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Cortes homers, Kurtz reaches base for 47th straight game as A's beat Padres 5-2
30+ min ago (317+ words) Kurtz, the 2025 AL Rookie of the Year, singled to right with one out in the third to tie Jimmie Foxx (1932) for the second-longest streak in Athletics history. He's one shy of matching Mark Mc Gwire's club-record streak of 48 games to…...
Toronto police share updated photo, new website in search for missing teen girl
27+ min ago (220+ words) Shira and Joseph, parents of missing 14-year-old Esther, speak during a press conference at Earl Bales Park in Toronto on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn Mc Adorey Police say 14-year-old Esther was last seen in the area of Bathurst…...
Devers hits Giants 3rd grand slam in 7 days during 8-5 win over White Sox
30+ min ago (238+ words) With the score 4-4, Devers hit a first-pitch fastball from Grant Taylor to the opposite field in left-center for his eighth career slam, his first for the Giants. Harrison Bader hit slams against the Athletics on Monday and vs. the White…...
Best of times, worst of times: Montreal clinic cares for pregnant women with cancer
18+ min ago (825+ words) Habalet Andree Loblegnou, left, watches as her 1 1/2 year old son Theo Junior greets obstetrician-gynaecologist Dr. Claude-milie Jacob, centre, and oncological surgeon Dr. Rami Younan in the MATERNEO clinic at the CHUM hospital in Montreal on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS…...
Reese and Canada double-doubles fuel the Dream's 82-80 win over the Mercury
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (207+ words) Reese finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jordin Canada had 11 points and 14 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. The Dream (4-1) used a 9-0 run in a span of 85 seconds to tie the game at 73 with just over a minute remaining....
Supercharge renewable energy, cap rent for the young " and art spaces for kids: Here's what these Torontonians would do if they were mayor
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (715+ words) The latest instalment in the Star's series asking notable Torontonians and readers what they would do if they had the power of the city's mayor. Electricity from new solar and wind sources costs a third of what new nuclear costs…...
Stormy weather keeps Toronto Fire Services, Toronto Hydro busier than usual
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (515+ words) Toronto fire and Toronto Hydro crews responded to hundreds of storm-related emergencies and widespread outages on Saturday." Heavy rain and high wind gusts on Saturday brought down a large tree at the corner of Millwood Road and Cleveland Street in…...
Mamelodi Sundowns win a second African Champions League title, beating FAR Rabat 2-1 on aggregate
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (139+ words) The South African side, which is nicknamed "the Brazilians" because of the color of its kit, last won the trophy in 2016. It lost the final to Egyptian team Pyramids FC last year. Sundowns came into Sunday's match at Moulay Abdellah…...
Wyndham Clark shoots 60 to win Byron Nelson, pulling away from Si Woo Kim and Scottie Scheffler
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (462+ words) The 2023 U. S. Open champion, who shot 30-under 254, went in front for the first time in the final round with an eagle at the par-5 12th and twice took two-shot leads with clutch birdie putts over the final four holes. Clark finished a…...
Twins complete three-game sweep over Red Sox with 6-5 win at soggy Fenway Park
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (325+ words) It was Minnesota's first three-game sweep in Fenway since June 13 to 15 in 1994. Most of the game was played in a steady rain with the infield becoming very sloppy in the ninth. Pinch runner Connor Wong, the potential tying run, was…...