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Josh Donaldson homers, Twins down Blue Jays 7-3 in series opener
TORONTO - Hyun Jin Ryu knows September is never a good time to slump. With the Blue Jays in the thick of the American League wild-card race, Ryu struggled mightily for the second straight outing as he...
Sep 17, 2021

Fajardo ends touchdown drought for Riders in 30-16 win over Argos
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders ended a frustrating touchdown drought Friday in a 30-16 victory over the Toronto Argonauts. The Riders entered the game having not scored a touchdown since the th...
Sep 17, 2021

Brian Laundrie's family tells police, FBI he is missing
NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) - Police in Florida said they are working with the FBI to find 23-year-old Brian Laundrie, whose girlfriend disappeared during a cross-country trek in a converted van. North Port...
Sep 17, 2021

County cuts deal to end fight over Arizona Senate subpoena
PHOENIX (AP) - Board members overseeing Arizona's most populous county have reached an agreement with the Republican-controlled state Senate that will end a standoff over a Senate demand that they han...
Sep 17, 2021

Colorado school shooter sentenced to life in prison
DENVER (AP) - A former high school student convicted of killing one student and injuring eight others in a 2019 attack on a Denver-area school has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Devo...
Sep 17, 2021

Official says US will deport 'massive' number of Haitians
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) - A US official says the Biden administration is planning "massive movements" of Haitian migrants in a small Texas border town on flights to Haiti starting Sunday. Plans have yet t...
Sep 17, 2021

Fortin's lawsuit over removal from vaccine post now pointless, federal lawyers argue
OTTAWA - Federal lawyers argue Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's lawsuit over his removal as head of Canada's vaccine distribution campaign is now moot because the job no longer exists. In a newly filed Federal...
Sep 17, 2021

Ex-Algerian president Bouteflika, ousted amid protests, dies
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who fought for independence from France in the 1950s and 1960s and was ousted amid pro-democracy protests in 2019 after 20 years...
Sep 17, 2021

Market Watch: Sept. 17, 2021
Markets Struggle for Traction After Last Week's Losses It's been a rough month so far for North American equities, as markets have struggled with an abundance of mixed economic data and ongoing challe...
Sep 17, 2021

Harvest continues despite recent wet weather
Despite recent rain showers throughout central Alberta last week, local producers were still able to harvest an additional 20 per cent of acres. According to the latest crop report from Alberta Agricu...
Sep 17, 2021