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Divers Meaghan Benfeito and Caeli McKay lock up Tokyo Olympic spots for Canada
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Divers Caeli McKay and Meaghan Benfeito have secured two spots for Canada in the women's 10-metre platform event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. McKay finished third in the s...
Jul 18, 2019
Rage steal home field advantage in semi-final with Stampeders
The semi-final round of the 2019 Wheatbelt Baseball League playoffs kicked off Wednesday night as the Peace River Stampeders hosted the Rycroft Rage in Game 1 of their best-of-five series.It was a def...
Jul 18, 2019
Police officer in 'I can't breathe' death won't be charged
NEW YORK - After years of silence, federal prosecutors said Tuesday that they won't bring criminal charges against a white New York City police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, a bl...
Jul 18, 2019
Trudeau, Tusk open talks at EU summit on Canada-EU trade agreement
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Council President Donald Tusk have begun their formal talks that will centre on the comprehensive trade agreement between the European Union....
Jul 18, 2019
U11 AA GP Reds set for big weekend at Evergreen Park
It will be a busy weekend on the diamond for the GP Reds AA U11 squad as they welcome three teams to the Swan City for games this weekend.The Red Deer Braves, Drayton Valley Giants, and Bonnyville Bra...
Jul 18, 2019 (photo credit to the Grande Prairie Minor Baseball Facebook page)
Trump slams 4 congresswomen; crowd chants, 'Send her back!'
GREENVILLE, N.C. - Going after four Democratic congresswomen one by one, a combative President Donald Trump turned his campaign rally into an extended dissection of the liberal views of the women of c...
Jul 18, 2019
Mnuchin: Negotiators agree on core elements of budget deal
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (mih-NOO'-shin) says budget and debt negotiators have reached an agreement on the core elements of a deal to increase the government's borrowing cap and ...
Jul 18, 2019
Highway 43X bypass set to open next month
The Highway 43X bypass is set to open in about a month's time.Alberta Transportation Regional Director Ryan Konowalyk says that the targeted time of completion is the end of August."We're currently fi...
Jul 18, 2019
2019 World Jet Boat Championship continues in GP Thursday
Day 2 of the World Jet Boat Championships begins Thursday morning in Grande Prairie.Racers will be hitting the water at 9:00 a.m. as they travel from O'Brien Park to McLeod Flats and back.A recap vide...
Jul 18, 2019 (photo credit to the World Jet Boat Championship Facebook page)
Fagundez, Gil, Bunbury in 8-minutes stretch for Revolution
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Diego Fagundez, Carles Gil and Teal Bunbury scored during a late eight-minute stretch and the New England Revolution beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 4-0 on Wednesday night. New Englan...
Jul 18, 2019