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Verdict expected in Mountie's manslaughter case; drunk driver shot nine times
THOMPSON, Man. - A judge is expected to give a verdict today in the manslaughter trial of an RCMP officer in northern Manitoba who fired a dozen shots into a Jeep following a police chase. Crown prose...
Aug 19, 2019
Turtles, butterflies and foxes: Captive breeding for endangered species growing
LANGLEY, B.C. - The turtle in my hand dangles its churning feet as I set it down. It touches its first dirt and immediately, unerringly, points toward shore and races as fast as a turtle can to the wa...
Aug 19, 2019
Paul Simon joins environmentalists at Hawaii forest preserve
AUWAHI, Hawaii - Musician Paul Simon has joined environmentalists attempting to reinvigorate a Hawaii woodland by planting a tree during a ceremony on Maui. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Frida...
Aug 18, 2019
Harris throws three TD passes, runs for two others as Eskimos down Argos
TORONTO - Trevor Harris was a one-man show Friday night. Harris threw three TD passes and ran for two others to earn the Edmonton Eskimos a 41-26 win over the Toronto Argonauts. He finished&...
Aug 18, 2019
Grichuk, Guerrero hit back-to-back homers to set record as Jays top Mariners
TORONTO - Charlie Montoyo thought the swing that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. put on a ball that was well outside the strike zone on Friday night looked familiar. The result was something he'd seen before to...
Aug 18, 2019
'Easy Rider' star, 1960s swashbuckler Peter Fonda dies at 79
LOS ANGELES - Actor Peter Fonda, the son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right after both writing and starring in the counter-culture classic "Easy Rider," died Friday at his ...
Aug 18, 2019
Thomas holds on to win BMW Championship
MEDINAH, Ill. - Justin Thomas had more stress than he needed Sunday before regaining control with four birdies on the back nine at Medinah to win the BMW Championship and claim the No. 1 seed going in...
Aug 18, 2019
Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana's governor during Katrina, dies
BATON ROUGE, La. - Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, who became the state's first female elected governor only to see her political career derailed by the devastation of Hurricane Katri...
Aug 18, 2019
Yusei Kikuchi shuts out Toronto Blue Jays in 7-0 Seattle Mariners' rout
TORONTO - Starter Yusei Kikuchi threw a complete-game shutout, and his Seattle Mariners clubbed four home runs in a 7-0 win against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. The Japanese left-handed pitcher ga...
Aug 18, 2019
Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame inducts class of 2019
Twelve individuals, three teams, one family, and a city were inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame Saturday night in Battleford.Around 500 people were in attendance to see the group ens...
Aug 18, 2019 Ferguson Jenkins delivered the guest speech at the 2019 Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame Induction ceremony in Battleford on August 17, 2019 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)