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Daniil Medvedev, Rafael Nadal set to square off in Rogers Cup final
MONTREAL - Adrenaline pumping through his veins following a gutsy quarterfinal victory, Gael Monfils was ready to head right back onto centre court and battle one of the game's greats under ...
Aug 12, 2019
Canadian 'so grateful' to be back in B.C. after eight-month detention in Syria
VANCOUVER - A Canadian man who spent eight months in Syrian prisons said he wept three times on his flight back because he was so excited to finally be coming home. Kristian Baxt...
Aug 12, 2019
Verizon sells early social-media darling Tumblr
NEW YORK - Verizon is selling Tumblr, a darling of early social media, to the owner of blogging platform WordPress. Tumblr is known for its devoted fan base and has been home to angry posts from celeb...
Aug 12, 2019
Veteran quarterback Mike Reilly back practising with Lions after ankle injury
It seem's Mike Reilly does know Mike Reilly best. The B.C. veteran quarterback was a full participant at practice Monday. Reilly suffered an apparent ankle injury la...
Aug 12, 2019
Midfielder Browne leaves Impact, returns to club in Panama
MONTREAL - Midfielder Omar Browne is leaving Major League Soccer's Montreal Impact and returning to his Panamanian club. The Impact announced Monday that Omar Browne is going back to La Chorrera-...
Aug 12, 2019
Military withdraws from Labrador search for downed float plane, victims
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Canadian military has ended its role in the drawn-out search for a float plane and three missing men following a crash into a Labrador lake almost a month ago. Th...
Aug 12, 2019
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Police say manhunt suspects died by apparent suicides
VANCOUVER - The RCMP say two British Columbia men who led police on a cross-Canada manhunt died by what appears to be suicide by gunfire. Police say Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod appeared to b...
Aug 12, 2019
Freed inmate Cyntoia Brown marries recording artist J. Long
NASHVILLE - Cyntoia Brown, an inmate who was recently released on clemency after being given a life sentence at the age of 16, has married recording artist J. Long, formerly of the band Pretty Ricky. ...
Aug 12, 2019
Raptors open NBA season against Pelicans, will also play early Christmas game
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will begin their 2019-20 season with a championship banner raising, and the festive atmosphere will continue with home games on Christmas Day and New Year's Eve. The team...
Aug 12, 2019
RASC U15 girls claim provincial bronze medal on home pitch
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Battling the rain and the cold, Medicine Hat's Rattlers Athletic Soccer Club U15 girls team showed why they belong with Alberta's elite.Forward Antonina Dumanowski netted a pair of ...
Aug 12, 2019 Photo courtesy of Alberta Soccer