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Toronto FC hurting on offence ahead of BMO Field visit by FC Cincinnati
Toronto FC, whose defence ranks worst in the league, is now running out of forwards. Ayo Akinola, Jozy Altidore, Dom Dwyer and Jordan Perruzza are all out injured and unavailable for Wednesday's game ...
Sep 29, 2021

Newman, Mendoza will be ESPN's 1st all-female baseball duo
Melanie Newman made history earlier this season when she was part of Major League Baseball's first all-women's broadcast. On Wednesday, the Baltimore Orioles announcer will receive a bigger national s...
Sep 29, 2021

Perlini scores twice as Oilers blank Kraken 6-0 in pre-season action
EDMONTON - Brendan Perlini is making a strong case for a return to the NHL. Perlini scored twice and Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers cruised to a 6-0 pre-season win ov...
Sep 29, 2021

Evans leads Redblacks to 34-24 win over Elks in first CFL start
OTTAWA - As far as debuts go, quarterback Caleb Evans and the Ottawa Redblacks are thrilled at what transpired Tuesday night. In his first CFL and professional game, Evans threw three touchdown passes...
Sep 29, 2021

LEADING OFF: Yanks' Cole faces Jays with wild card in sight
A look at what's happening around the majors today: ___ WILD, WILD EAST Yankees ace Gerrit Cole makes what might be his final start of the regular season in a critical showdown against Toronto. New Yo...
Sep 29, 2021

Riot inside Ecuador prison kills 24 inmates and injures 48
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - A riot in a penitentiary in coastal city of Guayaquil killed 24 and injured 48 more Tuesday, Ecuadorian officials said. A police and military operation managed to regain control ...
Sep 29, 2021

Calls for stronger gun control, failure in Afghanistan : In The News for Sept. 29
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 29 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Sep 29, 2021

Defeated Tory candidate to ask court to quash Liberal win in Calgary Skyview
OTTAWA - The Conservative incumbent who was defeated in Calgary Skyview in last week's federal election is planning to ask a court to quash the result, given allegations of dirty tricks by the Liberal...
Sep 29, 2021

Elizabeth May would not rule out serving as interim leader to steady troubled Greens
OTTAWA - Elizabeth May could return to the Greens as interim leader to stabilize the embattled party. Her chief of staff said that, if asked to take the helm until a permanent leader is found, she wou...
Sep 29, 2021

Joyce Echaquan's loved ones urge action on racism on the anniversary of her death
JOLIETTE, Que. - One year after Joyce Echaquan was mocked by staff as she lay dying in hospital, her family and community members called on Quebecers to honour her legacy by acknowledging systemic rac...
Sep 29, 2021