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Andreescu through to second round of US Open with 6-2, 6-4 win over Volynets
NEW YORK - Suddenly vaulted into the spotlight of great expectations, Canadian Bianca Andreescu began her U.S. Open quest Tuesday with an overabundance of nerves. But the 19-year-old from Mississ...
Aug 27, 2019
Call Coco the Comeback Kid: Gauff wins US Open debut at 15
NEW YORK - Coco Gauff is quickly becoming the Comeback Kid. Just 15, she doesn't seem to find any deficit too daunting. She demonstrated that in her U.S. Open debut Tuesday night, much like she did at...
Aug 27, 2019
SCS facilities have 100% success rate in reversing overdoses: report
A report produced by the Alberta Community Council on HIV says that Supervised Consumption Sites both save lives, and money.The report took data from seven sites across the province, including here in...
Aug 27, 2019 The Supervised Consumption Site has been operating next to the Rotary House since March
Shaky start to No. 1 Naomi Osaka's US Open title defence
NEW YORK - Naomi Osaka put her right hand in the shape of a gun and pointed two fingers at her temple, her face grim, while she looked toward her guest box. She'd just dropped the second set, moments ...
Aug 27, 2019
Donaldson returns to Toronto with Braves for first time since 2018 trade
TORONTO - Josh Donaldson didn't want to let emotions dictate his response to the trade last September that capped his months-long, relationship-straining saga with the Toronto Blue Jays. But...
Aug 27, 2019
M's Gonzales earns career-best 14th win, 3-1 over Blue Jays
SEATTLE - Marco Gonazles sent flocks of Blue Jays fans back north of the border with a sour taste in their mouths. Gonzales pitched three-hit ball over seven innings to get his career-best 14th win, D...
Aug 27, 2019
Leslie Jones exiting 'SNL,' Kate McKinnon back next season
LOS ANGELES - "Saturday Night Live" cast member Leslie Jones is leaving the NBC show after five seasons, while Kate McKinnon is sticking around. Jones' departure was confirmed by a person familiar wit...
Aug 27, 2019
Majority of Alberta opioid overdoses related to fentanyl poisoning
EDMONTON - A new report says more than 4,300 drug overdoses have been reversed with a 100 per cent success rate through the province's supervised consumption sites.The report from the Alberta Communit...
Aug 27, 2019 Photo from Lethbridge News Now
Tory leader Scheer contradicted on abortion by Quebec lieutenant Alain Rayes
OTTAWA - Even though he has contradicted his leader publicly on the subject of abortion rights, the Conservatives' Quebec lieutenant says he and party leader Andrew Scheer have always been clear ...
Aug 27, 2019
TV viewership down, social media up for VMSs
NEW YORK - If Taylor Swift, Missy Elliott and a 1990s rap reunion couldn't halt the shrinkage of MTV's television audience for its Video Music Awards, perhaps nothing can. Monday's show was seen by 4....
Aug 27, 2019