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Cavallini scores, short-handed Whitecaps snatch dramatic 2-1 win over Dynamo
Vancouver Whitecaps' Lucas Cavallini, back right, Tosaint Ricketts (87) and Russell Teibert (31) celebrate after Vancouver defeated the Houston Dynamo during an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Nova Scotia to combine five economic development agencies into two new Crown corporations
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston fields a question at a meeting of the Council of Atlantic Premiers in Halifax on Monday, March 21, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
canada
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston to reconvene legislature to stop recommended pay hikes for its members
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is reopening the provincial legislature next week to stop a recommended pay raise for its members. Houston responds to a question from the media on the final day of the summer meeting of the Canada's Premiers at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, B.C., on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
u.s. politics
NRA speakers reject calls for new gun laws after Uvalde school shooting
People visit the Springfield Armory booth during the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Houston, Texas, U.S. May 27, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
basketball
Magic win No. 1 overall pick in NBA draft lottery
NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum announces that the Orlando Magic have won the first pick in the 2022 NBA Draft during the 2022 NBA basketball Draft Lottery Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
baseball
Santiago Espinal’s RBI single backs stellar Kevin Gausman outing as Blue Jays top Astros 3-2
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman (26) scores on a single by second baseman Santiago Espinal (5) past Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado during the seventh inning of MLB action in Toronto on Sunday, May 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
baseball
Pena and Alvarez’s home runs in five-run sixth inning lead Astros past Blue Jays 11-7
Apr 29, 2022; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Matt Chapman (26) slides safely into second base advancing on a passed ball ahead of the tag from Houston Astros second baseman Aledmys Diaz (16) in the fifth inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
world
Astroworld movie released despite lawyers’ concerns
FILE - Visitors cast shadows at a memorial to the victims of the Astroworld concert in Houston on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. The experiences of concertgoers as panic gripped them when they couldn't breathe and had no path to escape a massive crowd surge at last year's deadly Astroworld music festival in Houston, are featured in a new documentary set for release Friday, April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted, File)
football
Houston Texans select Canadian receiver Metchie III in NFL draft
FILE -Alabama wide receiver John Metchie III (8) during the second half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. This year's NFL draft prospects reluctantly recall their personal COVID-19 experiences. Some consider them inspirational reminders of obstacles already overcame. Others sound more reminiscent of old war stories. And while the stories change, each comes with unforgettably vivid detail and heartfelt emotion about a challenging two-year battle to pursue their dreams.(AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)
sports
Houston NWSL team suspends coach, GM after investigation
Houston Dash head coach James Clarkson watches from the sideline during the first half of an NWSL soccer match against Gotham FC, Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Harrison, N.J. Gotham FC won 1-0. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano)
basketball
Chapman double in 9th gives Jays 4-3 win over Astros
HOUSTON, TEXAS - APRIL 22: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays scores on a Matt Chapman #26 double in the ninth inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on April 22, 2022 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
canada
Nova Scotia government to release plan to address challenges in province’s ailing health system
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston fields a question at a meeting of the Council of Atlantic Premiers in Halifax on Monday, March 21, 2022. Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative government is to release its long anticipated plan to fix the province’s ailing health-care system today.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
basketball
Siakam, Trent Jr. lead Raptors past Rockets 117-115
Toronto Raptors' Pascal Siakam (right) gets the offensive rebound against Houston Rockets' Usman Garuba during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Friday, April 8, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
basketball
Arkansas muscles top-ranked Gonzaga out of NCAA tournament
Arkansas guard Davonte Davis, left, celebrates with forward Kamani Johnson after Arkansas defeated Gonzaga in a college basketball game in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament in San Francisco, Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
world
Australian church says founder quit over inappropriate behaviour with women
FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2018, file photo, pews line the shiny isle inside the St. Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne. Cardinal George Pell’s appeal against his convictions for child molestation was largely a question of who the jury should have believed, his accuser or a senior priest whose church role was likened to Pell’s bodyguard. Pell’s accuser was a 13-year-old choirboy when he alleged that he was abused by then-Melbourne Archbishop Pell at the city’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral in December 1996 and February 1997. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk, File)
canada
Nova Scotia to keep school mask mandate in place until mid-April
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston fields a question at a COVID-19 briefing in Halifax on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. Nova Scotia's Justice Department is rejecting findings of the province's information commissioner to release information on the factors behind a riot at a youth detention facility in the Annapolis Valley. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
basketball
Trent scores 42 as Raptors push streak to eight with win over Rockets
Feb 10, 2022; Houston, Texas, USA; Toronto Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. (33) drives with the ball as Houston Rockets guard Garrison Mathews (25) defends during the third quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
world
Houston task force to review safety at large events in wake of deadly Astroworld festival
FILE - Two people who knew an unidentified victim of a fatal incident at the Houston Astroworld concert embrace at a memorial on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. A new task force will look into how to improve the safety at large Houston-area events in the hopes of avoiding another tragedy like last year's deadly Astroworld music festival, officials said Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted, File)
football
Houston Texans expected to hire Lovie Smith as new head coach, source says
canada
Drop in Nova Scotia child-care fees ahead of schedule under national program
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston speaks to reporters following a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick