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Blue Jays activate Sanchez from DL, designate Garcia for assignment
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Aaron Sanchez was activated off the disabled list on Saturday while lefty Jaime Garcia was designated for assignment. Sanchez was set to start Saturday’s late afte...
Aug 25, 2018
Red Deer golfer competes at Men's Mid-Amateur Championship
A Red Deer golfer finished tied for 54th place at the Canadian Men's Mid-Amateur Championship held at the Victoria Golf Club in B.C. this week. With no previous tournament experience, Ken Griffith of ...
Aug 25, 2018
Fashion flap: Serena OK with French Open despite catsuit ban
NEW YORK - Serena Williams isn’t worried about a dress code at the French Open. Her skin-tight black catsuit won’t be welcome, but Williams had already put it back in the closet. She no lo...
Aug 25, 2018
Union says talks between Exhibition Place and locked-out workers in jeopardy
TORONTO - The president of the union representing workers locked out of Toronto’s Exhibition Place says planned talks with the venue’s board of governors are now in “jeopardy.”...
Aug 25, 2018
As EPL resists VAR, Man City concedes goal scored with arm
LONDON - After failing to convince Premier League rivals of the need for VAR, Manchester City has contributed more evidence why the technology is needed. It came at the cost of dropping two points ear...
Aug 25, 2018
Digitization poised to disrupt central banking, too: Bank of Canada's Poloz
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz is recommending to his international policy-making peers that they consider the often-elusive economic effects created by the spread of digital disruptio...
Aug 25, 2018
Alberta government looking to create guidelines to remediate contaminated fentanyl sites
The Alberta government is looking to create guidelines on how to remediate sites contaminated with the deadly street drug fentanyl. Alberta Health has posted a request for proposals for a contractor t...
Aug 25, 2018
Handful of Alberta drivers accused of using highways as speedways near Edmonton
Some Alberta drivers are heading to court accused of using highways outside of Edmonton as speedways. R-C-M-P say in one case a man on a Ducati Superbike was clocked doing 197 in a 100-kilometre zone ...
Aug 25, 2018
Two more charged with homicide in Paul Band First Nation death
The RCMP have laid charges against two more people in connection with the death of a woman on Paul Band First Nation, north east of Drayton Valley. On Thursday, Edmonton Police Services responded to a...
Aug 25, 2018
Riggers fighting to stay alive at nationals
The Red Deer Riggers are looking at a must-win situation at the Senior Men's AAA Baseball National Championships in Victoria, B.C. today. The Riggers are 1-2 after two days of play at nationals follow...
Aug 25, 2018