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IAEA says its 72-year-old chief, Yukiya Amano, has died
VIENNA - Yukiya Amano, the International Atomic Energy Agency's director general, has died at 72, the agency announced Monday. The Secretariat did not give a cause of death for Amano, or say when he d...
Jul 22, 2019
Syrian activists say airstrike killed 16 in rebel-held town
BEIRUT - Syrian opposition activists say an airstrike on a busy market in a rebel-held town in northwestern Syria has killed at least 16 people. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights s...
Jul 22, 2019
Israeli crews demolish Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem
JERUSALEM - Israeli work crews have begun demolishing dozens of Palestinian homes in an east Jerusalem neighbourhood. Monday's demolitions cap a years-long legal battle over the buildings, which strad...
Jul 21, 2019
Stevens, ex-colleagues took different paths in retirement
WASHINGTON - Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens never really put down his pen. Without opinions and dissents to write following his retirement from the Supreme Court in 2010, Stevens chos...
Jul 21, 2019
Blue Bombers beat Redblacks 31-1, extending unbeaten streak to five games
WINNIPEG - Quarterback Matt Nichols set a new team record for consecutive pass completions as his Winnipeg Blue Bombers shut the Ottawa Redblacks out Friday night, walking away with their fifth straig...
Jul 21, 2019
'Superstitious' Jansen shaves in dugout, hits 2-run single
DETROIT - Danny Jansen was hitless in his first three at-bats when he tried to change his luck - by shaving his moustache. "Got a hit right after," the Toronto catcher said. "Maybe I'm a little supers...
Jul 21, 2019
Knights bounced at North Districts, Vauxhall Spurs advance to 'A' State Tournament
MEDICINE HAT, AB - While their season may have ended a little earlier than they expected, the Medicine Hat K of C Knights aren't maligning their effort in their final game of the summer.Facing off aga...
Jul 21, 2019 Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin
First-time winners highlight 2019 Connaught Club Championship
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Sunday was a day of firsts at Connaught Golf Club as the big winners were crowned for the 2019 Club Championship.The two-day tournament produced a handful of familiar faces as champ...
Jul 21, 2019 Photo courtesy of Connaught Golf Club
Alberta judge denies B.C.'s bid to block 'Turn Off the Taps' bill
CALGARY - A Calgary judge has denied British Columbia's attempt to block Alberta legislation that would allow that province to stop oil shipments to the coast. In a decision released Friday on th...
Jul 21, 2019
Fans flock to sheepdog trials
More than 100 spectators flocked to Mildred Barry's farm south of the city over the weekend to take in the Cypress Hills Sheepdog Trials over the weekend."It's a top-notch event," said competitor and ...
Jul 21, 2019 Photo Alex McCuaig - A handler a his border collie guide the flock into a pen during the Cypress Hills Sheepdog Trials which took place over the weekend