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Gimme five: Canadians to watch Sunday at the Pan American Games
LIMA, Peru - Here are five Canadian athletes/teams to watch on Sunday at the Pan American Games: EVAN DUNFEE (TRACK AND FIELD) The native of Richmond, B.C., is scheduled to compete in the 20-kilometre...
Aug 03, 2019
Pan Am Roundup: Mitchell sets track cycling record, advances to quarterfinals
LIMA, Peru - Canada's Kelsey Mitchell set a Pan American Games record while qualifying for the cycling track women's sprint on Saturday. Mitchell, of Sherwood Park, Alta.,&nb...
Aug 03, 2019
Iranian-born Canadian resident returns after 11 years in notorious prison
VANCOUVER - An Iranian-born Canadian resident has returned to British Columbia after being imprisoned and allegedly tortured in his home country for 11 years. Saeed Malekpour arrived at Vancouver...
Aug 03, 2019
Canada's Routledge reaches first Pan Am shooting final before fading
LIMA, Peru - Trysten Routledge could sense things were slipping away after missing both targets at the second station of the Pan Am Games men's skeet final on Saturday. He lowered his shotgu...
Aug 03, 2019
Darvill hits grand slam as Canadian baseball team beats Colombia 10-3 at Pan Ams
LIMA, Peru - Wes Darvill of Langley, B.C., hit a grand slam in a six-run sixth inning and Canada moved a step closer to defending its Pan American Games baseball title with a 10-3 win over Colombia on...
Aug 03, 2019
New Mexico regulators decline to grant 6th 'racino' license
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico horse racing regulators announced Thursday they have declined to grant a sixth state horse track and casino license after months of uncertainty and millions spent by app...
Aug 03, 2019
New Mexico regulators decline to grant 6th 'racino' license
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico horse racing regulators announced Thursday they have declined to grant a sixth state horse track and casino license after months of uncertainty and millions spent by app...
Aug 03, 2019
Mochrie and McGrath bringing the yuks for Spinal Cord Injury Alberta
Spinal Cord Injury Alberta is gearing up for a fundraising night full of laughs in Red Deer with two of Canada's longest-tenured actor-comedians.Colin Mochrie and Debra McGrath, who are married, will ...
Aug 03, 2019 Debra McGrath and Colin Mochrie will perform August 8 in Red Deer, with proceeds going to Spinal Cord Injury Alberta.
Groups seeking to suspend Quebec secularism law granted leave to appeal
MONTREAL - Quebec's highest court agreed Thursday to hear an appeal on behalf of groups seeking to suspend the central parts of the province's secularism law. Catherine McKenzie, a lawy...
Aug 03, 2019
Police: Deaths, injuries in Texas shopping complex shooting
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Multiple people were killed and injured and at least one person was in custody after a shooting rampage Saturday at a shopping mall, police in the Texas border town of El Paso sa...
Aug 03, 2019