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A-Rod, bidding for Mets, wants players to accept cap system
NEW YORK - Alex Rodriguez, among four groups of bidders for a possible purchase of the New York Mets, called for baseball players to accept the type of revenue-sharing system that is tied to a salary ...
Jul 16, 2020
Akinola, Pozuelo turn up the offence as Toronto FC defeats the Montreal Impact
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Ayo Akinola scored three goals, upping his tournament total to five, and Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo had three assists as Toronto FC defeated the Montreal Impact 4-3 T...
Jul 16, 2020
Heavy rains damage Edmonton's Rogers Place, hub city plans to continue
EDMONTON - The group that owns the Edmonton Oilers says damage to its arena from heavy rainfall won't affect plans to use Rogers Place as an NHL hub when the season re-opens. Oilers Entertainment Grou...
Jul 16, 2020
Oakland to pay $32.7M to settle deadly warehouse fire suits
OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland will pay $32.7 million to settle lawsuits filed over a 2016 fire at an illegally converted warehouse dubbed the Ghost Ship that killed 36 people, the city announced Thursday....
Jul 16, 2020
Man saves drowning coyote pup ‘Yip Yip’ while on river rafting trip
A wild coyote pup was taken on quite the southern Saskatchewan river cruise last month.According to Bonnie Dell, the President of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Saskatchewan, the pup was rescu...
Jul 16, 2020
Local community garden projects keep growing stronger
It seems more people are going green during the COVID-19 situation. Midwest Food Resources and the Battlefords Family Health Centre community garden projects continue to see a strong interest in the a...
Jul 16, 2020
Liberals seek to recall House of Commons for new COVID-19 legislation
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is seeking to recall the House of Commons to pass another round of measures to deal with COVID-19. Opposition parties were notified Thursday of the new legislation and ...
Jul 16, 2020
Boat launch open again in North Battleford
Boating enthusiasts in the Battlefords will have the opportunity to get back out on the water.The City of North Battleford announced Thursday that the boat launch for the North Saskatchewan River is r...
Jul 16, 2020
CDC extends US ban on cruise ships through September
WASHINGTON - Federal health officials are extending the U.S. ban on cruise ships through the end September as coronavirus infections rise in most U.S. states, including Florida. The Centers for Diseas...
Jul 16, 2020
Netflix promotes content chief to co-CEO; adds 10M new subs
NEW YORK - Netflix added a flood of new subscribers amid the coronavirus pandemic and also offered clues to a possible successor for founding CEO Reed Hastings, who on Thursday named the company's chi...
Jul 16, 2020