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Toronto Argonauts sign two-time CFL all-star linebacker Bear Woods
TORONTO - Two-time CFL all-star linebacker Bear Woods signed with the Toronto Argonauts on Wednesday night after being released by the Montreal Alouettes earlier in training camp. Woods, a six-foot, 2...
Jun 07, 2017
Trucks, Cars, Semis and more for John Dolliver Memorial Event
A local family has found inspiration for a scholarship fund through the tragic loss of their son and brother after a Canada Day 2016 car crash. John Dolliver was passionate about his truck and in the ...
Jun 07, 2017
Red Sox announcer Remy apologizes for no-translator remarks
NEW YORK - Boston Red Sox announcer Jerry Remy apologized Wednesday for his on-air remarks a night earlier that pitchers such as Yankees star Masahiro Tanaka shouldn’t be allowed to have transla...
Jun 07, 2017
Jury selected in trial of bride accused of hiring hit man
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A jury of three women and three men will decide whether a newlywed bride tried to hire a hit man to kill her husband. The West Palm Beach, Florida, jury that will hear the case...
Jun 07, 2017
Donaldson hits tiebreaking two-run homer against former club
OAKLAND, Calif. - Back when he played here, Josh Donaldson watched many a hard-hit ball get halted by the wind at the Oakland Coliseum short of going over the outfield fences. So he didn’t want ...
Jun 07, 2017
Three Greens make history at B.C. legislature swearing-in ceremony
VICTORIA - Three Green party members made history Wednesday when they were sworn in as members of British Columbia’s legislature. The trio have set a record for the largest number of Greens elec...
Jun 07, 2017
Trailblazing B.C. politician Grace McCarthy remembered as inspiring builder
VANCOUVER - Former British Columbia politician Grace McCarthy has been remembered as a champion of a province she loved, but it was kindness that set her apart in a remarkable career that paved a path...
Jun 07, 2017
Thunder Country jumpers compete at Western Canada Cup
The Thunder Country Trampoline and Gymnastics Club of Red Deer recently attended the Western Canada Cup Championships, June 1 – 5 in Port Moody, B.C. (Competitor - Level - Trampoline – Dou...
Jun 07, 2017
Bell Media unveils sneak peek of Tragically Hip documentary
TORONTO - Bell Media has unveiled a glimpse of a new documentary on the Tragically Hip’s smash cross-country tour. The upcoming film documents the leadup to the band’s 2016 tour for their ...
Jun 07, 2017
Trial begins for ex-Mountie accused of sexually assaulting civilian employee
VANCOUVER - A retired RCMP inspector sexually assaulted a woman inside a locked washroom at police headquarters in British Columbia, a Crown attorney said at the opening of a provincial court trial on...
Jun 07, 2017