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Tyler Tardi not tardy in jump from junior curling to elite men's ranks
Tyler Tardi could have chased more national and international curling history in his final year of junior eligibility. The 21-year-old skip from Langley, B.C., and third Sterling Middleton won back-to...
Dec 04, 2019

Powell's consistency, both starting and coming off bench, good sign for Raptors
TORONTO - Consistency has been Norman Powell's biggest bugaboo in his four seasons with the Toronto Raptors. While the Raptors were lamenting Tuesday's overtime loss to the Miami Heat, one bright spot...
Dec 04, 2019

St. Petersburg mayor shoots down plan for Rays to play in Montreal before 2028
MONTREAL - A potential return of Major League Baseball to Montreal is on hold until at least 2028 after the mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., said negotiations to split the Tampa Bay Rays' home dates hav...
Dec 04, 2019

Photo radar coming to Wakaw intersection
The intersection of Highway 41 and Highway 2 at Wakaw will soon have photo speed enforcement (PSE).The provincial government made the decision after a review from the PSE Committee, which is made up o...
Dec 04, 2019 A photo speed enforcement box like this one will soon be in Wakaw. (Submitted/SGI)

Thin limbed: North America short on Christmas trees
A local grower says there is a Christmas tree shortage in North America and the 2008 recession is to blame.According to Ray Gaudet, a former director for the National Christmas Tree Association, there...
Dec 04, 2019 (submitted photo/Lefebvre Christmas Tree Farm Facebook page)

Campbell tasked with turning around another CFL franchise as head coach of Lions
VANCOUVER - Rick Campbell helped turn the Ottawa Redblacks from a struggling CFL expansion team into a Grey Cup champion. The B.C. Lions are hoping he can do the same thing in Vancouver. The Lions int...
Dec 04, 2019

AFI names 'Joker,' 'Jojo' among top 10 films of the year
NEW YORK - The American Film Institute on Wednesday named its top 10 movies of the year, including Todd Phillips' comic-book sensation "Joker," Taika Waititi's World War II romp "Jojo Rabbit" and Lulu...
Dec 04, 2019

Jimmy Carter discharged from Georgia hospital
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was discharged from a hospital Wednesday after being treated for a urinary tract infection, a spokeswoman said. Carter, 95, was discharged from Phoebe Sumter Medical...
Dec 04, 2019

Trudeau-Trump trip-ups: A brief history of bumps in the leaders' relationship
OTTAWA - The latest snafu in the relationship between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump played out on the public stage of an international summit on Wednesday. But the lead...
Dec 04, 2019

Leafs activate forward Mitch Marner from IR ahead of game against Colorado
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have activated forward Mitch Marner from injured reserve ahead of their game tonight against visiting Colorado. Marner has been out since suffering a high-ankle sprai...
Dec 04, 2019