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Canada has its 1st case of West Nile this year. Here's what to know about the virus
TORONTO - Confirmation of the first human case of West Nile virus acquired in Canada this year arrived just in time for the August long weekend. The Public Health Agency of Canada said Thursday that a...
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Man arrested after vehicle crashes through front door of RCMP office in Montreal
MONTREAL - Montreal police say a man is under arrest after a vehicle went through the front door of the RCMP headquarters in the Montreal area. No one was injured inside the Westmount, Que., building ...
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Americans set a world record in the swim worlds in Singapore
SINGAPORE (AP) - The United States set the world record in the 4x100 mixed relay on Saturday, clocking 3 minutes, 18.48 seconds in the swim world championships. The old record was 3:18.83 set in 2023 ...
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Ledecky wins 800-metre freestyle at world swim championship, McIntosh takes bronze
SINGAPORE - Canada's Summer McIntosh took the bronze medal in the 800-metre freestyle at the world swim championship in a three-way duel to the finish. The Toronto teenager, Olympic champion Katie Led...
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Vaval boosts Blue Bombers in 40-31 win over Argonauts
WINNIPEG - Rookie Trey Vaval dazzled a sold-out crowd of Blue Bombers fans when he returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown and followed up with a 97-yard punt return for a major that helped Winnip...
11h ago
Tough debut for Jays newcomers, but Schneider points to home runs as bigger issue
TORONTO - The noise the Toronto Blue Jays made before Thursday's trade deadline was silenced in their first game with three of their four newbies in the lineup. With four homers and a crafty three-hit...
11h ago
Hurricane Gil forms in the eastern Pacific but is not forecast to threaten land
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Tropical Storm Gil strengthened into a hurricane in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday but was not expected to threaten land, forecasters said. The Miami-based U.S. National Hurric...
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Spurs captain Son Heung-min to leave English Premier League club
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Captain Son Heung-min announced on Saturday that he will be leaving Tottenham Hotspur. At a media conference in Seoul, Son said his decision to leave the English Premier Leag...
12h ago
Witt, Wacha push Royals to 9-3 win over Blue Jays
TORONTO - Bobby Witt Jr. belted a three-run homer and veteran starter Michael Wacha pitched a three-hitter to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 9-3 win in the opener of a three-game series against the ...
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Canadian women defeat U.S. 42-10 in final home game before Rugby World Cup
OTTAWA - Canada scored 28 unanswered points in the second half to dispatch the United States 42-10 Friday in its final home game before heading to Europe for the Rugby World Cup later this month. The ...
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