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Underdog Argos have some history on their side heading into Grey Cup
REGINA - It's a scenario McLeod Bethel-Thompson has lived before. The Toronto quarterback had a front-row seat five years ago when an upstart Argonauts squad registered a huge Grey Cup upset. Veteran ...
Nov 16, 2022
B.C. Liberal Party members vote to change name to BC United
VICTORIA - British Columbia Liberal Party members have voted to change the party's name to BC United. Leader Kevin Falcon says 80 per cent of the voters who cast a ballot were in favour of the name ch...
Nov 16, 2022
Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea unfazed about being in final year of CFL deal
REGINA - Mike O'Shea isn't letting his contract status enter his thought process as his Winnipeg Blue Bombers prepare to earn a third straight Grey Cup championship. O'Shea, the CFL's longest-tenured ...
Nov 16, 2022
Lethbridge YMCA and Special Olympics Alberta hosting ‘Try It’ event this weekend
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A special event is set for this weekend at the Cor Van Raay YMCA in Lethbridge.The YMCA of Lethbridge has partnered with Special Olympics Alberta to host 'Try It'. It's a sports event...
Nov 16, 2022
Major League Soccer package on Apple TV to launch on Feb. 1
Major League Soccer's 10-year partnership with Apple will kick off next Feb. 1 with the launch of MLS Season Pass. The announcement Wednesday came less than two weeks after the MLS Cup and just ahead ...
Nov 16, 2022
22 LA County sheriff's recruits hit by vehicle during run
WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) - A vehicle struck 22 Los Angeles County sheriff's recruits on a training run around dawn Wednesday and five were critically injured, authorities said. A total of 23 people were ...
Nov 16, 2022
Driver in Kootenay National Park caught driving nearly 100 km/h over speed limit
KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK, AB - Officers have taken a driver off the road who was caught driving more than double the speed limit in a national park.Columbia Valley RCMP says in a media release that the ...
Nov 16, 2022
Council race in Michigan town settled by two pieces of paper
ROGERS CITY, Mich. (AP) - The election to fill a city council seat in a Michigan town was settled by drawing two pieces of paper from a bowl, days after a 616-616 tie. The new council member in Rogers...
Nov 16, 2022
Blue Jays trade outfielder Teoscar Hernandez to Mariners for pitchers Swanson, Macko
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have traded outfielder Teoscar Hernandez to the Seattle Mariners for pitchers Erik Swanson and Adam Macko. The 30-year-old Hernandez, who is entering his eighth Major L...
Nov 16, 2022
US Supreme Court clears way for Arizona prisoner’s execution
FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal from an Arizona prisoner who faces execution on Wednesday in the 1980 killings of two people, clearing the way for the state...
Nov 16, 2022