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Rusnak converts penalty, Real Salt Lake beats Whitecaps 1-0
SANDY, Utah - Albert Rusnak scored on a penalty in the 21st minute and Real Salt Lake held on to beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on Saturday. Rusnak fired his second goal of the season into the upper...
Mar 09, 2019
Turbulence injures 30 on flight from Istanbul to New York
NEW YORK - Severe turbulence tossed terrified passengers and crew around a Turkish Airlines plane cabin as it passed over Maine on Saturday, with 30 people suffering bumps, bruises, cuts and a broken ...
Mar 09, 2019
Defending champion Calgary to face Carleton in men's U Sports final
HALIFAX - Brett Layton had 17 points and 12 rebounds as the defending champion Calgary Dinos held on to beat the Ryerson Rams 67-65 and advance to Canadian men’s university basketball championsh...
Mar 09, 2019
Manotas' late goal lifts Dynamo over Impact 2-1
HOUSTON - Mauro Manotas scored in the 86th minute and the Houston Dynamo beat the Montreal Impact 2-1 on Saturday. Manotas finished Romell Quioto’s cross with a right-footed stab to give Houston...
Mar 09, 2019
Southern storms, apparent tornadoes cause damages; none hurt
Two apparent tornadoes touched down Saturday in central Arkansas, destroying shops as severe storms raking the South damaged some buildings and tore away roofs in northeast Mississippi. There were no ...
Mar 09, 2019
Alberta Party leader talks hospital, oil, election during stop in Red Deer
Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel made an appearance in Red Deer Saturday alongside local candidates Paul Hardy and Ryan McDougall. The trio was in attendance for the first ever Red Deer Women's Mar...
Mar 09, 2019
Brad Gushue's Brier run wrecks on ice rubble, Brendan Bottcher into semifinal
BRANDON, Man. - The way the reign ended stung Brad Gushue more than losing the crown. His team’s bid to win a third straight Canadian men’s curling championship was derailed by a tiny rock...
Mar 09, 2019
McMaster and Laval to battle for U Sports women's basketball title
TORONTO - It was history nearly three decades in the making, stretching back to before any of the McMaster Marauders were born. But the significance of the moment wasn’t lost on Theresa Burns...
Mar 09, 2019
Hold the bacon: more Quebec sugar shacks offering vegetarian, vegan options
MONTREAL - As the sugaring-off season begins, thousands of Quebecers will head to a cabane a sucre, or sugar shack, for a traditional heavy meal drenched in sweet syrup. Only now, more and more sugar ...
Mar 09, 2019
Community gets cold in support of Special Olympics
The second annual Polar Plunge in support of Special Olympics Alberta took place Saturday at Red Deer's Bower-Kin Community Centre. The event is run by the same folks behind the Alberta Law Enforcemen...
Mar 09, 2019