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Sylvain Filion registers historic 10,000th career driving victory
CAMPBELLVILLE, Ont. - Veteran harness driver Sylvain Filion has recorded a historic first. The 54-year-old native of Angers, Que., became the first Canadian-based driver in harness racing history to r...
Oct 23, 2023
Pham, Gurriel homer, Diamondbacks power past Phillies 5-1 to force NLCS Game 7
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Tommy Pham and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit back-to-back homers and Merrill Kelly struck out eight to help the Arizona Diamondbacks force Game 7 of the NL Championship Series with a 5-1...
Oct 23, 2023
Diamondbacks force Game 7 in NLCS by powering past Phillies 5-1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Tommy Pham and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit back-to-back homers and Merrill Kelly struck out eight to help the Arizona Diamondbacks force Game 7 of the National League Championship Seri...
Oct 23, 2023
Officials say at least 7 dead in massive vehicle crashes in south Louisiana due to 'Superfog'
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - At least seven people were killed after a "superfog" of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense fog caused multiple massive car crashes Monday morning involving a total of ...
Oct 23, 2023
Ex-lawmaker Maria Corina Machado dominates opposition's presidential primary in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Former lawmaker Maria Corina Machado, a longtime critic of Venezuela's government, dominated the opposition's presidential primary over the weekend, getting more than 1.4 mil...
Oct 23, 2023
Quarterback Tre Ford one of few spots in dismal season for Edmonton Elks
EDMONTON - Tre Ford began the 2023 CFL season carrying a clipboard. After taking over as the starting quarterback midway through the Edmonton Elks' season, he became the team's brightest star in an ot...
Oct 23, 2023
Liberals pushing ahead on assault-style gun ban with legislation, regulation: LeBlanc
OTTAWA - The federal public safety minister says the Liberal government is pushing ahead with efforts to keep assault-style firearms out of the hands of Canadians. Dominic LeBlanc, who assumed the por...
Oct 23, 2023
Hockey Canada CEO Katherine Henderson: 'I can't erase the past'
Katherine Henderson is always keen for a chat. It's basically part of the veteran sports executive's DNA. She helped Toronto host the 2015 Pan Am Games before heading to Curling Canada for the last se...
Oct 23, 2023
Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil wins third gold medal in Santiago
SANTIAGO, Chile - Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil picked up her third gold medal of the 2023 Pan Am Games with a victory in the women's 100-metre freestyle on Monday. Mac Neil, from London, Ont., fin...
Oct 23, 2023
Halloween Spooktacular returns October 28
Grande Prairie's annual Halloween event returns Saturday.The Halloween Spooktacular is a long-standing tradition from the City of Grande Prairie and DownTown Association.It invites children aged zero ...
Oct 23, 2023