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U.S. Open honours Billie Jean King on 50th anniversary of equal prize money
NEW YORK (AP) - After a rousing tribute from former first lady Michelle Obama, Billie Jean King on Monday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Open becoming the first sporting event to offer eq...
Aug 28, 2023

Jansen homers as Toronto Blue Jays top Washington Nationals 6-3
TORONTO - Danny Jansen scored three runs and Kevin Gausman earned his 10th win of the season as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Washington Nationals 6-3 on Monday at Rogers Centre. Vladimir Guerrer...
Aug 28, 2023

Source: Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke waived by Jacksonville Jaguars
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Canadian Nathan Rourke's NFL future is in limbo. The Jacksonville Jaguars waived Rourke on Monday, according to a source who spoke on the condition of anonymity as the Jags haven'...
Aug 28, 2023

Raonic, Auger-Aliassime bounced in U.S. Open openers
NEW YORK - Milos Raonic had some flashes of brilliance at the U.S. Open on Monday, but not enough of them to upset seventh-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece. The 32-year-old Raonic, from Thornhill, ...
Aug 28, 2023

Details of new women's professional hockey league to be announced
Team locations and the player intake process for the new women's professional hockey league are about to be revealed. Board member Stan Kasten, who is president of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Hockey Hall...
Aug 28, 2023

Guatemala's electoral registry has suspended the party of the presidential election winner
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Guatemala's electoral registry suspended the Seed Movement, the party of Bernardo Arvalo, the progressive candidate who won Guatemala's presidential elections this month, the par...
Aug 28, 2023

Sask. rabies numbers increasing
An increase in the amount of rabies cases in Saskatchewan has prompted a public health warning advising people get themselves and their pets vaccinated. Dr. David Torr, medical health officer with the...
Aug 28, 2023

Racism partly to blame for unequal health care provided to Indigenous women: PHAC study
Racism and the lack of primary care providers mean off-reserve First Nations, Mtis and Inuit women and girls have poorer health overall compared to their non-Indigenous counterparts, says a study by t...
Aug 28, 2023

Sask. beekeepers preparing for harvest after busy season
Saskatchewan beekeepers are breathing a little easier this summer as they prepare for their harvest this week.Over the past couple of years, Varroa mites killed a large portion of colonies in the prov...
Aug 28, 2023

Police search for suspected shooter at University of North Carolina; students warned to stay inside
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - An apparent shooting at the University of North Carolina flagship campus on Monday led to a school-wide alert warning of an "armed, dangerous person on or near campus" and urg...
Aug 28, 2023