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Canada opts for blend of experience and youth for rugby sevens Pan Am teams
Some familiar faces will be missing as Canada looks to defend its Pan American Games titles in men's and women's rugby sevens. Injuries and the desire to rest some veterans and to test ...
Jul 16, 2019
Former gun panel chair Jack Major says committee was 'an afterthought' for feds
OTTAWA - A former chairman of the federal advisory panel on firearms says he found the committee to be a well-meaning but ultimately pointless exercise because members were not all...
Jul 16, 2019
Powell says financial crisis accelerated economic changes
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the 2008 financial crisis accelerated major changes in the U.S. and global economies, leading to slower growth, lower inflation an...
Jul 16, 2019
County seeking public consultation on proposed projects
Cypress County, AB - Cypress County has been approached about building two different multi-million dollar projects and is looking for public consultation. They are hoping to determine the level of sup...
Jul 16, 2019
INTERVIEWS: Female racers on the rise at Medicine Hat Speedway
MEDICINE HAT, AB - For years, stock-car racing in southeast Alberta has been a male-dominated sport.The Medicine Hat Speedway, however, is seeing a sharp increase in adrenaline-filled ladies taking th...
Jul 16, 2019
Lawyer sentenced to 5 years for scamming Barkley, others
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A lawyer convicted of swindling NBA star Charles Barkley and using the name of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to bolster an investment scam was sentenced to five years i...
Jul 16, 2019
Pagenaud holds off Dixon to win Honda Indy Toronto; Hinchcliffe sixth
TORONTO - Seven weeks ago, Simon Pagenaud was racing to victory on the wide-open speedway of the Indianapolis 500. Sunday, he captured the Honda Indy Toronto title, manoeuvring through ...
Jul 16, 2019
WNBA suspends Riquna Williams 10 games for domestic violence
NEW YORK - Los Angeles Sparks guard Riquna Williams was suspended without pay by the WNBA on Tuesday for 10 games - nearly a third of the season - for a domestic violence incident. Williams was arrest...
Jul 16, 2019
Former Spitz plant purchased by mustard company
BOW ISLAND, AB - The former Spitz Plant in Bow Island is getting new life.G.S. Dunn, a mustard seed company based in Ontario, announced they have purchased the plant near Bow Island. The purchase was ...
Jul 16, 2019 The former Spitz plant in Bow Island is pictured in an undated photo. The plant has now been sold to G.S. Dunn, a mustard company based in Hamilton, Ontario.
Tanaka helps Yankees earn 4-2 victory over Blue Jays
NEW YORK - Aaron Judge was near the batter's box for a pretty good view of Gio Urshela's nifty slide at the plate to give the New York Yankees the go-ahead run in the fifth inning. The Yankees slugger...
Jul 16, 2019