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Braves' Markakis hits walkoff HR after opting into season
ATLANTA - Nick Markakis capped his first start of the season with a game-ending home run in the ninth inning that lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night. D...
Aug 06, 2020
Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered an unspecified ban on "transactions" with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat. Trump had threatened a deadline of Sept. 15 t...
Aug 06, 2020
Winnipeg Blue Bombers unveil Grey Cup championship rings celebrating 2019 win
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers unveiled their 2019 Grey Cup championship rings on Thursday night. Made by Canadian jeweller Baron Championship Rings, the diamond-studded two-toned ring cele...
Aug 06, 2020
Canucks beat Wild 3-0, take series lead in penalty-filled NHL qualifying game
EDMONTON - Jacob Markstrom got the shutout and Brock Boeser scored one for a fallen friend Thursday as the Vancouver Canucks pushed the Minnesota Wild to the brink of elimination in NHL qualifying pla...
Aug 06, 2020
Jason Day leads PGA as Koepka continues to be a major force
SAN FRANCISCO - Jason Day took his first step toward a return to the spotlight in the majors Thursday at the PGA Championship. Brooks Koepka never seems to leave. Day took advantage of a TPC Harding P...
Aug 06, 2020
Hagerty rides Trump support to Senate GOP win in Tennessee
NASHVILLE - Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Bill Hagerty rode the endorsement of President Donald Trump to victory Thursday in a contested Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat in Tennessee....
Aug 06, 2020
A timeline of Trump's tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum
Some key events in Canada-U.S. trade relations since 2018: Aug. 6, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump announces plans to reimpose a 10-per-cent tariff on Canadian aluminum, saying "Canada was taking adv...
Aug 06, 2020
Canada vows retaliatory measures as Trump restores tariff on Canadian aluminum
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is promising to impose retaliatory tariffs on American products after U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday he is restoring an import tax o...
Aug 06, 2020
MLTC calls to establish First Nation emergency response team
Local search and recovery teams are calling on provincial and federal governments for better equipped first responders and search and recovery teams. The plea comes as northern Saskatchewan families a...
Aug 06, 2020
Sask. Rivers schools will innovate amid COVID protocols: Bratvold
The director of education for the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division said they are ready to welcome students back Sept. 1 and have measures in place to allay fears around the COVID-19 pandemic...
Aug 06, 2020
