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MONTREAL - Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil says he “completely vanished into thin air” after jumping out to a big lead. Fellow Canadian Peter Polansky, ranked No. 116 in the world, upset ...

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s parliament will vote by secret ballot Tuesday on a motion of no confidence on President Jacob Zuma, the legislative body’s speaker announced. Monday’s s...

LONDON - Several athletes have come down with a stomach bug at the world championships, including medal favourite Isaac Makwala of Botswana. Makwala pulled out of his 200-meter heat Monday and later s...

TORONTO - After more than 20 years on the WTA Tour, Venus Williams can finally say she won a match in Toronto. The 37-year-old American, riding a winless streak that spanned five Rogers Cups in the Ca...

TUNIS, Tunisia - A port director in Tunisia says authorities have instructed commercial ports in the North African nation to deny access to a ship rented by European identity groups and sailing the Me...

Adam Zaruba has travelled the world with the Canadian rugby sevens team. On Thursday, he’ll likely mark another tick on his bucket list by playing in Lambeau Field. It’s the first NFL exhi...

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says the outlines of a deal with the United States to resolve the softwood lumber dispute are in place. But she can’t predict whether the pers...

OTTAWA - U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has an issue with getting agricultural products to Canada, and it might not be the ones you think. “It’s an extraordinary problem for t...

WINNIPEG - Lexy Vincent was excited and proud to watch her parents win a 200-kilometre marathon canoe race last month in Ontario. This week, Fiona Vincent will experience the same emotions as she chee...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - A federal report released Monday proposes a $275 million array of technological and structural upgrades at a crucial site in Illinois to prevent invasive Asian carp from reachin...