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World Cup match in Vancouver triggers transit ridership not seen since 2010 Games
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's first FIFA World Cup game pushed transit ridership levels to heights not seen since the 2010 Winter Games. Transit authority TransLink says in a statement that Saturday's match at BC Place between Australia and Turkey saw daily...
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World Cup match in Vancouver triggers transit ridership not seen since 2010 Games
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's first FIFA World Cup game pushed transit ridership levels to heights not seen since the 2010 Winter Games. Transit authority TransLink says in a statement that Saturday's match at BC Place between Australia and Turkey saw daily...
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Canada's Auger-Aliassime advances to second round at Halle with win over Borges
HALLE - Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the second round of the Terra Wortmann Open grass-court tennis tournament with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win over Portugal's Nuno Borges on Monday. Auger-Aliassime, the world No. 4 and the second seed in Halle, ...
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Canada trains in Vancouver ahead of second World Cup match
VANCOUVER - Canada is back on the training pitch today ahead of its next World Cup match. The Canadian men take on Qatar at BC Place Stadium on Thursday after opening the tournament with a 1-1 draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina last Friday in Toronto. Qat...
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The Latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada
Here are the latest developments from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. All times Eastern: 1:57 p.m. Tiny Cape Verde has held on for an improbable 0-0 draw with European giant Spain to kick off Group H play at the World Cup. Vozinha, Cape Verde's 40-year-old go...
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The Latest from the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada
Here are the latest developments from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. All times Eastern: 1:57 p.m. Tiny Cape Verde has held on for an improbable 0-0 draw with European giant Spain to kick off Group H play at the World Cup. Vozinha, Cape Verde's 40-year-old go...
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World Cup racism monitor urges FIFA to remove match official over hand gesture on TV broadcast
GENEVA (AP) - FIFA's discrimination monitor at the World Cup called Monday for a video review official to be removed for appearing to make a hand gesture resembling a white supremacist sign. When the official broadcast of Germany's openin...
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Carolina's Jordan Staal wins the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, oldest on record at age 37
Rod Brind'Amour knows a thing or two about how Jordan Staal is feeling. Now the Carolina Hurricanes' coach, Brind'Amour was their captain when they won the Stanley Cup two decades ago, and now Staal wears the "C." Before the final against...
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Hurricanes use stifling defense to blank Golden Knights 3-0 in Game 6 and win the Stanley Cup
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Carolina spent the first part of the Stanley Cup Final surviving, finding ways to overcome deficits and play a high-scoring game that didn't fit the Hurricanes' typical style. But when it came down to doing what it takes ...
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Hurricanes use stifling defense to blank Golden Knights 3-0 in Game 6 and win the Stanley Cup
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Carolina spent the first part of the Stanley Cup Final surviving, finding ways to overcome deficits and play a high-scoring game that didn't fit the Hurricanes' typical style. But when it came down to doing what it takes ...
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Trump celebrates 80th birthday with an Iran deal and UFC cage fights at the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday on Sunday by hailing an initial agreement to end the war in Iran and staging a once unfathomable cage-fighting show on the White House's storied South Lawn. Trump had been ...
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Trump celebrates 80th birthday with an Iran deal and UFC cage fights at the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday on Sunday by hailing an initial agreement to end the war in Iran and staging a once unfathomable cage-fighting show on the White House's storied South Lawn. Trump had been ...
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Pridham scores twice to lead Rapid to 3-1 win over Rise
BURNABY - Delaney Baie Pridham scored twice in the second half, including on a penalty shot in the 74th minute, to lift the visiting Ottawa Rapid to a 3-1 Northern Super League win over the Vancouver Rise on Sunday at Swangard Stadium. Lee Min-a opened...
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Shaw scores OT winner for Marlies, who lead Wolves 2-0 in Calder Cup final
CHICAGO - Logan Shaw's second goal of the game, scored at 3:46 of overtime, lifted the Toronto Marlies to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Wolves on Sunday to grab a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Calder Cup final. The Marlies, who surrendered a goal to Juuso...
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Future of Canadian golf steps into spotlight at RBC Canadian Open
CALEDON - The future of Canadian men's golf stepped into the spotlight this week at the RBC Canadian Open. Sudarshan Yellamaraju of Mississauga, Ont., had a 2-under 68 in Sunday's final round to tie for eighth and win the Rivermead Cup as the lowest sc...
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Blue Jays bullpen caves again in ninth inning as Toronto falls to New York Yankees
TORONTO - Brayden Fisher was in a familiar spot for the Blue Jays. Top of the ninth. A runner on base. Tie game. One of the Yankees' power hitters at the plate. Less than 24 hours after Toronto closer Louis Varland gave up a two-run home run for the wi...
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Turkey claims five-set win over Canadian men in Volleyball Nations League
OTTAWA - Canada dropped a 3-2 decision (11-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-14, 8-15) to Turkey in Volleyball Nations League (VNL) action on Sunday. The defeat marked the second straight five-set match for the Canadian men, who lost to the United States on Saturda...
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Toronto Tempo start well but can't sustain momentum in 102-77 loss to Atlanta Dream
TORONTO - Ahead of Sunday's game against the Atlanta Dream, Toronto Tempo head coach Sandy Brondello spoke about needing to see consistent energy from her team across 40 minutes. As if on cue, Toronto came out energized against Atlanta, racing to a hea...
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Canadian fighter defeated by U.S. at Trump's UFC birthday
WASHINGTON - As Canadian UFC fighter Aiemann Zahabi made his way to the octagon at the White House for the highest-profile match of his career so far, thunderous boos ripped across the historic grounds. Zahabi was ultimately defeated by fan-favourite a...
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Canadian fighter defeated by U.S. at Trump's UFC birthday
WASHINGTON - As Canadian UFC fighter Aiemann Zahabi made his way to the octagon at the White House for the highest-profile match of his career so far, thunderous boos ripped across the historic grounds. Zahabi was ultimately defeated by fan-favourite a...
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American Bud Cauley wins RBC Canadian Open for first-ever PGA Tour tournament title
CALEDON - Bud Cauley just had to sink a 10-inch putt to win the RBC Canadian Open, but when he looked up and saw his wife and two children by the 18th green, he had to take a step back and wipe tears out of his eyes to make sure he made the shot. After...
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Gray has 26 points, Angel Reese records double-double as Dream defeats Tempo 102-77
TORONTO - Allisha Gray had 26 points and Angel Reese recorded a double-double as the Atlanta Dream defeated the Toronto Tempo 102-77 in WNBA action Sunday afternoon at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Gray hit on eight-of-14 shots from the field and was five-of-nin...
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Rice, Caballero hit ninth-inning homers to power Yankees over Blue Jays 8-3
TORONTO - Ben Rice hit a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning before Jose Caballero added a three-run bomb as the New York Yankees topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Sunday afternoon. Anthony Volpe drove in two runs and scored another for N...
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Canada's Tyler Mislawchuk captures fourth World Triathlon Cup victory
HUATULCO, MEXICO - Canada's Tyler Mislawchuk captured a fourth World Triathlon Cup victory Sunday. The 31-year-old Canadian completed the 750-metre swim, 20-kilometre bike and five-kilometre run here in 53 minutes 21 second. He earned a ninth career W...
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