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Canada's Shapovalov set to face world No. 1 Djokovic in Wimbledon semifinals
Canada's Denis Shapovalov (DEN'-ihs SHAP'-oh-VAHL'-ahf) will look to defy the odds when he faces the world's Number 1 player in the Wimbledon semifinal. The 22-year-old will play top-seed Novak Djokov...
Jul 09, 2021
Statistics Canada set to detail June jobs numbers
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will say this morning how the job market fared in June after two months of job losses in April and May when companies shed staff during a third wave of lockdowns. The econom...
Jul 09, 2021
'We're ready to go': Calgary Stampede to kick off with enhanced safety measures
CALGARY - The rides are up, the stuffed animals are displayed at the games tables and concession booths are loaded with supplies. Forced by the pandemic to cancel last year for the first time in its h...
Jul 09, 2021
Paris police detain rapper Lil Baby, frisk NBA star Harden
PARIS (AP) - American rapper Lil Baby was detained in Paris on Thursday for allegedly transporting drugs, according to the city prosecutor's office. NBA star James Harden also was stopped but not deta...
Jul 08, 2021
Halfway there: Suns beat Bucks for 2-0 lead in NBA Finals
PHOENIX (AP) - The Phoenix Suns have never been closer to an NBA title. Devin Booker scored 31 points, Chris Paul had 23 and the Suns beat the Milwaukee Bucks 118-108 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 s...
Jul 08, 2021
Canada's Stephen Ames shoot 65 for share of 1st-round lead at US Senior Open
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Canada's Stephen Ames and Billy Andrade shot 5-under 65s on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the U.S. Senior Open. Ames, from Calgary, had seven birdies and two bogeys in t...
Jul 08, 2021
Historic church building burns down near Redberry Lake
A historical Polish Church building near Redberry Lake burned down Thursday afternoon.The site is just under an hour east of the Battlefords. The fire follows a string of church burning incidents acro...
Jul 08, 2021
Sask. wedding industry prepares for restrictions lift
As of Sunday at midnight, all mandated COVID-19 related restrictions in Saskatchewan will come to an end, which affects people who have planning their weddings and the businesses that host and plan th...
Jul 08, 2021
P.A. youth theatre program bounces back with Disney production
After a very curtailed offering last year because of the COVID pandemic, youth theatre in Prince Albert is back with a bang.The Broadway North Theatre Company is putting on Disney's Frozen Jr. come De...
Jul 08, 2021
Chicago man charged in shooting of 2 federal agents, officer
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal indictment filed Thursday charges a 28-year-old Chicago man in connection to a drive-by shooting of three undercover law enforcement officers, and it says the suspect told aut...
Jul 08, 2021
