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Max Holloway defends UFC featherweight belt, beats Frankie Edgar at UFC 240
EDMONTON - Reigning featherweight champ Max Holloway successfully defended his belt Saturday, overwhelming former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar in UFC 240 at Rogers Place. Hollow...
Jul 29, 2019
Tulowitzki says leg injuries dampened enjoyment
NEW YORK - Troy Tulowitzki was frustrated his body kept letting him down. "There came a point in time this year after I strained my calf that it just wasn't as enjoyable as it once was because I could...
Jul 29, 2019
Silver for Santavy: Canadian weightlifter settles for second at Lima Pan Ams
LIMA, Peru - Boady Santavy seemed to gain more confidence and swagger with each lift Monday at the Lima Pan Am Games. The 22-year-old Canadian was the weightlifter to beat at the Mariscal Ca...
Jul 29, 2019
Toronto FC signs winger Nicolas Benezet from French club side Guingamp
Toronto FC has signed French winger Nicolas Benezet. A club spokesman confirmed the acquisition of the 28-year-old midfielder on Monday. Benezet's Guingamp team was relegated to the French second tier...
Jul 29, 2019
All-star Stroman joining Mets with "no hard feelings" against Blue Jays
Marcus Stroman knew the chances of remaining a Toronto Blue Jay at the end of July were pretty slim. But he didn't quite expect to be a New York Met before the month was over....
Jul 29, 2019
Small plane crashes in Pakistan, killing at least 12
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - A small Pakistani military plane crashed into a residential area near the garrison city of Rawalpindi before dawn Tuesday, killing at least 12 people, including two pilots, offi...
Jul 29, 2019
Speed zones for two Box Springs area roads set to change on Wednesday
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Speed changes are coming this week to two of Medicine Hat's most well used roads in the Box Springs area.After a review by the City of Medicine Hat, the Box Springs Road Northwest a...
Jul 29, 2019 Photo courtesy of Bob Schneider
Net zero home being built in Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat, AB - The construction site looks like any other. This one's special for owner Bosch Built Homes owner Joel Bosch though. Not only is it his own, but the first of it's type in Medicine Ha...
Jul 29, 2019 Bosch house is South Ridge (Courtesy Ross Lavigne)
Toronto Blue Jays rally for wild victory over Tampa Bay Rays in 12 innings
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez and infielder Brandon Drury hope their recent play indicates that better times are ahead for the pair of former trade deadline acquisitions. Hernandez an...
Jul 29, 2019
Fire threat remains extreme
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The state of local emergency remains in place with high temperatures, low soil moisture and hotspots from fires over the last week combining for an extreme risk for flareups.The sta...
Jul 29, 2019 Photo courtesy Alex McCuaig - A fire burns near a homestead outside of Irvine, AB on July 27, 2019