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Bouchard bows out of Rogers Cup with doubles loss, partner Pliskova advances in singles

Bouchard bows out of Rogers Cup with doubles loss, partner Pliskova advances in singles

TORONTO — The old-school Eugenie Bouchard returned to the court Thursday at the Rogers Cup. Her smile was back and there was spring in her step. She looked like the player who enjoyed a breakout season in 2014. The only thing missing was a victory.
Mike Reilly keeps Eskimos undefeated with 27-20 win over Redblacks

Mike Reilly keeps Eskimos undefeated with 27-20 win over Redblacks

OTTAWA — Quarterback Mike Reilly and receiver Chris Getzlaf showed why the Edmonton Eskimos are the only undefeated team in the CFL this season with a pair of plays in the fourth quarter.
Marco Estrada pitches seven scoreless innings in Blue Jays' 4-0 win over Yankees

Marco Estrada pitches seven scoreless innings in Blue Jays' 4-0 win over Yankees

TORONTO — The non-waiver trade deadline came and went and Marco Estrada was still a member of the Blue Jays. The relief he's felt at staying in Toronto has shown in his performances.

Woman dies after car rear-ends Toronto transit bus

TORONTO — A 50-year-old woman is dead after a car smashed into the back of a Toronto Transit Commission bus on Thursday evening. Toronto police say TTC bus had 20 passengers on board at the time of the east-end crash at about 6 p.m.
Freighter aground in river linking lakes Superior, Huron

Freighter aground in river linking lakes Superior, Huron

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — The U.S. Coast Guard says a Great Lakes freighter has run aground in the St. Marys River, which runs between the U.S. and Canada along Michigan's eastern Upper Peninsula. The Coast Guard says the 629-foot (192-meter) U.S.

Police watchdog clears officer after fatal shooting of Hamilton, Ont., man

HAMILTON — The province's police watchdog says it has no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against a police officer in relation to the shooting death of a 36-year-old man in Hamilton, Ont., last year.

Girardi says 'good possibility' Montgomery starts Sunday

TORONTO — Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Thursday there's "a really good possibility" that rookie left-hander Jordan Montgomery will be recalled from Triple-A to start against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night. Montgomery, 7-6 with a 4.

Second person charged in connection to case of body found in farmer's field

KITCHENER, Ont. — Waterloo regional police say they have arrested a 44-year-old man from Kitchener, Ont., in connection with the death of a man whose body was found in a farmer's field.

4.5 tonnes of unmarked genetically modified salmon fillets sold in Canada

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — It appears Canadians were among the first diners in the world to eat a genetically modified animal — and they likely didn't know it. U.S.-based AquaBounty Technologies said in a recent fiscal update about 4.
Baloney Meter: Libs avoid triggering 'irregular arrival' of asylum seekers

Baloney Meter: Libs avoid triggering 'irregular arrival' of asylum seekers

OTTAWA — "They were talking generally there about a much, much higher mass arrival situation — not what we're dealing with.
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