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Mercado lifts Cleveland over Blue Jays 7-3 to spoil Borucki's return
TORONTO - Oscar Mercado had a triple and a home run to lead the Cleveland Indians past the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Monday night. Catcher Roberto Perez had the go-ahead RBI double in the fifth inning ...
Jul 22, 2019
Marvel's next films will bring diversity, onscreen and off
LOS ANGELES - Marvel's push for more women and people of colour in its cinematic universe is extending to behind the camera for its next slate of films. Of the five films Marvel Studios announced at C...
Jul 22, 2019
Vernon Adams Jr., Alouettes beat Eskimos 20-10 for third win in a row
MONTREAL - Quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., says it took guts for coach Khari Jones to call a trick play in the first quarter that led to Montreal's third straight victory. That one play set the tone for...
Jul 22, 2019
North of 60 agreement heads to mediation
The finalization of a nearly 20-year-old land claim dispute involving land in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, has hit another snag, with mediators now moving in to help assist. Those talks have...
Jul 22, 2019 First Nations leaders at a protest in Ottawa last June. (submitted photo/ Prince Albert Grand Council)
One small step for respectability, one giant step for a crossover
It would be fair to call the 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders, or any CFL team, a work in progress at this point in the season.The Riders were facing a home and home series with the BC Lions with the pot...
Jul 22, 2019
Heat warning in La Ronge expected to linger for days
La Ronge is expected to remain under a heat warning until at least Wednesday.That's according to Environment Canada Meteorologist Dan Kulak, who stated hot weather is currently making its way across t...
Jul 22, 2019 The beach in Patterson Park was a popular place to be Monday. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan Roughriders mascot Gainer the Gopher in hot water once again
REGINA - Gainer the Gopher is in hot water once again. The Saskatchewan Roughriders mascot came under fire Saturday night for his actions during the club's 38-25 home win over the B.C. ...
Jul 22, 2019
Cop father says couple's double homicide in B.C. devastating for two families
SURREY, B.C. - The father of an Australian man who was gunned down with his girlfriend while travelling on a remote British Columbia highway says the deaths are a tragic end to a love story ...
Jul 22, 2019
Winnipeg Blue Bombers' defence has been stellar so far this season
The offence has certainly been front and centre this season but the backbone of unbeaten Winnipeg's stellar start has been the Blue Bombers' defence. Quarterback Matt Nichols completed a club-rec...
Jul 22, 2019
Goose freed, got stuck in pizza driver's car grille
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Authorities say a goose that got stuck in a pizza delivery driver's car grille in Vermont is expected to make a full recovery. Driver Ryan Harrington tells WCAX-TV he saw a goose wad...
Jul 22, 2019