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Whyte boots winning field goal as Edmonton Eskimos stun B.C. Lions 30-27
VANCOUVER - The Edmonton Eskimos kept a play in their back pocket all night, waiting for the right time. Moments after the B.C. Lions had tied the score late in the fourth quarter Saturday, they decid...
Jun 24, 2017
Laws on car seat safety in Alberta not in line with other provinces
Alberta Health Services released up-to-date recommendations on car seat safety on May 2, 2017 but the laws have yet to change regarding booster seats for kids in Alberta. Booster seats are required fo...
Jun 24, 2017
Over 150 dead as overturned fuel truck explodes in Pakistan
BAHAWALPUR , Pakistan - Alerted by an announcement over a mosque’s loudspeaker that an overturned tanker truck had sprung a leak, scores of villagers raced to the scene with fuel containers Sund...
Jun 24, 2017
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $9.4 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $9.4 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in Ontario. The jack...
Jun 24, 2017
Minnesota rallies for 2-2 draw with Whitecaps
MINNEAPOLIS - Francisco Calvo and Jerome Thiesson scored second-half goals and Minnesota United rallied for a 2-2 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. Vancouver led 2-0 before settling...
Jun 24, 2017
Federico Higuain scores twice, Crew beat Impact 4-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Federico Higuain scored two more goals and the Columbus Crew beat the Montreal Impact 4-1 on Saturday night. Higuain has five goals in his last four MLS games. He leads the Crew (8-9-...
Jun 24, 2017
Top dog, Brynneth Pawltro, elected mayor of Kentucky town
RABBIT HASH, Ky. - Being mayor is a ruff job but somebody has to do it. According to WDRB-TV , a small Kentucky town has, for the fourth time, elected a dog to be its mayor. Jordie Bamforth says her 3...
Jun 24, 2017
Ponoka RCMP looking for five men involved in Saturday morning incident
RCMP in Ponoka are searching for five suspects they say are responsible for restraining and robbing two others early Saturday morning. Police say around 2 a.m., they were dispatched to a home in the M...
Jun 24, 2017
Al Capone song, pocket watch fetch over $100K at auction
BOSTON - Artifacts connected to some of the nation’s most notorious gangsters sold for more than $100,000 at auction Saturday. A diamond pocket watch that belonged to Al Capone and was produced ...
Jun 24, 2017
Now in Washington, Melania Trump still no social butterfly
WASHINGTON - Two weeks into her new life as a full-time Washingtonian, Melania Trump is staying true to her reputation as more homebody than social butterfly. Not that she hasn’t been busy fulfi...
Jun 24, 2017