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Guerrero's grand slam helps Blue Jays beat Tigers 7-5
DETROIT - When rookie slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. came to the plate with the bases loaded, there was an air of anticipation at Comerica Park. Toronto and Detroit are a combined 60 games under .500, ...
Jul 22, 2019
Mercado lifts Cleveland over Blue Jays 7-3 to spoil Borucki's return
TORONTO - Oscar Mercado had a triple and a home run to lead the Cleveland Indians past the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Monday night. Catcher Roberto Perez had the go-ahead RBI double in the fifth inning ...
Jul 22, 2019
Marvel's next films will bring diversity, onscreen and off
LOS ANGELES - Marvel's push for more women and people of colour in its cinematic universe is extending to behind the camera for its next slate of films. Of the five films Marvel Studios announced at C...
Jul 22, 2019
Vernon Adams Jr., Alouettes beat Eskimos 20-10 for third win in a row
MONTREAL - Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., says it took guts for coach Khari Jones to call a trick play in the first quarter that led to Montreal's third straight victory. That one play set the tone for...
Jul 22, 2019
Food bank in need of donations as shelves run low
An average of 50 hampers filled with food go out the doors of the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre each day.That serves about 2,000 people a month, over half of which are children. Howeve...
Jul 22, 2019 The food bank has cut back on the number of items it puts in hampers as the shelves run thin. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
One small step for respectability, one giant step for a crossover
It would be fair to call the 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders, or any CFL team, a work in progress at this point in the season.The Riders were facing a home and home series with the BC Lions with the pot...
Jul 22, 2019
Western Canadian comedy tour coming to North Battleford
They say laughter is the best medicine, and now it will also support local charities.The Human Condition Comedy Tour will begin this fall. The tour will consist of three comedians traveling all across...
Jul 22, 2019 The Human Condition Comedy Tour. (submitted photo/Scott Porteous)
Saskatchewan Roughriders mascot Gainer the Gopher in hot water once again
REGINA - Gainer the Gopher is in hot water once again. The Saskatchewan Roughriders mascot came under fire Saturday night for his actions during the club's 38-25 home win over the B.C. ...
Jul 22, 2019
Cop father says couple's double homicide in B.C. devastating for two families
SURREY, B.C. - The father of an Australian man who was gunned down with his girlfriend while travelling on a remote British Columbia highway says the deaths are a tragic end to a love story ...
Jul 22, 2019
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' defence has been stellar so far this season
The offence has certainly been front and centre this season but the backbone of unbeaten Winnipeg's stellar start has been the Blue Bombers' defence. Quarterback Matt Nichols completed a club-rec...
Jul 22, 2019