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Demerio Houston's pick-six lifts Blue Bombers over Stampeders 19-18
CALGARY - Defensive back Demerio Houston carried an interception into the end zone as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers held off the Calgary Stampeders 19-18. Sergio Castillo made four field goals in the defe...
Aug 18, 2023

Encarnacion-Strand homers in 9th as Cincinnati Reds beat Toronto Blue Jays 1-0
CINCINNATI (AP) - Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Friday night in the opener of an interleague series between playof...
Aug 18, 2023

'Like 100 years of firefighting in one night': The battle for West Kelowna, in quotes
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Here's what some people are saying about the unfolding wildfire disaster in the Okanagan, where the McDougall Creek fire has forced thousands of people to evacuate from West Kelow...
Aug 18, 2023

Max Homa sets course record at Olympia Fields to lead BMW Championship
OLYMPIA FIELDS, Ill. (AP) - Max Homa was aware of the course record at Olympia Fields, and not just because of how well he was playing Friday in the BMW Championship. He happened to see a video board ...
Aug 18, 2023

A timeline of events related to wildfire threat in the Okanagan, B.C.
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from West Kelowna and the Westbank First Nation due to the nearby MacDougall Creek wildfire, which has destroyed a significant nu...
Aug 18, 2023

A softball podium finish ten years in the making
BRANDON, MB - The U15 Canadian National Softball Championships took place last week in Brandon Manitoba. For the first time in ten years in any minor age category, Alberta got on the podium.Two southe...
Aug 18, 2023

Chief says excavation of Manitoba church basement found no evidence of human remains
MINEGOZIIBE ANISHINABE - No evidence of human remains has been found during the excavation of a Catholic church basement on the site of a former Manitoba residential school. Chief Derek Nepinak of Min...
Aug 18, 2023

Petrovic sits atop leaderboard through first round of Shaw Charity Classic
CALGARY - A late birdie barrage at Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club vaulted Tim Petrovic into the lead after first-round play at the Shaw Charity Classic on Friday. Petrovic birdied his final thre...
Aug 18, 2023

Canada falls to Dominican Republic in final exhibition game ahead of FIBA World Cup
GRANADA, Spain - Lu Dort scored a team-high 13 points but it was not enough as Canada fell 94 - 88 to the Dominican Republic in its final tune-up game for the FIBA World Cup on Friday. Trae Bell-Hayne...
Aug 18, 2023

Lions receivers ensuring offensive hot streak continues despite battling injuries
SURREY, B.C. - Halfway through the season and the B.C. Lions receiving corps is hitting its stride. Keon Hatcher recorded a career high in receiving yards against the Calgary Stampeders last Saturday,...
Aug 18, 2023