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Canada's Andreescu advances to third round at U.S. Open with win over Flipkens
NEW YORK - Add Kirsten Flipkens to the growing chorus of people who think Canadian Bianca Andreescu can win the 2019 U.S. Open. The 33-year-old Belgian said it before their second-round match Thursday...
Aug 29, 2019
Toronto FC's Michael Bradley unhappy at having to choose between club and country
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley isn't happy about having to choose between club and country. And he tore a strip off Major League Soccer on Thursday, saying the league needs to respect FIFA's inter...
Aug 29, 2019
Coco's comeback: Gauff erases deficits to win US Open debut
NEW YORK - Here's how new all of this is to Coco Gauff: She didn't quite realize she only has to play every other day at the U.S. Open. "I'm still used to playing juniors," the American said with a ch...
Aug 29, 2019
Shapovalov downs Auger-Aliassime in all-Canadian match at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Expectations were sky-high for a tough, competitive first-round U.S. Open rematch between rising Canadian stars Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov. The outcome was anything but that...
Aug 29, 2019
Coco's comeback: Gauff erases deficits to win US Open debut
NEW YORK - Here's how new all of this is to Coco Gauff: She didn't quite realize she only has to play every other day at the U.S. Open. "I'm still used to playing juniors," the American said with a ch...
Aug 29, 2019
‘Going to be fun’: Riders prepare for return of Willie Jefferson
A major test and a familiar face await the Saskatchewan Roughriders' offence in the Labour Day Classic.Defensive end Willie Jefferson will play the Green and White for the first time since signing wit...
Aug 29, 2019 Willie Jefferson. (Winnipeg Blue Bombers/Twitter)
Donaldson returns to Toronto with Braves for first time since 2018 trade
TORONTO - Josh Donaldson didn't want to let emotions dictate his response to the trade last September that capped his months-long, relationship-straining saga with the Toronto Blue Jays. But...
Aug 29, 2019
Simmonds hopes to hear boos from Flyers fans when he returns to Philadelphia
TORONTO - Wayne Simmonds hopes he gets booed. The rugged, heart-and-soul winger spent the better part of eight seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, battling for the crest on&...
Aug 29, 2019
Patient steals P.A. doctor's car
The bond of trust between a patient and their doctor was broken this week, when the patient opted to steal their doctor's car.The incident happened last Monday. Dr. Lalita Malhotra said the car keys h...
Aug 29, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
Ottawa gives Quebec $250 million to cover costs related to asylum seeker influx
QUEBEC - The federal government is giving Quebec $250 million in compensation for costs the province incurred following the influx of asylum seekers across the U.S. border. Quebec's immigration m...
Aug 29, 2019
