Author Archives:
Gurriel homers to lead Blue Jays past Marlins 2-1
MIAMI - Lourdes Gurriel homered and Hyun Jin Ryu pitched six solid innings to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night. After Miami's Sixto Sanchez got through...
Sep 02, 2020
Tom Seaver, heart and mighty arm of Miracle Mets, dies at 75
NEW YORK - Tom Seaver, the galvanizing leader of the Miracle Mets 1969 championship team and a pitcher who personified the rise of expansion teams during an era of radical change for baseball, has die...
Sep 02, 2020
Tom Seaver, heart and mighty arm of Miracle Mets, dies at 75
NEW YORK - Tom Seaver, the galvanizing leader of the Miracle Mets 1969 championship team and a pitcher who personified the rise of expansion teams during an era of radical change for baseball, has die...
Sep 02, 2020
Local businesses looking to apply for CEBA assistance
More businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic will have opportunities at government assistance, which comes as welcome news to the Battlefords.The federal government announced the expansion and ex...
Sep 02, 2020
COVID-19 restrictions strip Whistler of 2021 world luge championship
WHISTLER, B.C. - The 2021 world luge championship will not be held in Whistler, B.C., because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The championship scheduled for Feb. 5-7 was cancelled by the Internati...
Sep 02, 2020
United plans to furlough 16,000 workers, fewer than expected
United Airlines said Wednesday it plans to furlough 16,370 employees in October, a smaller number than the airline predicted in July because thousands of workers agreed to leave with the travel indust...
Sep 02, 2020
Canada's Mackenzie Hughes makes Tour Championship debut on Friday
Mackenzie Hughes pumped his fist when he drained a five-foot putt on the 18th green on Sunday at the BMW Championship to move into the top 30 of the FedEx Cup rankings. After retrieving the ball from ...
Sep 02, 2020
Ottawa Aces sign fullback Jack Johnson, bringing rugby league roster to 13
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Aces' roster for their inaugural 2021 rugby league season rose to 13 Wednesday with the signing of fullback Jack Johnson. The 24-year-old arrives from the Widnes Vikings. Johnson s...
Sep 02, 2020
Lloydminster Stockade Round-Up event going ahead with COVID-19 precautions
Members of the Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association are excited to announce the Stockade Round-Up will still take place as planned this fall, while following the province's COVID-19 restri...
Sep 02, 2020
CONCACAF revamps 2021 Gold Cup format, adds Qatar as guest participant
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is revamping its format next year with 2022 World Cup host Qatar joining the field as a guest participant. The tournament, which serves as the championship for North and Central ...
Sep 02, 2020