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Kershaw passes Koufax on wins list, Dodgers thump Blue Jays
LOS ANGELES - Clayton Kershaw passed Sandy Koufax for most wins by a Dodgers left-hander, Will Smith hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the third inning, and Los Angeles routed the Toronto Blue Jays 16-...
Aug 20, 2019
Paul Simon plants a tree at Hawaii forest preserve on Maui
KULA, Hawaii - Musician Paul Simon joined environmentalists trying to reinvigorate a Hawaii forest on Maui and planted a tree during a ceremony, a report said. The singer-songwriter visited Auwahi For...
Aug 20, 2019
King, Garrecht feeding Junior Little League World Series experience into hockey
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Caleb Garrecht and Hayden King had to be sharp on Tuesday, taking to the ice for the first time this year at SEAC Tigers Fall Development and Conditioning Camp.It was an early wake ...
Aug 20, 2019 Hayden King (left) and Caleb Garrecht (right) at SEAC Fall Development Camp (Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin)
Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning signs three-year extension
VANCOUER, B.C. - Despite five seasons of mediocre on-ice results, Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning believes his new contract shows that the team trusts his plan for the future. The o...
Aug 20, 2019
Impact, Camacho fined by MLS after post-match confrontation with Dallas
NEW YORK - Major League Soccer has fined the Montreal Impact club and defender Rudy Camacho after a post-match scrum that followed a 3-3 draw with FC Dallas. The club was found in violation of the lea...
Aug 20, 2019
Dog dies after rattlesnake attack near off-leash park in Redcliff
REDCLIFF, AB - A local family is mourning the death of their pet dog after it was attacked by a Rattlesnake in Redcliff over the weekend.In a post on Facebook on Saturday, Joel Nicholson confirmed his...
Aug 20, 2019 Photo courtesy of Joel Nicholson / Facebook
Harvey Weinstein wants to move trial out of NYC
NEW YORK - A lawyer for Harvey Weinstein has asked that the disgraced movie mogul's upcoming criminal trial be moved out of New York City, saying he can't get a fair trial. In a longshot motion filed ...
Aug 20, 2019
Crash involving tanker kills one & injures nine near Cereal, evacuation order ended
CEREAL, AB - A multi-vehicle crash on Tuesday afternoon near the community of Cereal has left one person dead and many more injured.As reported by our partners at Global News, EMS has confirmed one pe...
Aug 20, 2019 Photo courtesy of Global Calgary
Pan Am Games protesters each get 12 months of probation
DENVER - The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has handed down 12-month probations to the athletes who protested on the medals stand at the Pan American Games. In letters of reprimand sent Tuesday...
Aug 20, 2019
Court approves release of video, affidavits ahead of Huawei executive's trial
VANCOUVER - A senior B.C. Supreme Court judge has agreed with what she calls a "somewhat unusual" request to provide documents and a video directly to media ahead of an extradition hearing for Hu...
Aug 20, 2019