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McIntosh wins record second gold, fourth medal as Canada completes best-ever showing
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Fifteen-year-old Summer McIntosh became the first Canadian to win two gold medals at a FINA world championships on Saturday with a victory in the women's 400-metre individual medle...
Jun 25, 2022
Blue Jays recall catcher Zack Collins from triple-A Buffalo, send down Otto Lopez
Catcher Zack Collins was recalled by the Toronto Blue Jays from their triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y., on Saturday. Infielder Otto Lopez was optioned to Buffalo in a corresponding move. Blue Jays ...
Jun 25, 2022
World's best throw this season for Canadian shot putter Sarah Mitton
LANGLEY, B.C. - Sarah Mitton obliterated her Canadian shot put record with the world's best throw this season. The 26-year-old from Brooklyn, N.S., threw 20.33 metres with her sixth and final throw to...
Jun 25, 2022
Toronto Blue Jays redesign Fourth of July hats, remove stars
The Toronto Blue Jays have altered the design of an upcoming special edition Fourth of July ballcap. All 30 Major League Baseball teams were originally scheduled to wear special hats decorated with Am...
Jun 25, 2022
Elk Ridge Open cancelled due to unrelenting rain, $40,000 Sunday shootout scheduled
Due to unrelenting rain and poor weather conditions, PGA Tour Canada was forced to cancel the Elk Ridge Open on Saturday at the Elk Ridge Resort. Midway through what should have been Day 3 of the Elk ...
Jun 25, 2022
Plouffe sisters help Canada advance to women's 3x3 basketball semifinal
ANTWERP, Belgium - The Canadian women's 3x3 basketball team advanced to the semifinals of the FIBA World Cup 2022 after back-to-back wins on Saturday. Canada defeated top-seeded Germany 22-13 and then...
Jun 25, 2022
Serena Williams puts 'Out of office' on for Wimbledon return
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Serena Williams joked - or was it a joke? - that she activated the "Out of office" message on her email account so anyone trying to reach her about her many non-tennis activi...
Jun 25, 2022
BBEX Awards returns to in-person this November
Nomination season for the 2022 Battlefords Business Excellence (BBEX) Awards is here.The 28th edition of the annual event is set for Nov. 9 at the Dekker Centre, which will see the awards return to a ...
Jun 25, 2022
Garcia beats Andreescu to win Bad Homburg title
BAD HOMBURG, Germany - Canada's Bianca Andreescu came up just short of ending her title drought on Saturday. Caroline Garcia won her first title in three years after coming back from a set and a break...
Jun 25, 2022
7 accusers write to Ghislaine Maxwell's sentencing judge
NEW YORK (AP) - Seven women who say Ghislaine Maxwell helped Jeffrey Epstein steal the innocence of their youth and poison the promise of their future are asking a judge to consider their pain as she ...
Jun 25, 2022