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Montreal Impact beat York9, advanced to semifinal of Canadian Championship
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact advanced to the semifinal of the Canadian Championship with a 1-0 victory over lower-ranked York9 FC in the second leg of the quarterfinal on Wednesday. Montreal won the...
Jul 24, 2019
Mercado lifts Cleveland over Blue Jays 7-3 to spoil Borucki's return
TORONTO - Ryan Borucki isn't in mid-season form just yet. Unfortunately for him, the Cleveland Indians are. The left-hander made his season debut on Monday after missing the first four months of the s...
Jul 24, 2019
Shane Bieber flirts with no-hitter as Cleveland downs Blue Jays 4-0
TORONTO - Shane Bieber pitched the second complete game shutout of his career while allowing just one hit, and the Cleveland Indians wrapped up a three-game road series with a 4-0 win over t...
Jul 24, 2019
Rays beat Red Sox 3-2 as Boston files protest over lineup
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Charlie Morton struck out 11 over seven innings and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by beating David Price and Boston 3-2 in a game that the Red Sox protested on W...
Jul 24, 2019
Bernier promises to cut immigration, build border fences in platform speech
OTTAWA - Maxime Bernier says that if he becomes prime minister, his government would slash immigration and refugee numbers, build a fence to block asylum seekers from walking across the border, a...
Jul 24, 2019
Marvel's next films will bring diversity, onscreen and off
LOS ANGELES - Marvel's push for more women and people of colour in its immensely popular film franchise is extending to behind the camera as it launches its next round of films after the massive succe...
Jul 24, 2019
Groups putting final touches on floats ahead of parade
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Downtown will be packed Thursday morningThe annual Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede parade kicks off at 9 a.m., with hundreds of community organizations, businesses and politi...
Jul 24, 2019 Volunteers with the Medicine Hat Women's Shelter Society work on their float for the Stampede Parade Wednesday afternoon (photo by Colton McKee)
HBO's 'Dark Materials,' 'Gemstones' both grapple with faith
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - HBO's forthcoming fantasy series "His Dark Materials" and its new televangelist comedy "The Righteous Gemstones" bring wildly different worlds to the screen, yet both grapple w...
Jul 24, 2019
Fires that burned roughly 5,500 acres in Cypress County now under control
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - Firefighters in Cypress County were kept busy Wednesday afternoon, responding to at least three grass fires in the region.Firefighters were originally called out at approximately ...
Jul 24, 2019 A grass fire can be seen burning west of Suffield Wednesday afternoon ( Photo courtesy Neil Vollman)
Former Humboldt Broncos player who survived bus crash hopes for spot on team
RED DEER, Alta. - A former Humboldt Broncos player whose back was broken when the team's bus crashed last year says he'll return to Humboldt to battle for a spot on the team. Graysen Cameron...
Jul 24, 2019