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Former Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista added to Level of Excellence at Rogers Centre
TORONTO - The familiar song of "Jo-se, Jo-se, Jo-se" echoed around Rogers Centre for the first time in six years as Jose Bautista was added to the Toronto Blue Jays' Level of Excellence on Saturday. A...
Aug 12, 2023
De Minaur rolls to 6-1, 6-3 victory over Davidovich Fokina in NBO Toronto semifinal
TORONTO - Australia's Alex de Minaur has a berth in the final of the National Bank Open. He rolled to a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in today's semifinal between unseeded ...
Aug 12, 2023
Pegula hangs on to beat world No. 1 Swiatek, advance to National Bank Open final
MONTREAL - American Jessica Pegula held on to defeat world No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-2, (4) 6-7, 6-4 on Saturday in a match where serving appeared to be a major disadvantage, advancing to the Nati...
Aug 12, 2023
'Just can't leave a person': how to respond to potential overdoses on the street
Kristin Voss-Dahl was going to an Edmonton Oilers hockey game with her friends downtown when she came across a person lying unresponsive in a parking lot."Luckily, my friend had a naloxone kit in the ...
Aug 12, 2023
Blue Jays put Danner on 15-day injured list, Pearson recalled from triple-A Buffalo
TORONTO - Right-handed pitcher Hagen Danner has been placed on the 15-day injured list by the Toronto Blue Jays. He left Friday's game with a left oblique strain. Danner was making his Major League Ba...
Aug 12, 2023
Pierre Poilievre wants to rebuild a 'broken' Canada but first must fix his own image
OTTAWA - A pile of puzzle pieces spills onto a table. "Everything feels broken," Pierre Poilievre says in a voice-over as the shot tightens in on the federal Conservative leader's face as he appears t...
Aug 12, 2023
Montreal Pride parade to go on as planned Sunday after 2022 cancellation: director
MONTREAL - The head of the organization behind Montreal's LGBTQ+ pride festival says the city's pride parade will go on as planned Sunday after its abrupt cancellation last year. The 2022 edition of t...
Aug 12, 2023
Canada blows out New Zealand 107-76 for first exhibition win ahead of FIBA World Cup
HAMBURG - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had game highs of 26 points and six steals to lead Canada past New Zealand 107-76 on Saturday to advance into the DBB SuperCup Final. Kelly Olynyk and Nickeil Alexand...
Aug 12, 2023
Parti Québécois announces death of former minister Jacques-Yvan Morin
MONTREAL - The Parti Qubcois says Jacques-Yvan Morin, who held several prominent cabinet roles and served for a time as the head of the official opposition in the province, has died. He was 92. The pa...
Aug 12, 2023
Officials say 80 percent of structures in Maui affected by fire are residential. Follow live updates
Follow live updates about wildfires that have devastated parts of Maui in Hawaii this week, destroying a historic town and forcing evacuations. The National Weather Service said Hurricane Dora, which ...
Aug 12, 2023
