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'Superstitious' Jansen shaves in dugout, hits 2-run single
DETROIT - Danny Jansen was hitless in his first three at-bats when he tried to change his luck - by shaving his moustache. "Got a hit right after," the Toronto catcher said. "Maybe I'm a little supers...
Jul 21, 2019
Knights bounced at North Districts, Vauxhall Spurs advance to 'A' State Tournament
MEDICINE HAT, AB - While their season may have ended a little earlier than they expected, the Medicine Hat K of C Knights aren't maligning their effort in their final game of the summer.Facing off aga...
Jul 21, 2019 Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin
First-time winners highlight 2019 Connaught Club Championship
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Sunday was a day of firsts at Connaught Golf Club as the big winners were crowned for the 2019 Club Championship.The two-day tournament produced a handful of familiar faces as champ...
Jul 21, 2019 Photo courtesy of Connaught Golf Club
Alberta judge denies B.C.'s bid to block 'Turn Off the Taps' bill
CALGARY - A Calgary judge has denied British Columbia's attempt to block Alberta legislation that would allow that province to stop oil shipments to the coast. In a decision released Friday on th...
Jul 21, 2019
Fans flock to sheepdog trials
More than 100 spectators flocked to Mildred Barry's farm south of the city over the weekend to take in the Cypress Hills Sheepdog Trials over the weekend."It's a top-notch event," said competitor and ...
Jul 21, 2019 Photo Alex McCuaig - A handler a his border collie guide the flock into a pen during the Cypress Hills Sheepdog Trials which took place over the weekend
Service resuming after 7 New York City subway lines stopped
NEW YORK - About a third of New York City's subway lines were suspended for more than an hour during a hot Friday evening commute, stranding some passengers underground and sending others searching fo...
Jul 21, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack edge Widnes to clinch Betfred Championship regular-season crown
WIDNES, England - The Toronto Wolfpack clinched the regular-season title in the second-tier Betfred Championship on Sunday, running its rugby league win streak to 16 games with a hard-fought 24-19 com...
Jul 21, 2019
1960s prankster Paul Krassner, who named Yippies, dies at 87
LOS ANGELES - Paul Krassner, the publisher, author and radical political activist on the front lines of 1960s counterculture who helped tie together his loose-knit prankster group by naming them the Y...
Jul 21, 2019
Puerto Rico gov will not seek re-election, leaves his party
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's embattled governor says he will not seek re-election but will not resign as the island's leader, though he will step down as head of his pro-statehood party. Rica...
Jul 21, 2019
Mariano Rivera closes Baseball HOF induction ceremony
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - The chants began even before baseball's greatest closer stood to make his speech. "Mariano! Mariano! Mariano!" The former New York Yankees reliever paused and smiled. "I don't unde...
Jul 21, 2019