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'We're ready to go': Calgary Stampede to kick off with enhanced safety measures
CALGARY - The rides are up, the stuffed animals are displayed at the games tables and concession booths are loaded with supplies. Forced by the pandemic to cancel last year for the first time in its h...
Jul 09, 2021

Paris police detain rapper Lil Baby, frisk NBA star Harden
PARIS (AP) - American rapper Lil Baby was detained in Paris on Thursday for allegedly transporting drugs, according to the city prosecutor's office. NBA star James Harden also was stopped but not deta...
Jul 08, 2021

Halfway there: Suns beat Bucks for 2-0 lead in NBA Finals
PHOENIX (AP) - The Phoenix Suns have never been closer to an NBA title. Devin Booker scored 31 points, Chris Paul had 23 and the Suns beat the Milwaukee Bucks 118-108 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 s...
Jul 08, 2021

Canada's Stephen Ames shoot 65 for share of 1st-round lead at US Senior Open
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Canada's Stephen Ames and Billy Andrade shot 5-under 65s on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the U.S. Senior Open. Ames, from Calgary, had seven birdies and two bogeys in t...
Jul 08, 2021

Historic church building burns down near Redberry Lake
A historical Polish Church building near Redberry Lake burned down Thursday afternoon.The site is just under an hour east of the Battlefords. The fire follows a string of church burning incidents acro...
Jul 08, 2021

La Ronge Pharmacy officially opens downtown
Another business opened along La Ronge Avenue on Thursday with the goal of enhancing medical care to northern residents. La Ronge Pharmacy is co-owned by Sanket Patel and is located at the former Lake...
Jul 08, 2021

Chicago man charged in shooting of 2 federal agents, officer
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal indictment filed Thursday charges a 28-year-old Chicago man in connection to a drive-by shooting of three undercover law enforcement officers, and it says the suspect told aut...
Jul 08, 2021

CF Montreal trades Hurtado to Columbus, citing forward's lack of COVID vaccination
MONTREAL - CF Montreal has traded Erik Hurtado to Columbus for US$200,000 in general allocation money, saying the fact the veteran American forward was not vaccinated played into the deal. "There was ...
Jul 08, 2021

First Nation calls on B.C. to respect, follow court ruling on industrial developments
VANCOUVER - The chief of a British Columbia First Nation that won a landmark court case over development in its territory called on the provincial government to recognize the rights set out in the rul...
Jul 08, 2021

SPSA highlight three wildfires of concern near communities
Among the 30 active wildfires burning in the province right now, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is sounding the alarm on three that are near communities. During a teleconference on Thurs...
Jul 08, 2021