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Hernandez single in 9th lifts Dodgers over Blue Jays 3-2
LOS ANGELES - Kik Hernandez capped a three-run ninth inning by blooping a single to score Corey Seager and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 Thursday night after being one-hit thr...
Aug 22, 2019
CPL squad Forge FC takes opening leg against Honduran club C.D. Olimpia 1-0
Hamilton-based soccer club Forge FC downed Club Deportivo Olimpia 1-0 on Thursday in the first leg of their CONCACAF League Round of 16 matchup. The Canadian Premier League team got a goal from Chris ...
Aug 22, 2019
NFL pre-season game at IG Field changed to 80-yard field due to conditions
WINNIPEG - Concerns over the condition of IG Field in Winnipeg prompted the NFL to shorten the field for Thursday's pre-season game between the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers. The regular 100-y...
Aug 22, 2019
Quebec City's Anne-Catherine Tanguay comes out flying at CP Women's Open
AURORA, Ont. - A busy week of media commitments, two pro-ams and an intensive practice session with her coach had taken a toll on Anne-Catherine Tanguay. When the Quebec City native woke up on Th...
Aug 22, 2019
Harvey Weinstein wants to move trial out of NYC
NEW YORK - A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein has asked that the disgraced movie mogul's upcoming criminal trial be moved out of New York City, saying he can't get a fair trial. In a longshot motion filed ...
Aug 22, 2019
Redcliff`s surge tank project underway
Redcliff, AB - A mountain of dirt and a large excavation hole sits on the corner of Third Street and Third Avenue in Redcliff's northwest quadrant as the town's project to install a surge tank gets un...
Aug 22, 2019 Photo by Colton McKee - A mountain of dirt stands next to an open excavation site for Redcliff`s surge tank project.
Australian court upholds sex abuse verdict of Cardinal Pell
MELBOURNE, Australia - An Australian appeals court Wednesday upheld convictions against Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children, in a decision ch...
Aug 22, 2019
Bike repair stations set up on city trails
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The City of Medicine Hat has made it easier for cyclists to repair their bicycles while out on the trails.Several bike repair stations have been installed by the Parks and Recreatio...
Aug 22, 2019 A bike-repair station is pictured in Strathcona Island Park near the boat launch (Photo by Charles Lefebvre)
'Sport gave me my life back': Sarah Mickey going for gold at Para Pan Am Games
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Growing up in Redcliff, Sarah Mickey had the world at her fingertips.She was a talented figure skater, competing among the best in Canada. But her life took a sudden turn after she ...
Aug 22, 2019
Province announces curriculum review panel
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government has officially announced a new panel to review the curriculum for students in Alberta."I am pleased to announce today that the pause is officially off, and we ...
Aug 22, 2019 Curriculum Advisory Panel chair, Angus McBeath and vice-chair, Jen Panteluk (left), along with Education Minister Adriana LaGrange (right) meet with students at St. Teresa of Calcutta Elementary School in Edmonton. (Government of Alberta photo)