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Messi fans fill Stade Saputo as Inter Miami visits Montreal: 'Messi is worldwide'
MONTREAL - Pierre-Paul Foisy can't count the number of times he's visited Stade Saputo to cheer on CF Montreal. The Lionel Messi superfan, however, has no problem shedding Montreal's colours when his ...
Jul 05, 2025

Soccer legend Lionel Messi to start for Inter Miami against CF Montreal
MONTREAL - Lionel Messi will start for Inter Miami against CF Montreal. The Argentine superstar was named to Miami's starting 11 alongside fellow former FC Barcelona stars Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets...
Jul 05, 2025

Barger drives in winning run in 11th, Jays top Angels 4-3 for seventh straight win
TORONTO - Addison Barger's hard-hit single into right field gave the Toronto Blue Jays a walk-off 4-3 win in 11 innings against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday. Barger's two-out smash off reliever ...
Jul 05, 2025

Nipawin born and former Boston Bruin Byers dead at 61
Hockey fans in Nipawin lost a local legend on July 4, 2025 when local boy Lyndon Byers passed away at the age of 61. Born in Nipawin on February 29, 1964, Byers had an NHL career that lasted from 1983...
Jul 05, 2025

Canada's Camryn Rogers wins hammer throw at Prefontaine Classic
EUGENE - Canada's Camryn Rogers won the women's hammer throw with a season-best 78.88-metre throw at the Diamond League's Prefontaine Classic on Saturday. The Richmond, B.C., native, who is the reigni...
Jul 05, 2025

Elks look to end winless run, set tone for the rest of the season against Redblacks
EDMONTON - Edmonton Elks quarterback Tre Ford still believes in his team's ability to set the tone for this season. The Elks (0-3) are looking for their first victory when they host the Ottawa Redblac...
Jul 05, 2025

Trade war supercharges Montreal Comiccon attendance, spokesman says
MONTREAL - A spokesperson for the Montreal Comiccon says the trade war with the United States could supercharge attendance at the colourful pop culture gathering. A large crowd of people, some dressed...
Jul 05, 2025

Canada's Dabrowski, Croatia's Mektic fall in mixed doubles at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Croatia's Nikola Mektic fell 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to American Robert Galloway and Indonesia's Aldila Sutjiadi in second-round mixed doubles tennis action at Wimble...
Jul 05, 2025

Iran's supreme leader makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war started
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran' s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the 12-day war between Israel and Iran began, attending a mourning ceremony on the ...
Jul 05, 2025

Blue Jays place Yimi Garcia on 15-day IL, recall Pina from Triple-A Buffalo
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed right-hander Yimi Garcia on the 15-day injured list due to a left-ankle sprain. In a corresponding move, Toronto recalled right-hander Robinson Pina from Tr...
Jul 05, 2025