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Surf's up in California, where it's now the official sport
LOS ANGELES - “Let’s go surfing now, everybody’s learning how,” the Beach Boys have been telling us in song since 1962. And if you haven’t started listening by now - and ...
Aug 20, 2018
B.C. Lions agree to contract with linebacker Micah Awe
VANCOUER, B.C. - Micah Awe is heading back to the B.C. Lions. The team announced Monday that it has agreed to terms on a contract with the six-foot, 220-pound linebacker. Awe spent the 2017 campaign w...
Aug 20, 2018
Review: MTV VMAs was a shocking event, for the wrong reasons
NEW YORK - With most of music industry’s top acts absent - from Beyonce to Bruno Mars - the MTV Video Music Awards lacked star power and felt flat, and some of the winners turned heads - for the...
Aug 20, 2018
El Salvador, Taiwan break ties as China isolates island foe
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan broke off diplomatic ties with El Salvador on Tuesday as the Central American country defected to rival Beijing in the latest blow to the self-ruled island China has been tryin...
Aug 20, 2018
Estrada's focused on playing for Jays as trade deadline approaches; Toronto wins
TORONTO - Marco Estrada won’t think about the possibility of being traded, even as the post-season roster deadline on Aug. 31 approaches. Estrada allowed three runs over 5 1/3 innings as the Tor...
Aug 20, 2018
Kai Sheck gets bases-clearing triple as Canada escapes with 6-4 win over Mexico
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Nate Colina caught a liner to the mound to pick up the final out with the bases loaded as Canada escaped with a 6-4 win over Mexico at the Little League World Series on Monday. Kai...
Aug 20, 2018
Ontario Cannabis Store announces supply agreements with 26 licensed producers
TORONTO - The Ontario Cannabis Store says it has partnered with 26 licensed producers for its online retail platform. The store, which will be Ontario’s only online retailer when recreational ma...
Aug 20, 2018
Red Deer closer to banning public cannabis consumption
Red Deer city council has taken the first step towards banning the consumption of cannabis in public places. First reading was given Monday to proposed Smoke Free Bylaw amendments to outlaw consumptio...
Aug 20, 2018
Children, elderly at risk as smoke from distant fires hangs over parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER - Thick smoke blanketing British Columbia communities far from any flames - including Vancouver where the haze Monday obscured the city’s mountain views - could be particularly harmful...
Aug 20, 2018
Red Deer's fire ban still in effect
City officials are reminding residents a previously issued fire ban is still in effect for The City of Red Deer. "While we've seen some improvement for now in the air quality locally, conditions in ou...
Aug 20, 2018