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Calgary Stampede wraps up: Glass wins Rangeland Derby title
Jason Glass won the Rangeland Derby chuckwagon title on the final day of the Calgary Stampede on Sunday.Glass finished ahead of Layne MacGillvray and Chanse Vigen. MacGillvray was almost two seconds b...
Jul 14, 2024
Rescuers in Nepal recover 7 bodies after a landslide swept 2 buses of people into a river
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Rescuers have recovered a total of seven bodies from the river that two buses full of people were swept into by a landslide, officials said Monday. Rescuers were able to find t...
Jul 14, 2024
Argentina wins record 16th Copa America title, beats Colombia 1-0 after Messi gets hurt
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Argentina won its second straight Copa America championship, overcoming Lionel Messi's second-half leg injury to beat Colombia 1-0 Sunday night on Lautaro Martnez's 112th-mi...
Jul 14, 2024
Lionel Messi exits Copa America final with apparent leg injury
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi's night ended early during the Copa America final when he emotionally exited the field in the 64th minute with an apparent leg injury on Sunday night. The 37-ye...
Jul 14, 2024
Redblacks rally early, late to edge winless Elks 37-34
EDMONTON - Quarterback Dru Brown completed a couple of long touchdown passes in the second half and Lewis Ward kicked a 38-yard field goal as time expired and the Ottawa Redblacks overcame an early de...
Jul 14, 2024
Bruno wins Stampede saddle bronc title despite confusion
CALGARY - Zeke Thurston thought he had won his fourth saddle-bronc title at the Calgary Stampede rodeo on Sunday. Jubilation then turned to dejection for the 29-year-old cowboy from Big Valley, Alta.,...
Jul 14, 2024
Blue Jays select pitcher Trey Yesavage with first pick in MLB amateur draft
FORT WORTH - Right-handed pitcher Trey Yesavage was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday night with their first pick in Major League Baseball's amateur draft. The 6-foot-4 Yesavage, who plays w...
Jul 14, 2024
Heat warnings back in place
Environment Canada has again issued heat warnings for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview and Peace River-Fairview-High Prairie-Manning forecast areas.The weather office says the forecast high f...
Jul 14, 2024
Fans breach security gates at Hard Rock Stadium ahead of Copa final
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Fans appeared to breach the security gates at Hard Rock Stadium hours before the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia on Sunday evening. Video posted on social ...
Jul 14, 2024
Trudeau says he spoke with Trump Sunday after shooting, condemned political violence
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's office says Justin Trudeau spoke this afternoon with former president Donald Trump in the wake of a deadly shooting at one of his campaign rallies on Saturday. Trudeau's ...
Jul 14, 2024