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Islanders' Lamoriello named NHL general manager of the year
EDMONTON - Lou Lamoriello of the New York Islanders is the winner of the Jim Gregory general manager of the year award. The league announced Saturday night that Lamoriello finished ahead of fellow fin...
Sep 12, 2020
Irvine dinosaur cast on display
Irvine, AB- Nestled inside the New Horizons Club on South Railway in the small Hamlet of Irvine is a dinosaur cast dating back some 72 million years.Chasmosaurus Irvinensis to be exact, or better know...
Sep 12, 2020
Henderson charges into a share of lead at ANA Inspiration
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - Canadian Brooke Henderson tied a Mission Hills record with a 30 on the front nine and did just enough the rest of the round Saturday for a 7-under 65 and a share of the lead wi...
Sep 12, 2020
Osaka comes back, tops Azarenka at US Open; 3rd Slam title
NEW YORK - After one errant forehand in the first set of the U.S. Open final, Naomi Osaka looked at her coach in the mostly empty Arthur Ashe Stadium stands with palms up, as if to say, "What the heck...
Sep 12, 2020
Mighty Heart, a 13-1 longshot, captures $1-million Queen's Plate horse race
TORONTO - Mighty Heart easily captured the 161st running of the $1-million Queen's Plate on Saturday. The race was originally scheduled for June 27 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pand...
Sep 12, 2020
Smoke from distant fires in U.S. pose 'very high risk' for air quality in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for Metro Vancouver, showing a very high risk to health due to wildfire smoke from Washington and Oregon. The a...
Sep 12, 2020
Spartacus the serval cat found safe after escape from home
MERRIMACK, N.H. - A 40-pound (18-kilogram) African serval cat named Spartacus has been found safe and sound after escaping from his home and spending days in the New Hampshire wild. The cat was "was t...
Sep 12, 2020
Spartacus the serval cat found safe after escape from home
MERRIMACK, N.H. - A 40-pound (18-kilogram) African serval cat named Spartacus has been found safe and sound after escaping from his home and spending days in the New Hampshire wild. The cat was "was t...
Sep 12, 2020
Oxford and AstraZeneca resume coronavirus vaccine trial
LONDON - Oxford University announced Saturday it was resuming a trial for a coronavirus vaccine it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, a move that comes days after the study was sus...
Sep 12, 2020
Smoke from distant fires in U.S. pose 'very high risk' for air quality in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement for Metro Vancouver, showing a very high risk to health due to wildfire smoke from Washington and Oregon. The a...
Sep 12, 2020