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Canada condemns poisoning of Putin critic in Russia, Champagne says
OTTAWA - Canada's minister of foreign affairs says he is deeply troubled by reports from German experts who have concluded that a Russian political opposition figure was poisoned with the same type of...
Sep 02, 2020
Gurriel homers to lead Blue Jays past Marlins 2-1
MIAMI - Lourdes Gurriel homered and Hyun Jin Ryu pitched six solid innings to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night. After Miami's Sixto Sanchez got through...
Sep 02, 2020
Tom Seaver, heart and mighty arm of Miracle Mets, dies at 75
NEW YORK - Tom Seaver, the galvanizing leader of the Miracle Mets 1969 championship team and a pitcher who personified the rise of expansion teams during an era of radical change for baseball, has die...
Sep 02, 2020
Tom Seaver, heart and mighty arm of Miracle Mets, dies at 75
NEW YORK - Tom Seaver, the galvanizing leader of the Miracle Mets 1969 championship team and a pitcher who personified the rise of expansion teams during an era of radical change for baseball, has die...
Sep 02, 2020
COVID-19 restrictions strip Whistler of 2021 world luge championship
WHISTLER, B.C. - The 2021 world luge championship will not be held in Whistler, B.C., because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The championship scheduled for Feb. 5-7 was cancelled by the Internati...
Sep 02, 2020
United plans to furlough 16,000 workers, fewer than expected
United Airlines said Wednesday it plans to furlough 16,370 employees in October, a smaller number than the airline predicted in July because thousands of workers agreed to leave with the travel indust...
Sep 02, 2020
The Lending Cupboard still meeting community needs despite pandemic
Despite lingering health concerns, The Lending Cupboard in Red Deer has managed to maintain its commitment to the community of lending out much-needed medical equipment and supplies during the COVID-1...
Sep 02, 2020
Active COVID-19 cases up slightly in Central Zone and across province
Alberta is reporting 114 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours. That brings the total number of cases in the province as of Sept. 1 to 14,180.The number of active cases in Alberta now sits at 1...
Sep 02, 2020
Canada's Mackenzie Hughes makes Tour Championship debut on Friday
Mackenzie Hughes pumped his fist when he drained a five-foot putt on the 18th green on Sunday at the BMW Championship to move into the top 30 of the FedEx Cup rankings. After retrieving the ball from ...
Sep 02, 2020
Ottawa Aces sign fullback Jack Johnson, bringing rugby league roster to 13
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Aces' roster for their inaugural 2021 rugby league season rose to 13 Wednesday with the signing of fullback Jack Johnson. The 24-year-old arrives from the Widnes Vikings. Johnson s...
Sep 02, 2020