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Canada's Naughton and Cornett settle for squash bronze after semifinal losses
LIMA, Peru - Canada is on the board at the Lima Pan Am Games. Squash players Hollie Naughton of Mississauga, Ont., and Samantha Cornett of Deep River, Ont., secured bronze medals ...
Jul 27, 2019
Tyson keeps museum post after sexual misconduct probe
NEW YORK - Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will keep his job as head of the Hayden Planetarium at New York's American Museum of Natural History after the museum concluded its investigation into sex...
Jul 27, 2019
5-time All-Star Tulowitzki retires after leg injuries
BOSTON - Troy Tulowitzki, a five-time All-Star with the Colorado Rockies who has missed most of the past two seasons with leg injuries, announced his retirement on Thursday, more than three months aft...
Jul 27, 2019
Remains ID'd as those of Colorado girl missing 34 years
GREELEY, Colo. - The disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews shortly after singing "Jingle Bells" with classmates at a 1984 Christmas concert stunned this rural town in northern Colorado. Her ca...
Jul 27, 2019
Missing man found safe and sound
LETHBRIDGE -- ***Up-Date - LPS indicates missing man has been located. The public is thanked for all assistance. -------Mitchell Hagans was last heard from on July 19, 2019 and was reported missing on...
Jul 27, 2019 Mitchell Hagans -- Photo released by LPS
Oilsands mine in public interest despite 'significant adverse' effects: panel
CALGARY - A federal-provincial panel says a proposed northeastern Alberta oilsands mine would be in the public interest, even though it would likely significantly harm the environment and Indigen...
Jul 27, 2019
Gimme five: Canadians to watch Sunday at the Pan American Games
LIMA, Peru - Here are five Canadian athletes/teams to watch on Sunday at the Pan American Games: TAMMARA THIBEAULT (BOXING) The 22-year-old Regina fighter is in women's middleweight quarterfinal actio...
Jul 27, 2019
Brittany Crew can be credited for Canada's world-class group of throwers
MONTREAL - Brittany Crew was standing in line at the airport for a flight to Italy to compete when she got the call: Don't check your bags. You're going to Lausanne. The 25-year-old thrower made ...
Jul 27, 2019
SAG Awards shift date, avoid schedule conflict with Grammys
LOS ANGELES - The Screen Actors Guild Awards will shift a week earlier than planned and avoid airing at the same time as the Grammy Awards. Organizers announced the shift Thursday and that the show, w...
Jul 27, 2019
"Transparent" musical finale gives cast a chance to heal
LOS ANGELES - Wrapping up five seasons of an award-winning series with a musical is a risk that only Amazon's "Transparent" could take. Risks are part of the show's DNA, said series creator Jill Solow...
Jul 27, 2019