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CF Montreal goalkeeper James Pantemis enters COVID-19 protocols
WASHINGTON - CF Montreal says goalkeeper James Pantemis has been placed in COVID-19 protocols. The club says in a release that it "continues to follow and abide by all of the COVID-19 protocols as set...
Aug 8, 2021
Abraham Ancer of Mexico wins FedEx St Jude Invitational
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Abraham Ancer of Mexico won the FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama and Sam Burns with a 6-foot birdie p...
Aug 8, 2021
Blue Jays beat Red Sox after three-run homer by George Springer in 8th inning
TORONTO - An eighth-inning, three-run homer from George Springer provided the Blue Jays with the perfect ending to their triumphant 10-day, 11-game Rogers Centre return. The Blue Jays fell behind by a...
Aug 8, 2021
Province reports 81 new COVID cases, no new deaths
The Government of Saskatchewan is reporting 81 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 50,558 reported cases.That daily total of new cases is down 49 compared to the 140 new cases reported Saturd...
Aug 8, 2021
Blind golfers can play 'just as good as anybody else': local encourages others to give it a try
No one said the game of golf was easy. Getting the hand-eye coordination can be maddeningly frustrating. So, imagine what it's like for those who have no or limited vision. But there's a group who pla...
Aug 8, 2021
Bill Davis, Ontario's 18th premier and a celebrated Tory, dies at 92
TORONTO - Bill Davis, the 18th premier of Ontario and one of the country's longest-serving premiers, has died at 92. A statement from his family says Davis was surrounded by his relatives when he died...
Aug 8, 2021
Raptors re-sign restricted free agent Gary Trent Jr. to multi-year deal
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have re-signed restricted free agent Gary Trent Jr. to a multi-year contract. The 22-year-old guard had career-best numbers last season in 58 games and 38 starts between ...
Aug 8, 2021
Canadian business community largely supportive of vaccine passport system
TORONTO - The Canadian business community appears to be largely supportive of the Quebec government's move to impose the country's first vaccine passport system. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says ...
Aug 8, 2021
Fire devours Greek island's forests; residents urged to flee
PEFKI, Greece (AP) - Pillars of billowing smoke and ash turned the sky orange and blocked out the sun above Greece's second-largest island Sunday as a days-old wildfire devoured pristine forests and e...
Aug 8, 2021
Officials: another northern Afghan province falls to Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Provincial Afghan lawmakers say the Taliban have taken control of another provincial capital, the fourth to fall into insurgent hands in less than a week, in a punishing blow...
Aug 8, 2021
