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Toronto's Penny Oleksiak wins women's 50m freestyle at Olympic swim trials
TORONTO - Penny Oleksiak captured the women's 50-metre freestyle event at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials on Sunday. Oleksiak posted a time of 25.06 seconds, going over the Olympic qualifying stan...
May 19, 2024
Alek Manoah shines over seven innings as Blue Jays fend off Rays 5-2 to avoid sweep
TORONTO - Alek Manoah was superb for seven scoreless innings, striking out seven, as the Toronto Blue Jays fended off the Tampa Bays Rays 5-2 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Manoah (1-1) allowe...
May 19, 2024
MMA and kickboxing event set for Vernon
Vernon will be hosting an amateur mixed martial arts (MMA) and kickboxing event this summer.The Okanagan Fighting Championship will be held Saturday, July 6 at the Vernon Curling Club. The event will ...
May 19, 2024
Carolina Hurricanes re-sign coach Rod Brind'Amour and staff to multi-year deals
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed coach Rod Brind'Amour and his staff to multiyear contracts, keeping one of the best in the NHL behind the bench around for the long term. Th...
May 19, 2024
Man City wins record fourth-straight Premier League title after 3-1 win against West Ham
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Manchester City won a record fourth-straight Premier League title on Sunday by beating West Ham 3-1 in the final game of the season. City is the first team to be crowned cha...
May 19, 2024
Luton relegated from Premier League after one season
LUTON, England (AP) - Luton has been relegated after just one season in the Premier League. The team lost 4-2 at home to Fulham on the final day of the season on Sunday and joins Sheffield United and ...
May 19, 2024
Max Verstappen holds off Lando Norris to win Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and extend F1 lead
IMOLA, Italy (AP) - In the real world or the virtual world, Max Verstappen remains the driver to beat. The defending Formula 1 champion held off a challenge from McLaren's Lando Norris to win the Emil...
May 19, 2024
Federal byelection announced for June 24 in Toronto St. Paul's riding
TORONTO - The Prime Minister's Office has announced a federal byelection will be held in the Ontario riding of Toronto-St. Paul's on June 24 to fill the seat left vacant by longtime Liberal cabinet mi...
May 19, 2024
Ex-partner to face charges after 55-year-old woman killed in Montreal
MONTREAL - A 55-year-old woman is dead and her former partner is facing charges in what police say is Montreal's 13th homicide of the year. Police were called Saturday evening to an apartment in the V...
May 19, 2024
Led by John Herdman, resurgent Toronto FC putting recent dismal past behind it
Toronto FC's bid under John Herdman to put its recent dismal past behind it took a step forward Saturday with a lopsided 5-1 win over CF Montreal. Victories over TFC's archrival are always welcome, es...
May 19, 2024
