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'Makes it more extreme:' Prof says climate change added to historic fire season
CALGARY - Climate change didn’t directly cause major wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia this year but it did contribute to their extreme nature, says a University of Alberta researcher. B...
Oct 22, 2017
Saturday's Games
Saturday’s Games MLB American League Championship Series Houston 4 N.Y. Yankees 0 (Astros win series 4-3) — CFL Toronto 29 Winnipeg 28 Edmonton 35 BC 29 (OT) — NHL Minnesota 4 Calgar...
Oct 21, 2017
Mike Reilly, Eskimos erase 16-point deficit to beat Lions 35-29 in OT
VANCOUVER - Mike Reilly added another page to his resume of comeback victories. The Eskimos quarterback connected with Cory Watson from five yards out in overtime for his second touchdown toss of the ...
Oct 21, 2017
Suter, Wild use three-goal third period to beat Flames 4-2
CALGARY - Minnesota defenceman Ryan Suter redeemed himself after taking a penalty that led to Calgary going ahead in the third period. With one assist on the night already, Suter scored the tying goal...
Oct 21, 2017
Hot World Series on deck: Altuve, Astros vs Kershaw, Dodgers
Big-time aces Clayton Kershaw and Justin Verlander. Playoff boppers Jose Altuve and Justin Turner. A pair of 100-win teams for the first time in nearly a half-century. Hollywood Walk of Fame vs. Texan...
Oct 21, 2017
Astros reach World Series, top Yankees 4-0 in Game 7 of ALCS
HOUSTON - Jose Altuve embraced Justin Verlander as confetti rained down. An improbable thought just a few years ago, the Houston Astros are headed to the World Series. Charlie Morton and Lance McCulle...
Oct 21, 2017
Police: Boy, 3, shot by 6-year-old brother in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - Police in Philadelphia say a 3-year-old is in critical condition after being shot in the head by his 6-year-old brother. Authorities say the younger boy suffered a gunshot wound to the ...
Oct 21, 2017
DeRozan rebounds from flu bug to score 30 points in Raptors' win over 76ers
TORONTO - Moments after powering the Toronto Raptors to a thorough thumping of the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, DeMar DeRozan was gone, bolting home to go to bed. Fighting a flu bug that had him li...
Oct 21, 2017
Brassard, Stone each score twice as Senators beat Maple Leafs 6-3
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators were able to slow down the Toronto Maple Leafs enough to collect a 6-3 win Saturday night, but the victory came with some bad news. Forward Bobby Ryan left the game in the...
Oct 21, 2017
Former presidents call for unity at hurricane aid concert
AUSTIN, Texas - The five living former presidents put aside politics and appeared together for the first time since 2013 at a concert on Saturday to raise money for victims of devastating hurricanes i...
Oct 21, 2017