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Vancouver Canucks Jim Benning signs three-year extension

August 20, 2019

VANCOUER, B.C. — The Vancouver Canucks are sticking with Jim Benning as their general manager.The club announced Tuesday that the 56-year-old has signed a three-year ...

Overwatch League team Toronto Defiant to play home games at Roy Thomson Hall

August 20, 2019

TORONTO — Long the home of more traditional forms of entertainment, Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall will also become an esports epicentre next year.OverActive Media announced ...

Clemson QB Lawrence leads AP preseason All-America team

August 20, 2019

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence headlines The Associated Press preseason All-America team, and he has two teammates from the top-ranked Tigers with him on the first ...

Als, Eskimos quarterbacks, Stampeders receiver named CFL top performers

August 20, 2019

TORONTO — Montreal Alouettes quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., Edmonton Eskimos QB Trevor Harris and Calgary Stampeders receiver Reggie Begelton are the CFL's top performers of ...

Canoeist wonders whether she took contaminated supplement that led to positive test

August 20, 2019

MONTREAL — Top Canadian Olympic medal contender Laurence Vincent Lapointe says she has no idea how Ligandrol got into her system and caused a positive drug test.In a news ...

Aaron Best scores 20 points in Canada's 122-88 basketball rout of New Zealand

August 20, 2019

SYDNEY, Australia — Aaron Best scored 20 points while Andrew Nembhard added 17 as Canada's men's basketball team trounced the New Zealand Tall Blacks 122-88 in a pre-FIBA ...

Scores and Schedule

August 19, 2019

Monday's GamesMLBAmerican LeagueKansas City 5 Baltimore 4Seattle 9 Tampa Bay 3Texas 8 L.A. Angels 7 (11 innings)Chicago White Sox 6 Minnesota 4Houston 5 Detroit 4National ...

Monday's Games

August 19, 2019

Monday's GamesMLBAmerican LeagueKansas City 5 Baltimore 4Seattle 9 Tampa Bay 3Texas 8 L.A. Angels 7 (11 innings)Chicago White Sox 6 Minnesota 4Houston 5 Detroit 4National ...

Canada defeats Nicaragua in women's baseball World Cup qualifier

August 19, 2019

AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico — Amanda Asay reached base four times and hit a three-run triple to help Canada beat Nicaragua 19-2 in a mercy-rule shortened round-robin game at a ...

Blue Jays prospect T.J. Zeuch throws no-hitter for triple-A Buffalo

August 19, 2019

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Toronto Blue Jays prospect T.J. Zeuch threw a no-hitter on Monday night for the triple-A Buffalo Bisons.The 24-year-old right-hander walked one batter, hit ...

Dolphins' Stills objects to comments by Jay-Z about NFL deal

August 19, 2019

DAVIE, Fla. — Miami Dolphins receiver Kenny Stills objected Monday to recent comments from rapper Jay-Z about social activism by current and former NFL players, including ...

Fifteen Canadians to compete at Canadian National Women's Open

August 19, 2019

AURORA, Ont. — Kelly Tan's 7-under-par 65 led the way at the 2019 CP Women's Open Monday Qualifier at Scarboro Golf and Country Club.Tan, of Malaysia, was the medalist Monday...

Canada eliminated from Little League World Series following loss to Caribbean

August 19, 2019

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Canada was eliminated from ...

Rodgers: If LaFleur wants me to play Thursday, I'll play

August 19, 2019

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers practiced on ...

Bombers' Nichols latest CFL opening-day starter to go down with injury

August 19, 2019

Matt Nichols is the latest CFL opening-day ...

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Saskatchewan sees 40 rigs drilling in mid-August

August 16, 2019

Estevan – There were 40 drilling rigs working in Saskatchewan on Aug. 14, according to sister publication Rig Locator (riglocator.ca). That made for 36 per cent out of a ...

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Let the rumble strips rumble

August 19, 2019

The other day I ran into our local MLA, Lori Carr, who happened to be the Highways Minister. (Well, she was Highways minister when I spoke to her, as she was shuffled to ...