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Neighbours gather in Calgary to sing O Canada.--SUBMITTED PHOTOI have been celebrating every Canada Day since 1972 when I emigrated to Canada and adopted it as my homeland. I am proudly marking Canada Day in gratitude for opening its doors to thousands of people who were expelled from Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. In the last 20 years or so when I moved to Calgary from Edmonton, I have decorated the outside of the house with Canadian flags, partnered with like-minded Canadian neighbours eager to mark the occasion by getting together, singing O Canada and rounding it off with a barbecue. My contribution to the festivities has been a good supply of delicious beef samosas which were devoured in no time!

In the first World Series game Milwaukee has hosted since 1982, the Brewers lived up to the moment and beat the Rays behind a collective effort from their biggest stars.

WASHINGTON (AP) Scottie Barnes had 28 points and 14 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors continued their stellar defensive start to the season with a 112-102 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night. RJ Barrett added 23 points and Kawhi Leonard scored 16 for Toronto, which forced 23 Washington turnovers after Chicago committed 27 in the Raptors' season-opening victory on Wednesday. Trae Young had 22 points and 12 assists for the Wizards, who trailed throughout and were down by 17 in the second quarter before closing within a point in the third. Tre Johnson added 20 points, but Anthony Davis finished with only nine on 3-for-12 shooting in his second career game for Washington. He had 34 points Wednesday in their season-opening victory. Toronto led 18-6 on the offensive glass and 52-32 in points in the paint. The Wizards closed within a possession for the first time since the first quarter on Bilal Coulibaly's layup to make it 64-61 early in the third, and got it to one with a 9-0 run. Jamison Battle's 3-pointer made it 81-77 at the end of the third, and Toronto maintained a multiple-possession lead throughout the fourth. It was all Raptors early.

Scottie Barnes had 28 points and 14 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors continued their stellar defensive start to the season with a 112-102 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scottie Barnes had 28 points and 14 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors continued their stellar defensive start to the NBA season with a 112-102 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night. RJ Barrett added 23 points and Kawhi Leonard scored 16 for Toronto, which forced 23 Washington turnovers after Chicago committed 27 in the Raptors’ season-opening victory on Wednesday. Trae Young had 22 points and 12 assists for the Wizards, who trailed throughout and were down by 17 in the second quarter before closing within a point in the third. Tre Johnson added 20 points, but Anthony Davis finished with only nine on 3-for-12 shooting in his second career game for Washington. He had 34 points Wednesday in their season-opening victory. Toronto led 18-6 on the offensive glass and 52-32 in points in the paint. The Wizards closed within a possession for the first time since the first quarter on Bilal Coulibaly’s layup to make it 64-61 early in the third, and got it to one with a 9-0 run. Jamison Battle’s 3-pointer made it 81-77 at the end of the third, and Toronto maintained a multiple-possession lead throughout the fourth. It was all Raptors early.