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Guerrero Jr. leaves Blue Jays game in second inning with left-knee discomfort
TORONTO - Hot-hitting rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. left the Toronto Blue Jays game after two innings with left-knee discomfort against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday afternoon. He will undergo ...
Aug 17, 2019
Nick Kyrgios fined more than $100,000 for vulgar conduct
MASON, Ohio - Nick Kyrgios was fined $113,000 by the ATP for expletive-filled outbursts in which he smashed rackets, insulted a chair umpire and refused to get ready to return serve during a second-ro...
Aug 17, 2019
Testy exchange between Quebec immigration minister and UN representative
Quebec has spent hundreds of millions of dollars resettling refugees and asylum seekers over the past few years, which is more than its fair share, Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette ...
Aug 17, 2019
Canadians killed in Afghanistan honoured at re-dedication ceremony of cenotaph
OTTAWA - More than 150 Canadians killed during the war in Afghanistan are being remembered in a special ceremony in Ottawa this morning. The ceremony, which is being attended by hundreds of family mem...
Aug 17, 2019
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson comes out as gay after 40 years
OTTAWA - After 40 years, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has come out as gay. In a column published in the Ottawa Citizen on Saturday, Watson writes that it was a "mistake" not coming out ...
Aug 17, 2019
Lakers' Cousins tears ACL in left knee, awaiting surgery
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - DeMarcus Cousins is facing rehab from another major injury, and the Los Angeles Lakers have endured their first big problem of a season with championship expectations. Cousins was...
Aug 17, 2019
Human remains found in west Edmonton neighbourhood
The Edmonton Police Homicide Section are investigating the discovery of human remains found August 15 in the west central neighbourhood of Sherwood.The remains were found by citizens who were walking ...
Aug 17, 2019
Liverpool wins again despite Adrian mistake; Pukki hat trick
An embarrassing mistake by goalkeeper Adrian failed to stop Liverpool racking up a second straight win to open the Premier League, and Norwich hat-trick star Teemu Pukki enhanced his reputation as a p...
Aug 17, 2019
Northerners applaud funding for long-awaited road through Arctic tundra
Two federal announcements this week are expected to kick-start a long-awaited road into the heart of the Canadian Arctic that would lower grocery costs for northern families and unlock billions o...
Aug 17, 2019
Three Mile Bend being tested for blue-green algae
(Red Deer, Alberta) - Due to the potential for blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) in one of the ponds at Three Mile Bend, The City of Red Deer is asking the public to use caution when in that area. The ...
Aug 17, 2019