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Blue Bombers lose by one point to the Stampeders on the final play of the game
The Stampeders swept the three-game series from the Blue Bombers. The Stamps won the two previous games by 21 points each. In ...
Small, Hunter lift NSL-leading AFC Toronto to 2-1 win over Montreal Roses
MONTREAL — Nikayla Small and Kaylee Hunter scored one goal apiece in the first half as AFC Toronto extended its lead atop the ...
Brown throws five touchdown passes to lead Redblacks past Argos 46-42
TORONTO — Dru Brown threw five touchdown passes, including an 11-yard toss to Justin Hardy with 41 seconds remaining, to lead the Ottawa Redblacks to a 46-42 shootout win over the Toronto Argonauts on ...
Sea Bears close out the CEBL regular season against the Edmonton Stingers on Sunday afternoon
The Sea Bears (11-12) are 1-2 against the Stingers this season. Winnipeg beat the Stingers (14-9) in the season opener back in May, but have since dropped consecutive games to Edmonton, the last one a ...
Chad's opposition leader sentenced to 20 years in prison for inciting violence
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Chad’s criminal court on Saturday sentenced Success Masra, the country’s former prime minister and opposition leader, to 20 years in prison after convictions on charges including ...
Iraqi prime minister removes paramilitary commanders after deadly clash with police
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister approved sweeping disciplinary and legal measures against senior commanders in a paramilitary force after clashes with police at a government facility that left ...
Storms kill 1, injure another and displace hundreds of inmates in Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Strong storms before dawn Saturday in eastern Nebraska killed one person and seriously injured another in a state park and displaced hundreds of inmates after two prison housing ...
BC Hydro says Site C dam near Fort St. John now fully operational
The dam in northern B.C. is now able to generate 1,100 megawatts of electricity — enough to power half a million homes per year — after the sixth and final power-generating turbine came online. The ...
Commercial fishing in a vast Pacific nature area is halted after a judge blocks a Trump order
Soon after Trump’s executive order, the National Marine Fisheries Service sent a letter to fishing permit holders giving them the green light to fish commercially in the monument’s boundaries, ...
Haiti declares a 3-month state of emergency as gangs ravage country's central region
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s government announced Saturday that it is implementing a three-month state of emergency ...
Winkler native Tristan Peters makes MLB debut with the Tampa Bat Rays on Friday night
Winkler native Tristan Peters made his MLB debut with the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. Peters became the fifth Manitoba-born player to play in the majors, joining Russ Ford, Mell Kerr, Harry ...
Auger-Aliassime, Diallo advance to Cincinnati Open third round; Fernandez exits
CINCINNATI — Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime and Gabriel Diallo advanced to the Cincinnati Open’s third round in men’s singles, while Leylah Fernandez exited the women’s draw on Saturday.