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Gregorius, Yanks stagger Twins again, lead ALDS 2-0
NEW YORK - Didi Gregorius hooked a slump-busting grand slam during a seven-run third inning and the New York Yankees pummeled the Minnesota Twins again, cruising to an 8-2 victory Saturday for a 2-0 l...
Oct 5, 2019
Alford returns punt for TD in Montreal debut, Als beat Stamps to clinch playoff spot
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2014 following a 21-17 victory over the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday. Vernon Adams Jr. returned from a one-game sus...
Oct 5, 2019
US authorities seek access to Facebook encrypted messaging
NEW YORK - U.S. Attorney General William Barr and other U.S., U.K. and Australian officials are pressing Facebook to give authorities a way to read encrypted messages sent by ordinary users, re-igniti...
Oct 5, 2019
Long-lost sculpture has returned to Los Angeles library
LOS ANGELES - A bronze sculpture that mysteriously disappeared from the Los Angeles Central Library 50 years ago has returned to its original home. One of three panels of the Well of Scribes was unvei...
Oct 5, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack win Million Pound Game to secure a berth in the Super League
TORONTO - The Toronto Wolfpack won promotion to the top-tier Super League on Saturday, rallying for 20 second-half points in a 24-6 comeback win over Featherstone Rovers in the Million Pound Game...
Oct 5, 2019
Calgary Zoo says baby giraffe born this week died overnight
CALGARY - The Calgary Zoo says a giraffe that was born there earlier this week has died. In a Facebook post Saturday, the zoo says the male calf that was born last Sunday to an eight-year-ol...
Oct 5, 2019
Rotary members install second phase of BC Wildlife Park pollinator gardens
KAMLOOPS - Rotary Kamloops West members got their hands dirty in the Pollinator Gardens at the BC Wildlife Park today (Oct. 5). After installing the first section of the Pollinator Gardens earlier thi...
Oct 5, 2019 (Image Credit: Sherry Chamberlain)
US vaping illnesses top 1,000; death count is up to 18
NEW YORK - The number of vaping-related illnesses has surpassed 1,000, and there's no sign the outbreak is fading, U.S. health officials said Thursday. Doctors say the illnesses, which first appeared ...
Oct 5, 2019
Kamloops teacher receives provincial honours for Indigenous Education work
KAMLOOPS -A Kamloops teacher has been honoured by the Premier for her work in education. Yesterday, (Oct.4) the second annual Premier's Awards for Excellence in Education took place at Government Hous...
Oct 5, 2019 (Image Credit: YouTube / Government of BC)
Edmonton police officer thought of his kids as he struggled with attacker
EDMONTON - An Edmonton police officer who was run down by a car before he was stabbed in the street told a jury Thursday that he was thinking of his children as he struggled with his attacke...
Oct 5, 2019
