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University of Victoria and women's rowing coach sued over alleged verbal abuse
VANCOUVER - A former member of the University of Victoria's varsity women's rowing team is suing the head coach and the university over allegations of demeaning and aggressive treatment. A s...
Aug 09, 2020
5 Blue Jays pitchers combine on 4-hitter, beat Red Sox 2-1
BOSTON - Five Toronto pitchers combined on a four-hitter and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. scored the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning on a groundout, lifting the Blue Jays over the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Sa...
Aug 08, 2020
Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US A-bombing
TOKYO - The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own to do more for a...
Aug 08, 2020
Royals end 11-game losing streak, split double header against Regina Buffalos
The Prince Royals split a double header matchup with the Regina Buffalos Saturday afternoon at Andy Zwack Field.In the first game the Buffalos got out to an early lead scoring eight runs in the first ...
Aug 08, 2020
Canadian featherweight Gavin Tucker looks impressive in UFC win in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Canadian featherweight Gavin Tucker looked impressive in stopping Justin (The Guitar Hero) Jaynes in the third round on a UFC Fight Night card Saturday. The 34-year-old from Ship Cove, N.L...
Aug 08, 2020
Two dead in Manitoba after RCMP believe tornado threw their vehicle into a field
VIRDEN, Man. - RCMP say a man and a woman are dead after a tornado touched down at a farm in western Manitoba on Friday evening and carried a vehicle they were believed to have been in ...
Aug 08, 2020
COVID-19 exposure risk at Regina Superstore
The provincial health authority is warning that someone who later tested positive for COVID-19 visited a Superstore location in Regina.It happened on Aug. 5 sometime between 6 p.m and 7 p.m at the Roc...
Aug 08, 2020
Tuch scores in OT, Knights beat Avs 4-3 for top seed
EDMONTON - Alex Tuch scored 4:44 into overtime, Jonathan Marchessault had two goals and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Saturday to earn the No. 1 seed in the Western Confe...
Aug 08, 2020
'Conquer your dreams': brothers-in-law row from Edmonton to P.A. in canoe
Two brothers-in-law went on the journey of a lifetime down the North Saskatchewan River.Beginning on July 27 in Edmonton, Aaron Asmussen and James Meyers loaded up their canoe with supplies and paddle...
Aug 08, 2020
Canada to match donations to Lebanon relief
OTTAWA - The federal government will match all individual donations from Canadians to humanitarian relief efforts in Lebanon following this week's deadly explosion in Beirut. International Development...
Aug 08, 2020
