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‘Not forgotten’: Family, advocates reflect 10 years after death of Tina Fontaine
When Elroy Fontaine thinks about his older sister, Tina Fontaine, his mind takes him to a park in Winnipeg's Point Douglas neighbourhood.It's where the two would sometimes hang out together.A decade a...
Aug 10, 2024
Guerrero extends hit streak, but Blue Jays fall 1-0 to Athletics
TORONTO - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. tied a career-best by extending his hit streak to 22 games in the first inning, but Oakland starter Osvaldo Bido was at his best the rest of the way to help the Athleti...
Aug 10, 2024
Blue Jays claim RHP Luis Frias off waivers from Diamondbacks
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed right-handed Luis Frias off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Blue Jays announced the acquisition Saturday and option Frias to their Triple-A affi...
Aug 10, 2024
Sinner advances to NBO Montreal quarterfinal with win over Tabilo
MONTREAL - Top seed Jannik Sinner of Italy has advanced to the National Bank Open quarterfinal with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Alejandro Tabilo of Chile on Saturday. Tabilo, despite representing Chile, was b...
Aug 10, 2024
Hotel workers in Montreal picket for third day in protest of contract impasse
MONTREAL - Workers at Montreal's Queen Elizabeth hotel protested for a third straight day on Saturday in the middle of the busy summer tourist season, and they were joined by picketers from two other ...
Aug 10, 2024
Toronto Nationals to face defending champion Montreal Tigers in GT20 Canada final
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Guyana all-rounder Romario Shepherd took four wickets and then hit back-to-back fours to lead the Toronto Nationals into the final of the Global T20 cricket tournament with a five-wic...
Aug 10, 2024
Ferguson officer critically injured at protest on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown's death
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) - A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer was critically injured outside the city's police station during protests on the 10th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a piv...
Aug 10, 2024
Canada's Phil 'Wizard' Kim wins gold in breaking at Paris Olympics
Canada's Phil Kim has won a gold medal in men's breaking at the Olympic Games.The 27-year-old from Vancouver, who goes by B-Boy Phil Wizard in breaking circles, captured the first men's Olympic gold i...
Aug 10, 2024
Canada's Phil (Wizard) Kim wins gold in breaking at Paris Olympics
PARIS - Canada's Phil Kim has won a gold medal in men's breaking at the Olympic Games. The 27-year-old from Vancouver, who goes by B-Boy Phil Wizard in breaking circles, captured the first men's Olymp...
Aug 10, 2024
Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school used as a shelter kills at least 80, Palestinian officials say
An Israeli airstrike hit a school-turned-shelter in Gaza early Saturday, killing at least 80 people and wounding nearly 50 others, Palestinian health authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks ...
Aug 10, 2024