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Grossman homers, Rangers leapfrog Blue Jays in wild-card race with 6-3 win

Grossman homers, Rangers leapfrog Blue Jays in wild-card race with 6-3 win

TORONTO — The offence has gone rather quiet for the Toronto Blue Jays at a most inopportune time. The Texas Rangers have been only too happy to take advantage.
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Rangers overcome Scherzer's early exit to beat Blue Jays 6-3, leapfrog Toronto in wild card

TORONTO (AP) — Robbie Grossman hit a two-run home run, Max Scherzer pitched 5 1/3 shutout innings before leaving because of a right triceps spasm and the Texas Rangers beat Toronto 6-3 on Tuesday night, leapfrogging the Blue Jays in the AL wild-card
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Rangers' Max Scherzer leaves against Blue Jays because of triceps spasm

Rangers' Max Scherzer leaves against Blue Jays because of triceps spasm

TORONTO (AP) — Texas Rangers right-hander Max Scherzer left Tuesday night against the Blue Jays in the sixth inning because of a right triceps spasm.
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Stein leads Velocitor to victory in $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes

Stein leads Velocitor to victory in $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes

FORT ERIE, Ont. — Another year, another Prince of Wales Stakes title for jockey Justin Stein. Stein rode 7-1 pick Velocitor to victory in the $400,000 race, the second jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, on a wet Tuesday at Fort Erie Racetrack.
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Filmmakers, celebs ask TIFF to cut ties with sponsor RBC over environmental concerns

Filmmakers, celebs ask TIFF to cut ties with sponsor RBC over environmental concerns

TORONTO — A group of Canadian filmmakers have joined forces with Hollywood A-listers in asking the Toronto International Film Festival to end sponsorship ties with the Royal Bank of Canada because of the financial institution's funding of the oil and
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London attack accused told cab driver to call 911, take video of arrest, trial hears

London attack accused told cab driver to call 911, take video of arrest, trial hears

WINDSOR, Ont.
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Liberal MPs meet to prep for fall sitting, as Trudeau stares down slumping polls

Liberal MPs meet to prep for fall sitting, as Trudeau stares down slumping polls

LONDON, Ont. — Liberal MPs are gathering in London, Ont., this week to plan theirstrategy as the party grapples with rising discontentment over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's handling of the economy and the growing housing crisis.
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Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,223.08, up 40.32 points): Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:WEED). Healthcare. Down 48 cents, or 20.87 per cent, to $1.82 on 31.
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'Rustin' puts a spotlight on a undersung civil rights hero

'Rustin' puts a spotlight on a undersung civil rights hero

TORONTO (AP) — Bayard Rustin, the civil rights activist and primary architect of the 1963 March on Washington , who often worked tirelessly out of the limelight, takes center stage in the new Netflix drama “Rustin.
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Energy stocks boost TSX amid oil's rise, while tech weighs on U.S. markets

Energy stocks boost TSX amid oil's rise, while tech weighs on U.S. markets

TORONTO — Strength in energy stocks as the price of oil moved higher helped Canada's main stock index post a small gain Tuesday, while U.S. stock markets moved lower, led by the Nasdaq which lost more than one per cent.
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