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US women lose in soccer, win in volleyball, basketball
TOKYO (AP) - The quest for gold medals is on track for the U.S. women's basketball and volleyball teams after finishing at the top of their groups in pool play. The U.S. women's soccer team can't say ...
Aug 02, 2021
B.C. Christmas tree growers say intense heat singes prized trees, kills seedlings
DUNCAN, B.C. - Christmas tree growers in British Columbia say they are facing a brown holiday season due to the heat dome that drove temperatures above 40 Celsius for days and burned firs destined for...
Aug 02, 2021
Canadian gymnast Ellie Black to return from ankle sprain for balance beam final
TOKYO - Canadian gymnast Ellie Black will compete in Tuesday's balance beam final, the Canadian Olympic Committee confirmed Monday. Black pulled out of last Thursday's women's all-around final after s...
Aug 02, 2021
Montreal investment fund sued over use of founder's great-great-grandfather's name
MONTREAL - Brendan Holt Dunn said he wanted to invoke the legacy of his great-great-grandfather, pioneering Quebec industrialist Sir Herbert Holt, in the name of his Montreal-based venture capital fun...
Aug 02, 2021
Citing Taliban violence, US expands Afghan refugee program
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration on Monday expanded its efforts to evacuate at-risk Afghan citizens from Afghanistan as Taliban violence increases ahead there of the U.S. military pullout at...
Aug 02, 2021
Canada keeps rolling in women's beach volleyball with two teams in quarters
TOKYO - Four up, four down for Canada's top-ranked beach volleyball duo - and they've done it without dropping a single set. Toronto's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, Ont., remain...
Aug 02, 2021
Canada to receive 2.3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week
OTTAWA - The federal government is expecting to receive more than 2.3 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week, as public health officials brace for a potential fourth wave of i...
Aug 02, 2021
US junior varsity lineup upsets Mexico 1-0 to win Gold Cup
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Miles Robinson scored on a header in the 117th minute, and a United States junior varsity lineup upset a mostly front-line Mexico team 1-0 on Sunday night to win the CONCACAF Cup. Kel...
Aug 01, 2021
Toronto FC extends unbeaten streak to five games under interim coach Javier Perez
Toronto FC extended its unbeaten run under interim coach Javier Perez to five games with a 1-1 tie with Nashville SC in MLS play Sunday. Toronto (3-8-5) is now 2-0-3 under the Spaniard, who took over ...
Aug 01, 2021
Worthy first impression made by Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Berrios; keeps good the vibes
TORONTO - Jose Berrios made a worthy first impression on his new Blue Jays teammates to continue the good vibrations for the team in its return to Rogers Centre. Berrios helped Toronto sweep the Kansa...
Aug 01, 2021
