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Grichuk hits 3-run homer in 7th, Blue Jays beat Rays 6-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Randal Grichuk hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 on Monday. Reliever Aaron Loup (3-2) replaced Edgar Garca with o...
Aug 24, 2020

Destination Battlefords renews Town agreement, celebrates Russ Brown
In trying to bounce back from the significant impact COVID-19 had on the tourism sector, Destination Battlefords is working closely with local partners for the coming months and years.The Town of Batt...
Aug 24, 2020

Canadian Alphonso Davies caps '20 season with Champions League title
Talal Al-Awaid isn't surprised to see Alphonso Davies starring on soccer's world stage, but even the Edmonton soccer coach is somewhat taken aback by the 19-year-old Canadian'...
Aug 24, 2020

Flames to determine in off-season if what they have is worth keeping
Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving says he is impressed with how his team came together this season through some unprecedented times - from a very public coaching change to a playoff r...
Aug 24, 2020

North Stars Hockey School kicks off second week
Week two of the North Stars Hockey School got underway Monday at the Civic Centre. The first of a five-day camp featuring both on and off-ice skills training, drills and activities, early returns say ...
Aug 24, 2020

Retired Brazil soccer star Ronaldinho released in Paraguay
ASUNCION, Paraguay - Retired Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho was released from house arrest Monday after spending five months detained in Paraguay for entering the country with a false passport. Para...
Aug 24, 2020

Area Conservatives believe new federal Conservative leader will help unite the party
Battlefords-Lloydminster MP Rosemarie Falk is pleased to see Erin Michael O'Toole as the new federal Conservative Party leader. "I think it's great the federal leadership vote finally happened," she s...
Aug 24, 2020

76ers fire Brett Brown after being swept out of playoffs
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia 76ers fired coach Brett Brown on Monday, a day after his seventh season ended in a post-season sweep. The 76ers were 43-30 this season and had woefully underachieved in...
Aug 24, 2020

Report: Argonauts quarteback Bethel-Thompson opting out of CFL contract
Toronto Argonauts quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson reportedly is opting out of his CFL contract. Ian Rapoport of The NFL Network reported Monday that Bethel-Thompson was opting out of his ...
Aug 24, 2020

Local virus cases in Gaza raise fears of a wider outbreak
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Authorities in the Gaza Strip on Monday announced the first coronavirus cases spread through the community, raising fears of a potentially devastating outbreak in the imp...
Aug 24, 2020