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Montreal's Auger-Aliassime reaches fourth round at Wimbledon
LONDON - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime is the latest Canadian to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon. The 20-year-old advanced Saturday when Nick Kygrios retired due to an injury in their third-rou...
Jul 03, 2021
'Resilience' is catchphrase for Canada's Tokyo Olympic track and field team
TORONTO - The world No. 1-ranked decathlete Damian Warner trained in an unheated hockey arena all winter that was so cold some days he couldn't feel his feet. Melissa Bishop-Nriagu worked out in her h...
Jul 03, 2021
Lytton, B.C., wildfire grows as others force evacuations in another region
LYTTON, B.C. - The B.C. Wildfire Service says the wildfire burning near Lytton, B.C., has grown since Friday night as another blaze forced more than 100 homes to be evacuated. The fire burning near Ly...
Jul 03, 2021
Fans say seeing Habs at home in final a once in a lifetime experience
MONTREAL - Even with the arena at a fraction of its capacity and despite their team trailing for more than 58 minutes, the fans at Montreal's Bell Centre were never quiet on Friday night. For some of ...
Jul 03, 2021
Elsa falls back to tropical storm while racing toward Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Hurricane Elsa fell back to tropical storm force as it raced toward Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday, but it still threatened to unleash flooding and landslide...
Jul 03, 2021
‘Crop insurance will be very busy this year,’ farmer says of dry conditions
A Leader-area farmer is feeling pessimistic about the harvest as hot and dry conditions have devastated many of his crops.Brent Watts grows wheat and lentils on part of his farm. He has suffered exten...
Jul 03, 2021
9 people in custody after hourslong armed standoff on I-95
WAKEFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Massachusetts state police said nine suspects have been taken into custody following an hourslong standoff that prompted the partial closure of Interstate 95. Police said the s...
Jul 03, 2021
Summer vehicle maintenance just as important as winter maintenance
During the cold winter months, vehicle maintenance is vital to keeping your repair bills down and ensuring reliability.The same goes for summertime, especially when the mercury rises and extreme tempe...
Jul 03, 2021
Fire official: Demolition to collapsed condo to start Sunday
NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A top Miami-Dade fire official has told family members of people missing...
Jul 03, 2021
Fajardo ready for first training camp as Roughriders’ starter
For the first time in his CFL career, Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo is preparing to enter training camp as a team's incumbent starter.Fajardo, who is entering his fifth season in t...
Jul 03, 2021