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US judge denies bail to ex-Peru president in corruption case
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. judge in San Francisco denied bail to former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo in a hearing Thursday that ended with an emotional outburst by his wife, who had to be dragged o...
Sep 14, 2019
Study shows hockey great Stan Mikita suffered from CTE
CHICAGO - A posthumous study of Stan Mikita's brain shows the hockey Hall of Famer suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy at the time of his death a year ago. Dr. Ann McKee, the director of th...
Sep 14, 2019
City beaten at Norwich, dropping 5 points off Liverpool
Manchester City's defence of the English Premier League title is already in trouble. Hapless defensive errors helped Norwich beat City 3-2 on Saturday and leave the defending champion five points behi...
Sep 14, 2019
Forward Mitch Marner joins Toronto Maple Leafs in Newfoundland for training camp
PARADISE, N.L. - Mitch Marner and Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas say bringing the team together and not missing any games were top of mind issues as they inked a six-year deal. ...
Sep 14, 2019
Trump administration drops Obama-era water protection rule
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - The Trump administration on Thursday revoked an Obama-era regulation that shielded many U.S. wetlands and streams from pollution but was opposed by developers and farmers who sa...
Sep 14, 2019
Dorian damage worse than first thought in Nova Scotia's famed Annapolis Valley
HALIFAX - Closer inspections of the ripening apple crop in Nova Scotia's fertile Annapolis Valley have revealed the damage caused by post-tropical storm Dorian was worse than first thought. ...
Sep 14, 2019
Rattlers soccer teams post back-to-back shutouts over Lions
CALGARY, AB - While her athletic prowess may be more well known on the volleyball court, Grace Porter showed she knows her way around a soccer pitch on Friday.Porter netted a hat-trick for the Medicin...
Sep 14, 2019 Photo courtesy of Medicine Hat College Rattlers
Works of art or monuments to ego? Rock-stacking stirs debate
DULUTH, Minn. - To some along the north shoreline of Lake Superior in Minnesota, building stacks of rocks, or cairns, is akin to making sand castles and can even be meditative. To others, these manmad...
Sep 14, 2019
California Highway Patrol captures flightless fugitive emu
FRESNO, Calif. - California authorities have captured an emu after the flightless fugitive led officers down a highway. The Fresno Bee reported Friday that the bird was apprehended following a brief p...
Sep 14, 2019
Vikings victorious in Taber, Mohawks fall to Knights in exhibition tilt
TABER, AB - It may have just been an exhibition game, but the Crescent Heights Vikings are out of the gates with two wins in two weeks to start the local high school football season.On Friday night, t...
Sep 14, 2019 Photo courtesy of Crescent Heights High School Vikings Football