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Collier puts up 20 points in Game 1 and Lynx cruise past Valkyries 101-72
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored 20 points to lead five players in double figures…
Build Canada Homes aims to build 4,000 housing units on federal land: Carney
OTTAWA — The newly created Build Canada Homes agency will oversee plans to build 4,000…
Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard score 20 apiece, Dream beat Fever 80-68 in Game 1 of WNBA playoffs
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard scored 20 points apiece to…
Photo highlights from Day 2 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo
TOKYO (AP) — Photo highlights from Day 2 of the world athletics championships in Tokyo.…
Manitoba cabinet briefing on landfill search for murder victims not being released
WINNIPEG — A report that could shed more light on why Manitoba’s former Progressive Conservative…
With hurdles removed, McLaughlin-Levrone tackles new race and maybe even a 40-year-old record
TOKYO (AP) — On the hallowed list of world records in track and field, most…
League-leading AFC Toronto thumps Vancouver Rise 7-0 in NSL action
TORONTO — Esther Okoronkwo and Kaylee Hunter each scored twice and AFC Toronto piled up…
Lewis Crocker beats Paddy Donovan by split decision to become IBF world welterweight champion
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Lewis Crocker earned a split-decision win over Paddy Donovan to…
Canada wins Davis Cup tie with Israel in empty Halifax stadium, protests continue
HALIFAX — Canada advanced to the 2026 Davis Cup Qualifiers with a 4-0 win over…
Argentina hangs on to beat Australia 28-26 in Rugby Championship match in Sydney
SYDNEY (AP) — Argentina took advantage of some early handling errors and indiscipline by the…
‘There’s something strange in the pumpkin fields.’ Drought & heat frightening farmers
FREDERICTON — The pumpkin patches on a number of Canadian farms are starting to look…
Atlanta hosts Indiana to kick off playoffs
Indiana Fever (24-20, 13-8 Eastern Conference) at Atlanta Dream (30-14, 15-6 Eastern Conference) College Park,…
Gender testing returns to track, stirring up harsh memories and doubts that date to the 1980s
TOKYO (AP) — The woman whose genetic test in the 1980s led sports leaders to…
Protests outside, silence inside as Canada faces Israel in an empty arena
HALIFAX — It was a surreal scene in Halifax on Friday as Canada kicked off…
Fall Movie Guide: Here are the films coming out from September to Christmas
Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc is back. So are the stars of “Wicked” and the animals…
Former Syracuse basketball star Tiana Mangakahia dies at 30 after long battle with cancer
Tiana Mangakahia, a former Syracuse star who played professional basketball in Russia, France and her…
Baby can wait: Paddy Donovan trains for world title fight while wife gives birth
How important is Saturday’s world title fight for Paddy Donovan? The Irishman skipped the birth…
Canceled events, unpaid athletes and races that never happen. Is track in trouble heading into LA?
TOKYO (AP) — It was small news that dropped during a busy sports week in…
Islamophobic incidents in Australia ‘skyrocketed’ since Israel-Hamas war, envoy reports
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Anti-Muslim incidents have “skyrocketed” across Australia since the Israel-Hamas war began…
Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from…
Wallabies’ resurgence fuels high expectations ahead of sold-out test against Argentina
Harry Wilson’s Wallabies are in an unfamiliar position in the Rugby Championship, reveling in a…
Carney’s major project list includes LNG development, nuclear power, mining
EDMONTON — An expansion to the Port of Montreal and work to double liquefied natural…
Drought deepens in Eastern Canada as West sees some improvement: monitor
Officials say a deepening drought in Central and Atlantic Canada is creating water supply issues…
Back from injury, Canada forward Sophie de Goede making her mark at Rugby World Cup
After being sidelined 13 months with a knee injury, Canada’s Sophie de Goede is making…