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Auger-Aliassime advances at Rogers Cup after Raonic retires with injury
MONTREAL - Felix Auger-Aliassime was changing wristbands in preparation for the third and final set of his showdown with Milos Raonic. Seconds later, the teenager's countryman appe...
Aug 9, 2019
Gimme five: Canadians to watch on Saturday at the Pan American Games
Here are five Canadian athletes/teams to watch on Saturday at the Pan American Games: GENEVIEVE LALONDE (TRACK AND FIELD) The native of Moncton, N.B., competes in the women's 3,000 metre steeplechase....
Aug 9, 2019
Peace Country still has Alberta's lowest unemployment rate
The area that takes in the Peace County had Alberta's lowest unemployment rate in July.Statistics Canada says it stood at 5.2 per cent last month compared to 5.7 per cent in June.The June unemployment...
Aug 9, 2019
Distracted drivers, new drivers, the focus for Enforcement Services in August
Distracted drivers will be one of the things Grande Prairie Enforcement Services will be concentrating on during this month's Selected Traffic Enforcement Program.Sergeant Ross Gear says there are stu...
Aug 9, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Public told to leave drones at home if they go to Abbotsford, B.C., airshow
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police and organizers of the Abbotsford International Airshow urge the public to leave their drones at home if they plan to attend the show this weekend. A joint news release f...
Aug 9, 2019
Fox's Carlson calls white supremacy 'a hoax.'
NEW YORK - Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson faced criticism Wednesday for declaring white supremacy "a hoax," the same day President Donald Trump visited El Paso, Texas, after a white gunman who h...
Aug 9, 2019
Foligno on departures: 'You don't leave a good team to try to find another one'
Nick Foligno isn't bitter or upset about the mass exodus of free agents from the Columbus Blue Jackets this summer. It's just that in a few cases, he doesn't quite understand the logic. Star winger Ar...
Aug 9, 2019
Canadian women's water polo team locks up Tokyo Olympic berth
LIMA, Peru - The Canadian women's water polo team has secured a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Canada booked its first Summer Games ticket since 2004 after the semifinals of the Pan American G...
Aug 9, 2019
Friendly Rivalry: Rogers Cup cities Toronto and Montreal a contrast in style
MONTREAL - Daniel Nestor always loved coming home to play tennis in Toronto. He learned the sport there and recalls taking the bus up to York University as a kid to watch world-class matches every sum...
Aug 9, 2019
Manhunt ends: Bodies believed to be B.C. murder suspects found in northern Manitoba
WINNIPEG - A massive manhunt is over after two bodies believed to be British Columbia murder suspects were found in dense brush in northern Manitoba. RCMP assistant commissioner Jane MacLatchy said th...
Aug 9, 2019