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'Like-minded' premiers flip pancakes, talk politics on Calgary Stampede visit
CALGARY - Five premiers with similar grievances against Ottawa gathered Monday for an informal confab in Calgary, where they shared notes ahead of this week's first ministers' meeting a...
Jul 10, 2019
Trade, climate policy on agenda for premiers' meeting in Saskatoon
SASKATOON - Canada's 13 premiers are expected to discuss trade and climate policy among other pressing issues when they sit down for their annual conference in Saskatoon. The closed-door meeting is ta...
Jul 10, 2019
"The Lion King" cast talks reimagining the Disney classic
LOS ANGELES - Disney's "The Lion King" has received no shortage of remakes and spinoffs in the years since its original 1994 release. Now, as the film nears its silver anniversary, Disney delivers a n...
Jul 10, 2019
'Something our sport has never seen': Serena to Wimbledon SF
WIMBLEDON, England - Slowed by a balky ankle, trailing by a service break in the third set of her Wimbledon quarterfinal, Serena Williams appeared to be in trouble Tuesday against an opponent playing ...
Jul 10, 2019
Dawgs hold on to beat Mavericks
OKOTOKS, AB - It took all nine innings, two outs, and the bases loaded for the Okotoks Dawgs to withstand the Medicine Hat Mavericks on Tuesday night.Kory Longaker connected on a walk-off two-RBI sing...
Jul 09, 2019 Medicine Hat Mavericks
Alaska Native girl leads animated kids TV show in US first
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Princess Daazhraii Johnson grew up eating dried salmon and moose-head soup - foods labeled weird by other kids who had no understanding of her culture and traditions. Now the Fairb...
Jul 09, 2019
AL strikes out 16, holds off NL for 4-3 win in All-Star Game
CLEVELAND - For one night, the pitchers took back the power. Hours after an awesome Home Run Derby got everyone buzzing even louder about monster shots and juiced balls, only a couple flew out of Prog...
Jul 09, 2019
Bieber wins MVP, Cleveland shines in All-Star Game
CLEVELAND - Michael Brantley came back, took a well-deserved bow and delivered like always. Shane Bieber pitched a perfect inning and took home an MVP trophy and a shiny new pickup truck. Carlos Carra...
Jul 09, 2019
AL holds off NL for 4-3 win in All-Star Game
CLEVELAND - Justin Verlander, Shane Bieber and the American League pitchers plugged power back into the mound. A day after an awesome Home Run Derby got baseball buzzing even more about monster shots,...
Jul 09, 2019
EU fines Hello Kitty owner $7 million in antitrust ruling
BRUSSELS - European Union authorities on Tuesday fined the Japanese company behind Hello Kitty for restricting cross-border online sales of toys, mugs, bags and other products featuring the cartoon ca...
Jul 09, 2019