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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
Outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. taken off injured list by Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - Outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr., was reinstated from the 10-day injured list by the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon. The move made him available to play in the matinee between Toronto...
Sep 14, 2019
Bandits take down Dragons 3-1 in season opener
DRUMHELLER, AB - Team captain Jake Lee (Owen Sound, ON) scored the team's first goal of the 2019-20 season, and goalie Pierce Charleson (Aurora, ON) made 23 saves on 24 shots, as the Brooks Bandits (1...
Sep 14, 2019
Chyzowski nets a pair for Tigers in pre-season victory over Red Deer
RED DEER, AB - Fresh off a stint with Winnipeg Jets rookies, Ryan Chyzowski made quite the impact in his first exhibition game back with the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday.Chyzowski scored twice and ad...
Sep 14, 2019
Quebecer behind assisted dying ruling wants to see it become election issue
MONTREAL - Armed with a court judgment that potentially expands access to medical aid in dying across the country, one of the Quebecers who led the legal fight described it Thursday as a win for ...
Sep 14, 2019
Women's Hall of Fame to induct Justice Sotomayor, Jane Fonda
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, actress Jane Fonda and attorney Gloria Allred are among the latest inductees at the National Women's Hall of Fame. The Class of 2019 being inducted Saturday...
Sep 14, 2019
Capitals' Evgeny Kuznetsov suspended 3 games by NHL
Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended without pay for three regular-season games by the NHL for inappropriate conduct, less than a month after he was banned from playing for ...
Sep 14, 2019
Defenceman Josh Morrissey signs eight-year extension with Winnipeg Jets
WINNIPEG - Josh Morrissey is exactly where he wants to be. The Winnipeg Jets announced Thursday the defenceman has signed an eight-year, US$50-million contract extension, one day before the start of t...
Sep 14, 2019
White House says bin Laden son killed in US operation
WASHINGTON - The White House announced Saturday that Hamza bin Laden , the son of the late al-Qaida leader who had become an increasingly prominent figure in the terrorist organization, was killed in ...
Sep 14, 2019
Glen Assoun to receive initial compensation payment for wrongful murder conviction
HALIFAX - A Halifax man will receive interim compensation from the federal and provincial governments after spending almost 17 years in prison as the result of a wrongful conv...
Sep 14, 2019