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First-round pick Bourgault scores, adds assist in Oilers pre-season win over Flames
CALGARY - Derek Ryan and first-round draft pick Xavier Bourgault had a goal and an assist each on Sunday night as the Edmonton Oilers opened the pre-season with a dominant 4-0 win over the Calgary Fla...
Sep 26, 2021

Canadian men lose to Kenya 33-14 in Edmonton rugby sevens bronze-medal match
EDMONTON - The Canadian men lost 33-14 to Kenya in the bronze-medal match Sunday on Day 2 of the HSBC Canada Sevens at Commonwealth Stadium, while the Canadian women won bronze in their four-team comp...
Sep 26, 2021

Shane Pinto scores 25 seconds in OT, Sens down Jets 3-2 in NHL pre-season
WINNIPEG - Shane Pinto scored 25 seconds into overtime to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets in NHL pre-season action Sunday. Pinto weaved around the ice before firing th...
Sep 26, 2021

Americans win Ryder Cup in a rout, send Europe a message
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) - The Americans won back the Ryder Cup and perhaps a whole lot more Sunday, sending a strong message to Europe with a powerful performance from their youngest team in history. Sco...
Sep 26, 2021

Jansen, Springer homer, Blue Jays beat Twins, keep pressure
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Danny Jansen hit a go-ahead, three-run homer, George Springer also went deep and the Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 Sunday to maintain pressure in the AL wild-card race befo...
Sep 26, 2021

Repentigny Black community denounce police action plan to tackle racial profiling
REPENTIGNY, Que. - Black community leaders in a town just north of Montreal slammed their local police force's plan to tackle racial profiling on Sunday, saying the strategy was developed without thei...
Sep 26, 2021

Catholic bishop hopes residential school apology will improve Indigenous relations
A leader in Canada's national assembly of Catholic bishops says he hopes an apology for the harms endured at residential schools could mark a turning point in the church's relations with Indigenous Pe...
Sep 26, 2021

Two 18-year-old UBC students die after hit by vehicle while walking early Sunday
VANCOUVER - University RCMP says two young students at the University of British Columbia are dead following a single-vehicle accident early Sunday. RCMP says the male and female students, both 18 yea...
Sep 26, 2021

Team Europe easily tops Team World for 4th Laver Cup in row
BOSTON (AP) - Even without any of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic on the roster, Team Europe clinched its fourth consecutive Laver Cup victory by going up 14-1 against Team World on Sund...
Sep 26, 2021

San Marino voters overwhelmingly back legal abortion
SAN MARINO (AP) - Residents in the tiny republic of San Marino voted overwhelmingly Sunday to legalize abortion, rejecting a 150-year-old law that had criminalized it and becoming the latest majority ...
Sep 26, 2021