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Canada names unchanged squad for Rugby World Cup qualifying series against Chile
Canada coach Kingsley Jones has named an unchanged 30-man squad for his team's Rugby World Cup qualifying series against Chile. The 21st-ranked Canadians host No. 28 Chile on Saturday in Langford, B.C...
Sep 29, 2021

Judge, Stanton, Urshela homer to lead Yanks to 7-2 victory over Blue Jays
TORONTO - Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Gio Urshela homered to power the New York Yankees to a 7-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night in the opener of a critical three-game serie...
Sep 28, 2021

Activist, historian, writer among `genius grant' recipients
CHICAGO (AP) - A historian devoted to keeping alive the stories of long-dead victims of racial violence along the Texas-Mexico border and a civil rights activist whose mission is to make sure people w...
Sep 28, 2021

LEADING OFF: Yanks' Cole faces Jays in potential last start
A look at what's happening around the majors Wednesday ___ WILD, WILD EAST Yankees ace Gerrit Cole makes what might be his final start of the regular season in a critical showdown against Toronto. New...
Sep 28, 2021

Trudeau says moving on vaccine mandate for federal workers, travellers priority No. 1
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government's first priority postelection will be to move ahead with plans to require travellers to be fully vaccinated before getting on a plane or trai...
Sep 28, 2021

Maryland newspaper gunman gets more than 5 life prison terms
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A man who killed five people at a newspaper in Maryland was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five life sentences without the possibility of parole. Anne Arundel County Judge Mic...
Sep 28, 2021

B.C. judge denies injunction extension over Fairy Creek logging
VICTORIA - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has denied a forest company's application to extend an injunction against blockades by people opposed to the logging of old-growth trees in the Fairy ...
Sep 28, 2021

Canadian Conference of Bishops pledge $30M for survivors of residential schools
OTTAWA - The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is pledging to fundraise $30 million for projects to help residential school survivors heal from their trauma. President Raymond Poisson says it wa...
Sep 28, 2021

Forge FC defeats Panama's Independiente, advances to CONCACAF League quarterfinal
PANAMA CITY - Mo Babouli and Kyle Bekker scored as 10-man Forge FC defeated Panama's Independiente 2-0 Tuesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Scotiabank CONCACAF League. Babouli was in the thick of...
Sep 28, 2021

Leafs star Matthews practices for first time since wrist surgery
Toronto Maple Leafs star centre Auston Matthews participated in his first team practice Tuesday since undergoing off-season wrist surgery. Matthews skated with the main practice group for about half a...
Sep 28, 2021