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Biggio HR, Blue Jays begin 2020 odyssey by beating Rays 6-4
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Cavan Biggio hit a three-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays began their still-in-progress odyssey by topping the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 Friday night in a season opener. Earlier in ...
Jul 24, 2020
Toronto FC defender says playing in Florida heat is 'pretty unsafe'
Toronto FC centre back Omar Gonzalez is no stranger to heat. A Texas native, Gonzalez played 10 seasons in Los Angeles and Mexico before signing with Toronto in June 2019. But even he f...
Jul 24, 2020
Raptors Uprising GC downs T-Wolves to reach semifinals of The Turn tournament
Raptors Uprising GC dispatched T-Wolves Gaming, the reigning NBA 2K League champion, on Friday to advance to the semifinals of The Turn, a US$260,000 esports tournament. Toronto won Gam...
Jul 24, 2020
Calgary's Turk the turkey presumed dead in apparent coyote attack
CALGARY - A Calgary turkey named Turk appears to have died. Avery Maxwell, one of the moderators for a Facebook paged called Loyal Followers of the Ramsay Turkey, says in a post to the group's 6,500 f...
Jul 24, 2020
AHS warns of COVID-19 testing scam
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new scam has been making the rounds in Alberta with a connection to the COVID-19 pandemic.Alberta Health Services (AHS) says they have received reports of a phone scam where people ...
Jul 24, 2020
Mickanuck recognized for family violence prevention work with Lifetime Achievement award
The Executive Director of the John Howard Society in Grande Prairie has been recognized for her nearly three decades in working to prevent family violence in the Peace Region.Penny Mickanuck was honou...
Jul 24, 2020
CFL, CFL Players' Association extend CBA amendment talks deadline
TORONTO - The CFL and CFL Players' Association will continue discussing amendments to their collective bargaining agreement that could allow for a shortened 2020 season. Prior to the st...
Jul 24, 2020
4 Montreal officers charged after years-long probe into internal affairs unit
MONTREAL - Four Montreal police officers have been charged following a years-long criminal probe into allegations that members of the force's internal affairs unit embellished or fabricated evidence a...
Jul 24, 2020
Alberta passes 10,000 total cases of COVID-19 Friday
Alberta topped 10,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, as there were no new cases reported in the Grande Prairie area for the end of day July 23.The province added 111 cases, bringing the number...
Jul 24, 2020
MLB opener was most-viewed regular-season game in 9 years
BRISTOL, Conn. - The pandemic-delayed Major League Baseball opener was the sport's most-watched regular-season game on any network in nine years. The New York Yankees' rain-shortened 4-1 win at the Wa...
Jul 24, 2020