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Guardians take advantage of Blue Jays pitching wildness in 7-1 win
CLEVELAND (AP) - Carlos Carrasco pitched six strong innings and Austin Hedges hit a two-run single when Toronto's pitchers couldn't find the strike zone, lifting the Cleveland Guardians to a 7-1 win o...
Jun 21, 2024
Tom Kim builds a 2-shot lead over Scheffler and Morikawa at Travelers Championship
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) - Tom Kim is looking at the long term with his golf game and is getting short-term results at the Travelers Championship, where he followed an opening 62 with a 5-under 65 on Frid...
Jun 21, 2024
Canada Selects name training squad for rugby game against Vancouver Highlanders
Peter Nelson and Kainoa Lloyd highlight the 26-man Canada Selects training squad for a June 28 game against the fledgling Vancouver Highlanders at Burnaby Lake Rugby Club. Nelson, Lloyd join Siaki Vik...
Jun 21, 2024
Attacker of Nancy Pelosi’s husband also found guilty of kidnapping and could face more prison time
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A man who bludgeoned Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer and was sentenced to 30 years in federal court was also convicted Friday of aggravated kidnapping by a state court which ...
Jun 21, 2024
Billionaire businessman James K. Irving dead at 96
ST. JOHN, N.B. - The family of Canadian billionaire businessman James K. Irving has announced his death at the age of 96, just over a month after the death of his younger brother, Arthur. Along with l...
Jun 21, 2024
Canadian Michael Dufort shakes his head after losing split decision at PFL 5
SALT LAKE CITY - Lightweight (The Canadian Badass) Michael Dufort lost a split decision to American Adam (The Bomb) Piccolotti on the PFL 5 undercard Friday. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28 f...
Jun 21, 2024
Judge orders Quebec to pay over $144M to taxi permit holders for abolishing permits
MONTREAL - A Superior Court judge has ordered the Quebec government to pay more than $144 million to several thousand former taxi permit holders in the province. Justice Silvana Conte ruled that the g...
Jun 21, 2024
Treatment centre proposed for Gadsby Lake in Lacombe County
Lacombe County could soon welcome a new treatment centre in the area of Gadsby Lake.A public hearing is to be held July 25 at 6 p.m. so the public can sound off about the proposal, which comes from Dr...
Jun 21, 2024
Woody's Triathlon racing through town this weekend
Woody's Triathlon takes to the streets of Red Deer this Saturday, June 22.Competitors will begin by swimming laps in the Michener Aquatic Centre, then head out to complete the cycling and running legs...
Jun 21, 2024
CFL fines veteran kickers over chipped football controversy
TORONTO - Kickers Sergio Castillo, Brett Lauther, Sean Whyte and Lewis Ward were fined by the CFL on Friday after publicly speaking out on the league's use of chipped footballs on field-goal attempts....
Jun 21, 2024