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Grichuk, Guerrero hit back-to-back homers to set record as Jays top Mariners
TORONTO - Charlie Montoyo thought the swing that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. put on a ball that was well outside the strike zone on Friday night looked familiar. The result was something he'd seen before to...
Aug 18, 2019
Dayton Sutherland drives to Battle of the Rockies victory
It was a big day in Rocky Mountain House on Sunday as the 2019 Battle of the Rockies wrapped up.In the chase for the championship, and for the second consecutive year, Dayton Sutherland, driving the T...
Aug 18, 2019
'Easy Rider' star, 1960s swashbuckler Peter Fonda dies at 79
LOS ANGELES - Actor Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right after both writing and starring in the counter-culture classic "Easy Rider," died Friday at his ...
Aug 18, 2019
Thomas holds on to win BMW Championship
MEDINAH, Ill. - Justin Thomas had more stress than he needed Sunday before regaining control with four birdies on the back nine at Medinah to win the BMW Championship and claim the No. 1 seed going in...
Aug 18, 2019
Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana's governor during Katrina, dies
BATON ROUGE, La. - Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, who became the state's first female elected governor only to see her political career derailed by the devastation of Hurricane Katri...
Aug 18, 2019
Yusei Kikuchi shuts out Toronto Blue Jays in 7-0 Seattle Mariners' rout
TORONTO - Starter Yusei Kikuchi threw a complete-game shutout, and his Seattle Mariners clubbed four home runs in a 7-0 win against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The Japanese left-handed pitcher ga...
Aug 18, 2019
Canada's Andre De Grasse misses out on Diamond League medal by 4/100 of a second
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Andre De Grasse missed out on a Dimaond League medal by just four one-hundredths of a second. De Grasse, from Markham, Ont., was fifth in the 100-metre dash in 10.13 ...
Aug 18, 2019
Maxime Bernier tells party faithfuls he will make it into the leaders' debates
OTTAWA - Maxime Bernier says not inviting him to take part in the official election debates means excluding the only political party leader who has anything different to say. Bernier, the leader ...
Aug 18, 2019
Environment groups warned saying climate is real could be seen as partisan
OTTAWA - A pre-election chill has descended over some environment charities after Elections Canada warned them that discussing the dangers of climate change during the upcoming federal campa...
Aug 18, 2019
Federal and provincial leaders to march in Montreal's Pride parade
MONTREAL - A number of federal and provincial leaders are expected in Montreal today to march in the city's annual Pride parade. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Francois Legault wi...
Aug 18, 2019