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Toronto Blue Jays non-tender infielder Yangervis Solarte
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have non-tendered infielder Yangervis Solarte, who will become a free agent. The Blue Jays announced the move Friday night. MLB teams had until 8 p.m. (ET) Friday to te...
Nov 30, 2018
Rebels complete major trade with Kootenay
The Red Deer Rebels are jumping into the WHL trade market in a big way. General Manager Brent Sutter pulled the trigger on a major transaction Friday afternoon with the Kootenay Ice, acquiring 19-year...
Nov 30, 2018
Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre launches inaugural Dream Home Lottery
Abused children and youth stand to benefit from the launch of central Alberta's newest home lottery on Friday. The Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre Dream Home Lottery features $1.8 million in pri...
Nov 30, 2018
Video of sexual relations can be used at grievance in fire department firings
VANCOUVER - Two employees of the fire department in Vernon, B.C., are battling to keep their jobs after a videotape showed them having sexual relations in the interim fire chief’s office. The pa...
Nov 30, 2018
Winnipeg Blue Bombers poke fun at Calgary Stampeders coach with T-shirt
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are having a little fun with a controversial comment from Calgary Stampeders coach Dave Dickenson. The Bombers tweeted Friday that they are producing two ‘Ca...
Nov 30, 2018
Kenney says navy's needs guided $700M Quebec ship deal, not electoral math
OTTAWA - Former defence minister Jason Kenney is rejecting suggestions he pushed the Harper government to negotiate a $700-million deal with a Quebec shipyard because of electoral considerations. The ...
Nov 30, 2018
Innisfail RCMP arrest man in stolen vehicle
Routine compliance checks by Innisfail RCMP last week resulted in the arrest of a man breaking his conditions of 24-hour house arrest while driving a stolen vehicle. It happened around 1:22 p.m. on No...
Nov 30, 2018
Ottawa Senators sign veteran defenceman Justin Falk
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have bolstered their blue line with the addition of Justin Falk. The 30-year-old defenceman signed a one-year, two-way deal with the club on Friday and will be available t...
Nov 30, 2018
Austria's Nicole Schmidhofer wins Lake Louise women's World Cup downhill
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Nicole Schmidhofer claimed the first World Cup victory of her career Friday by winning the season-opening downhill. The 29-year-old Austrian was the fastest woman in the final tra...
Nov 30, 2018
Police review: No evidence of a crime in Casey Kasem's death
GIG HARBOR, Wash. - Police found no evidence of wrongdoing after investigating allegations that relatives of radio personality Casey Kasem were responsible for his 2014 death but will now turn the mat...
Nov 30, 2018