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Innisfail Merchants win second straight Junior AAA provincial title
For the second year in a row, the Innisfail Merchants are Junior AAA provincial baseball champions. The Merchants claimed another title on Monday with a 5-3 extra innings win over the St. Albert Cardi...
Aug 07, 2019
Correction: Texas-Mall Shooting story
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - In stories Aug. 3-5 about the deadly shootings at an El Paso Walmart, The Associated Press reported erroneously on the number of mass killings so far in 2019. There have been 23 ...
Aug 07, 2019
Canada beats Nigeria 96-87 in Nick Nurse's Canadian team coaching debut
TORONTO - Canada's men's basketball team beat Nigeria 96-87 in an exhibition game on Wednesday, earning Nick Nurse a victory in his Canadian coaching debut. Khem Birch and Kyle Wiltjer had 14 poi...
Aug 07, 2019
Drew Moor, Toronto FC take opening leg against Ottawa Fury
OTTAWA - Drew Moor and Tsubasa Endoh scored as Toronto FC went on the road Wednesday and took the opening leg of the Canadian Championship semifinal with a 2-0 win over the Ottawa Fury. The second leg...
Aug 07, 2019
Rebels moving on from Zaytsev, Sass off to Tri-City
The Red Deer Rebels are moving on from Oleg Zaytsev. Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter tells Greg Meachem in an article on the team's website that they are no longer expecting the Russian forward to b...
Aug 07, 2019 (Photo: Rob Wallator)
Correction: Ohio Shooting story
DAYTON, Ohio - In stories Aug. 4-5 about the deadly shootings in Dayton, Ohio, The Associated Press reported erroneously on the number of mass killings so far in 2019. The Dayton rampage marked the 23...
Aug 07, 2019
Maduro halts talks with opposition to protest US sanctions
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's government says it will not attend a planned round of talks with the opposition this week to protest the Trump administration's freezing of its assets in the U.S. In a...
Aug 07, 2019
Actor Danny Trejo helps save baby trapped in car in LA
LOS ANGELES - Actor Danny Trejo played a real-life hero when he helped rescue a baby trapped in an overturned car after a collision at a Los Angeles intersection. Authorities say two cars crashed Wedn...
Aug 07, 2019
Kelsey Lalor commits to Boise State
Kelsey Lalor is taking her talents south of the border. The star Red Deer athlete has committed to enrolling at Boise State where she will play softball for the Broncos starting this fall. A member of...
Aug 07, 2019 Kelsey Lalor (Baseball Canada)
Jussaume earns another Pan Am cycling medal for Canada with time trial bronze
LIMA, Peru - Laurie Jussaume earned a bronze medal in the women's individual road cycling time trial Wednesday at the Pan American Games. Jussaume of Contrecoeur, Que., finished third with a...
Aug 07, 2019