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Decathlete Warner wins the Canadian 110-hurdles title in pouring rain
MONTREAL - Decathlon star Damian Warner won the 110-metre hurdles in pouring rain at the Canadian Olympic track and field trials on Saturday. Warner, who's using the trials as finetuning for the Tokyo...
Jun 26, 2021
Braves' Soroka tears Achilles tendon again, lost for season
Atlanta Braves right-hander Mike Soroka is facing season-ending surgery after again tearing his right Achilles tendon. The Braves said Saturday Soroka suffered the new tear on Thursday while walking t...
Jun 26, 2021
Riders report loss of $7.5 million after 2020 CFL season cancelled due to COVID-19
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders reported a loss of $7.5 million at their 2020-21 annual general meeting as the club deals with the financial fallout from the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season....
Jun 26, 2021
Just 21, Red Deer's Rebecca Smith ready for first Olympics
Red Deer's Rebecca Smith is headed to the Olympic Games.A swimmer, the 21-year old qualified by putting in a top-notch performance this week at the Canadian Olympic Trials in Toronto.Smith finished th...
Jun 26, 2021
National HIV Testing Day highlights need for better access
Sunday, June 27 is National HIV Testing Day, and advocates say they're working on getting the word out about a new self-test which returns results in minutes using just a drop of blood.Community-Based...
Jun 26, 2021
Victoria organizers get green light to have fans at Olympic basketball qualifying
Victoria will feel like home court for Canada's men's basketball team after all. Organizers for Canada's last-chance Olympic qualifying tournament which tips off Tuesday in Victoria have been given th...
Jun 26, 2021
COVID-19 restrictions could still limit celebrations as Habs try to win Stanley Cup
Montrealers won't be the only ones to start celebrating next week as the Habs make a run for Canada's first Stanley Cup in 28 years. Fans and beer drinkers from across the country will be lifting thei...
Jun 26, 2021
'Staying alive is an obsession:' Family of survivors reflect on residential schools
The weeds of residential schools are tangled throughout the family tree of Clayton Episkenew and many other Indigenous people in Canada. "I have come a long way but at times feel guilty that I am here...
Jun 26, 2021
Flames hamper rescue effort amid rubble of Florida condo
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Fire has spread amid the rubble of the collapsed condominium in South Florida, hampering rescue efforts, officials said Saturday. The flames are deep and firefighters have not be...
Jun 26, 2021
COVID-19 restrictions could still limit celebrations as Habs try to win Stanley Cup
Montrealers won't be the only ones to start celebrating next week as the Habs make a run for Canada's first Stanley Cup in 28 years. Fans and beer drinkers from across the country will be lifting thei...
Jun 26, 2021