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Injury bug bites many teams
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Injury bug bites many teams

Heat, tighter rosters, intense schedule taking toll on soccer tournament

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July 30, 2024
TENNIS: Mortal Rafa remains god of the fight
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TENNIS: Mortal Rafa remains god of the fight

Despite second-round loss, Nadal is beloved at Roland Garros in a way Djokovic never will be

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July 30, 2024
OLYMPIC VILLAGE - Lyles finds fame but not much privacy
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OLYMPIC VILLAGE - Lyles finds fame but not much privacy

U.S. sprinter says popularity comes with challenges

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July 30, 2024
BASKETBALL - Still a window of hope for Canadian women
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BASKETBALL - Still a window of hope for Canadian women

Handling defence pressure was always going to be an issue for the Canadian women's basketball team at the Paris Olympics. Stopping dribble penetration looked like it might be a trouble spot. Oh, and the three-point shooting seemed a bit sketchy as well.

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July 30, 2024
DIVING - Good friends make a big splash
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DIVING - Good friends make a big splash

Pair wins bronze in synchro platform with barely three weeks of practice to prepare for Games

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July 30, 2024
JUDO - FLIPPIN' GOLD
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JUDO - FLIPPIN' GOLD

Deguchi becomes Canada's first Olympic champion judoka after taking down the local favourite and then beating the woman who stole her world crown

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July 30, 2024
How Ottawa failed to save journalism
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How Ottawa failed to save journalism

Over the past nine years, the Trudeau government has papered over the cracks in our ailing news industry. It has subsidized journalists' salaries, bailed out struggling newspapers, upped its subsidy to the CBC; it even shook down Google for $100 million per year.

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July 30, 2024
The one thing that's not so weird about Trump
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The one thing that's not so weird about Trump

It seems we're officially in the weird phase of the American presidential race, as opposed to the shocking phase, the terrifying phase or the merely depressing one.

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July 30, 2024
Netanyahu vows retaliation
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Netanyahu vows retaliation

‘Our response will come,’ Israeli PM says, blaming Hezbollah for strike

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July 30, 2024
Freeland optimistic she has support
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Freeland optimistic she has support

Four party sources named finance minister as someone who should be moved in cabinet shuffle

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July 30, 2024
Elections Ontario awaits direction on riding map
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Elections Ontario awaits direction on riding map

Province must decide if it will follow Ottawa in redrawing boundaries

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July 30, 2024
UNITED KINGDOM - Teen arrested in fatal stabbing
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UNITED KINGDOM - Teen arrested in fatal stabbing

17-year-old faces murder charges after two children killed, 1] injured in attack on dance class

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July 30, 2024
CITY HALL: Dust not settled in dispute over High Park access
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CITY HALL: Dust not settled in dispute over High Park access

One year after key council vote, debate over vehicles continues

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July 30, 2024
CRIME: Province offers cash for police choppers
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CRIME: Province offers cash for police choppers

Helicopters can help avoid deadly chases, experts say, but may not deter auto thieves

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July 30, 2024
SUMMER BREEZE
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SUMMER BREEZE

Seventeen-year-old Canadian claims first Olympic gold, and shows the world she was born to be a champion

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July 30, 2024
Action fast and furious in 3x3 game
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Action fast and furious in 3x3 game

It is basketball sped up with shorter games, smaller rosters and a style of play that demands intuitive relationships between teammates and the ability to master all facets of the sport.

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July 29, 2024
Adam, Paredes latest Rays to be traded
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Adam, Paredes latest Rays to be traded

The Tampa Bay Rays continued to clean house Sunday, trading righthander reliever Jason Adam to the San Diego Padres, then dealing allstar infielder Isaac Paredes to the Chicago Cubs.

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July 29, 2024
Harms of traffic go beyond accidents
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Harms of traffic go beyond accidents

Toronto traffic is the worst (literally, some of the worst in the world) — it can clog up roads and flare up frustration for drivers. But for pedestrians, it can be lethal, and in more ways than you think.

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July 29, 2024
What's love got to do with it?
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What's love got to do with it?

Why every couple needs a prenup before saying I do’

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July 29, 2024
Henderson gives fans reason to cheer
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Henderson gives fans reason to cheer

Canadian rallies to finish eighth, Coughlin wins

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July 29, 2024
Sweep too little, too late
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Sweep too little, too late

After throwing in the towel on season, Jays roll over defending champs

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July 29, 2024
Biles is back with brilliance
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Biles is back with brilliance

Even with a worrying limp, American superstar was nearly perfect in her Paris debut

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July 29, 2024
Bike mishap forces coach to change gears
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Bike mishap forces coach to change gears

Race to get to training session turns into street event

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July 29, 2024
Canadians fight for each other
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Canadians fight for each other

In a deep hole after points deduction, embattled team beats France to keep Olympic hopes alive

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July 29, 2024
SWORD of the RINGS
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SWORD of the RINGS

Harvey achieves a childhood dream as she earns Canada its first Olympic medal in fencing

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July 29, 2024
Vance may cost Grits the election
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Vance may cost Grits the election

“One day you’re cock of the walk, the next a feather duster.”

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July 29, 2024
Israel considers how to respond to Hezbollah after rocket attack
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Israel considers how to respond to Hezbollah after rocket attack

The Middle East braced for a potential flare-up in violence Sunday after Israeli authorities said a rocket from Lebanon struck a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, killing 12 children and teens in what the military called the deadliest attack on civilians since Oct. 7.

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July 29, 2024
The police failed him
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The police failed him

Family suing officials who they say didn’t adequately respond to man’s crisis

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July 29, 2024
Advocates push for families to be reunited with refugees
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Advocates push for families to be reunited with refugees

Policy changes sought to let relatives join asylum seekers in Canada sooner

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July 29, 2024
Scientists seeing changes in puffins
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Scientists seeing changes in puffins

Warming waters linked to birds’ bodies growing smaller, beaks getting larger

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July 29, 2024