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Montreal Impact beat York9, advanced to semifinal of Canadian Championship
MONTREAL - Ignacio Piatti's long-awaited return from injury gave Montreal the edge it needed to stay alive in the Canadian Championship. Piatti scored from the penalty spot as the Impact advanced to t...
Jul 26, 2019
Stroman emotional in potential last home start as Blue Jay, Toronto loses 4-0
TORONTO - Marcus Stroman was overcome with emotion as he left the field Wednesday in what could have been his final home start in a Toronto Blue Jays uniform. The right-hander walked into the dugout a...
Jul 26, 2019
Mary J. Blige to star in first of several "Power" spinoffs
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The end of the hit Starz series "Power" is the beginning of several planned spinoffs, the first featuring Mary J. Blige. The Grammy-winning singer and actress said the announce...
Jul 26, 2019
Ticats' quarterback Masoli suffers injury in game versus Blue Bombers
Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Jeremiah Masoli suffered an apparent left knee injury in the first quarter Friday night against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Masoli was injured when his leg seemed t...
Jul 26, 2019
Brown, De Grasse both break 10 seconds in semifinals, setting up fast final
MONTREAL - Aaron Brown and Andre De Grasse both dipped under the 10-second barrier in the 100-metre semifinals, setting up what should be a sizzling final Friday night at the Canadian track and f...
Jul 26, 2019
Rays beat Red Sox 3-2 as Boston files protest over lineup
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Charlie Morton struck out 11 over seven innings and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by beating David Price and Boston 3-2 in a game that the Red Sox protested on W...
Jul 26, 2019
James Smith Cree Nation signs on to build new power plant
The James Smith Cree Nation signed a deal with AECOM and the Tesla Energy Institute (TEI) to build a new hydroelectric plant.On Thursday, the ink dried on a memorandum of understanding for the $2 bill...
Jul 26, 2019 Dragan Racic of Tesla, Stormy Holmes of AECOM and Chief Wally Burns of the James Smith Cree First Nation cut a cake to celebrate the Pehonan Hydroelectric Project July 25, 2019. (Dominick Lucyk/650 CKOM)
‘It’s definitely more of a challenge:’ L.J. McCray set for CFL debut
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will have a new face in the secondary as the team tries to stop B.C. Lions quarterback Mike Reilly for the second straight game.Cornerback L.J. McCray will make his CFL de...
Jul 26, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive back L.J. McCray (21) practises with the team on July 25, 2019. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Texas grand jury indicts Michigan professor on assault claim
HOUSTON - A grand jury in Texas this week indicted a University of Michigan professor who's also a renowned opera singer on one count of sexual assault for what prosecutors say was the rape of an inca...
Jul 26, 2019
HBO's 'Dark Materials,' 'Gemstones' both grapple with faith
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - HBO's forthcoming fantasy series "His Dark Materials" and its new televangelist comedy "The Righteous Gemstones" bring wildly different worlds to the screen, yet both grapple w...
Jul 26, 2019