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Rays beat Blue Jays 5-3, win for 9th time in 10 games
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Daniel Robertson came up with the big hits for the Tampa Bay Rays in the team's 144th game of the season. Robertson drove in runs with a double in the seventh inning and a singl...
Sep 09, 2019

In new book, Times reporters detail Weinstein investigation
NEW YORK - A new book by The New York Times reporters who uncovered sexual misconduct accusations against Harvey Weinstein includes new details on the movie mogul's attempts to stop the newspaper from...
Sep 09, 2019

Mayor who faces sex assault charge has returned to duties in Port Moody, B.C.
PORT MOODY, B.C. - A mayor who stepped aside after he was charged with sexual assault has returned to work in Port Moody, B.C. Rob Vagramov said Monday that since he took a vo...
Sep 09, 2019

Trump says peace talks with Taliban are now 'dead'
WASHINGTON - U.S. peace talks with the Taliban are now "dead," President Donald Trump declared Monday, two days after he abruptly cancelled a secret meeting he had arranged with Taliban and Afghan lea...
Sep 09, 2019

Devils GM doesn't care if Zacha considers signing with KHL
BUFFALO, N.Y. - New Jersey Devils general manager Ray Shero says he is still attempting to sign centre Pavel Zacha amid concerns the former first-round draft pick will play in the Kontinental Hockey L...
Sep 09, 2019

Anti-diversity op-ed should never have run in Vancouver Sun: Calgary professor
CALGARY - A journalism professor says the controversy over an anti-diversity opinion piece published in - and then pulled online from - the Vancouver Sun has nothing to do with freedom of express...
Sep 09, 2019

City council approves third reading of rezoning request
Grande Prairie City council approved the third reading of a rezoning request of several parcels of land in the Trader Ridge area at today's council meeting. The developer requested the city remove the...
Sep 09, 2019

QB Chris Streveler leads Blue Bombers over Roughriders to maintain first in West
WINNIPEG - Willie Jefferson didn't want to break a promise to his mother. When the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defensive lineman sacked Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo on Saturday and forc...
Sep 09, 2019

19 Slams: Nadal stops Medvedev comeback bid to win US Open
NEW YORK - Rafael Nadal's 19th Grand Slam trophy went from inevitable to suddenly in doubt in a thrill-a-minute U.S. Open final. What had all the makings of a casual crowning morphed into a grueling c...
Sep 09, 2019

Bianca Andreescu's historic win celebrated across Canada
Canadians cheered Bianca Andreescu at viewing parties, sports bars and even at the Toronto International Film Festival as she made sports history on Saturday. Fans were rapt as the 19-year-old from Mi...
Sep 09, 2019