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Dwight Howard returns to Lakers 6 years after departure
LOS ANGELES - Dwight Howard rejoined the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, six seasons after his acrimonious departure. The eight-time All-Star centre and 15-year NBA veteran is the Lakers' improbable cho...
Aug 26, 2019
Strip down, saddle up: Naked bikers hit Philadelphia streets
PHILADELPHIA - Hundreds of bicyclists have been caught with their pants down - and their shirts and underwear off, too. The cyclists gathered in a Philadelphia park on Saturday to disrobe before saddl...
Aug 26, 2019
Couple putting unique stamp on Youngstown
Youngstown, AB - The slogan on Youngstown's welcome sign might be "Sportsman's Paradise" but two of the village's newest residents are creating a dream of their own in the community.David and Jennifer...
Aug 26, 2019 Photo by Alex McCuaig - Some of the artwork on display at the Back In Time Museum in Youngstown.
Limited fish passage through landslide obstruction on Fraser River: DFO
LILLOOET, B.C. - Authorities dealing with a massive landslide in British Columbia's Fraser River say they've successfully helped thousands of salmon migrate north of the site, but millions of fish rem...
Aug 26, 2019
Son of ex-NFL player accused of murdering parents arrested
LONG PRAIRIE, Minn. - Authorities say the son of a former NFL lineman wanted on murder charges in Minnesota for the shooting of his parents was arrested Saturday in Mexico. The Todd County Sheriff's O...
Aug 26, 2019
Struggling Impact bring back French defender Rod Fanni for rest of 2019 season
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact have signed French centre back Rod Fanni until the end of the 2019 season. Fanni, 37, is returning to the Impact after starting 26 Major League Soccer games and appearin...
Aug 26, 2019
Oilers captain Connor McDavid 'working towards' being ready for training camp
TORONTO - The first question hurled Connor McDavid's way was always going to be about his left knee. So was the next one. And the one after that. The Edmonton Oilers captain bobbed and weaved as ...
Aug 26, 2019
Wrong-way driver gets 30 years to life for killing 5 teens
BURLINGTON, Vt. - A driver convicted of killing five teenagers in a wrong-way crash nearly three years ago in Vermont was sentenced Monday to 30 years to life in prison. Steven Bourgoin was convicted ...
Aug 26, 2019
Vogelsang sentencing adjourned to October
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A former broadcaster who pleaded guilty to robbing two banks in a case which made national headlines will have to wait until October to learn his sentence.Stephen Vogelsang, 55, bri...
Aug 26, 2019 Medicine Hat Provincial Courthouse
Mark Giordano brings Norris Trophy cred to his seventh season as Flames captain
CALGARY - Mark Giordano will have "Norris Trophy winner" attached to his name this NHL season. The only Calgary Flame to win the award that goes to the league's top defenceman says the label motivates...
Aug 26, 2019