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Springer, Astros beat Rays 7-4 to force Game 7 in ALCS
SAN DIEGO - George Springer and Jos Altuve keyed a four-run rally in the fifth inning, Framber Valdz pitched six brilliant innings and the Houston Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays for the third straight...
Oct 16, 2020
Surging Vancouver Whitecaps not taking slumping L.A. Galaxy lightly: Bush
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps aren't taking anything for granted as they prepare to face a team in the midst of a slump this weekend. The Whitecaps head to California on Sunday to face the...
Oct 16, 2020
Buffalo Narrows family caught in snowstorm rescued by volunteers
Three residents of Buffalo Narrows are safe after a sudden snowstorm stranded them at a cabin at Carswell Lake.Brian and Shelly MacDonald, along with their three-year-old granddaughter, had spent a co...
Oct 16, 2020
Rays-Yankees get most viewers during Division Series
NEW YORK - The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees drew the five-most watched games of the Division Series, boosted by prime-time start times. Tampa Bay's 2-1 win in Game 5 on Oct. 9 was the most-watc...
Oct 16, 2020
Trudeau says feds want fixes, not control, of long-term care system
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has no intention of trying to assert federal jurisdiction over long-term care facilities but still believes there is a role for Ottawa to play in fixing ...
Oct 16, 2020
Liberals propose special committee to examine pandemic-related spending
OTTAWA - The minority Liberal government is attempting to pre-empt opposition efforts to create a special committee to investigate alleged corruption by proposing its own special committee to examine ...
Oct 16, 2020
Maple Leafs sign 2006 Hart winner Joe Thornton to one-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed 41-year-old forward Joe Thornton to a one-year contract worth US$700,000. Thornton, a six-time all star and the winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy as leag...
Oct 16, 2020
Canadian bantamweight Sarah Moras to fight on Nov. 7 UFC card in Las Vegas
Canadian bantamweight Sarah (Cheesecake) Moras will face Brazil's Vanessa Melo next month on a televised UFC card in Las Vegas.The main event of the Nov. 7 show at the UFC's Apex production facility f...
Oct 16, 2020
Battlefords chamber readies to film provincial all-candidates forum
The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce plans to film an all-candidates forum this Sunday for hopefuls running in the Battlefords riding in the upcoming provincial election.The event is not open to the pu...
Oct 16, 2020
Sutton receives 2020 Fraser-Gatrell Memorial Award
For the last six years, Herb Sutton has worked for the City of North Battleford as the Community Safety Coordinator. This week, following his final council meeting, Sutton was recognized for his contr...
Oct 16, 2020