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Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson to face Billy Quarantillo
Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson, whose last fight was derailed by visa issues, will face Billy Quarantillo on a Sept. 12 UFC card in Las Vegas. The 29-year-old from Huntsville, Ont., ...
Aug 06, 2020

Braves' Markakis hits walkoff HR after opting into season
ATLANTA - Nick Markakis capped his first start of the season with a game-ending home run in the ninth inning that lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night. D...
Aug 06, 2020

Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered an unspecified ban on "transactions" with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat. Trump had threatened a deadline of Sept. 15 t...
Aug 06, 2020

Winnipeg Blue Bombers unveil Grey Cup championship rings celebrating 2019 win
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers unveiled their 2019 Grey Cup championship rings on Thursday night. Made by Canadian jeweller Baron Championship Rings, the diamond-studded two-toned ring cele...
Aug 06, 2020

Canucks beat Wild 3-0, take series lead in penalty-filled NHL qualifying game
EDMONTON - Jacob Markstrom got the shutout and Brock Boeser scored one for a fallen friend Thursday as the Vancouver Canucks pushed the Minnesota Wild to the brink of elimination in NHL qualifying pla...
Aug 06, 2020

Jason Day leads PGA as Koepka continues to be a major force
SAN FRANCISCO - Jason Day took his first step toward a return to the spotlight in the majors Thursday at the PGA Championship. Brooks Koepka never seems to leave. Day took advantage of a TPC Harding P...
Aug 06, 2020

Hagerty rides Trump support to Senate GOP win in Tennessee
NASHVILLE - Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty rode the endorsement of President Donald Trump to victory Thursday in a contested Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat in Tennessee....
Aug 06, 2020

A timeline of Trump's tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum
Some key events in Canada-U.S. trade relations since 2018: Aug. 6, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump announces plans to reimpose a 10-per-cent tariff on Canadian aluminum, saying "Canada was taking adv...
Aug 06, 2020

Canada vows retaliatory measures as Trump restores tariff on Canadian aluminum
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is promising to impose retaliatory tariffs on American products after U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday he is restoring an import tax o...
Aug 06, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw asks Albertans to get a mask this weekend as numbers drop slightly
Active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta have decreased from 1,146 to 1,107 since Wednesday.The province counted 56 new cases today, bringing the provincial total to 11,296. A total of 9,984 Albertans have...
Aug 06, 2020