not say when...
Aug 20, 2023
Canada ousted from Little League World Series following 10-1 loss to Mexico
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Canada's run at the Little League World Series ended with a 10-1 loss to Mexico in an elimination-round game on Sunday The Canadians, represented by North Regina Little League, ope...
Aug 20, 2023
'We might not have a home': Fire evacuees in Kelowna parking lot ponder unclear fate
KELOWNA, B.C. - Robert Pullen and his husband, Warren, got a knock on their door on Thursday night from a neighbour, and estimate they had about 10 minutes to get out the door. A fast-moving wildfire ...
Aug 20, 2023
B.C. wildfires: no new evacuations overnight as grim battle goes on
British Columbia's desperate battle against hundreds of wildfires was continuing on multiple fronts Sunday, but no new evacuation orders were added overnight to the thousands already in place across t...
Aug 20, 2023
Tropical Storm Hilary menaces Mexico's Baja coast, southwest US packing deadly rainfall
ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) - Tropical Storm Hilary was accelerating northward off Mexico's Baja coast on Sunday, no longer a hurricane but still packing what forecasters called "life-threatening" rain like...
Aug 20, 2023