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At least 5 dead in Texas shooting rampage after traffic stop
AUSTIN, Texas - At least five people were dead in West Texas after a man who was stopped by state troopers when his vehicle failed to signal a left turn opened fire and fled, shooting more than 20 peo...
Sep 02, 2019

RCMP investigating duplex fire
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Fire Rescue doused a fire in the 4300 block of 1st Avenue today.Assistant Fire Chief John Law says crews responded just before 1 p.m."First arriving fire crews found an o...
Sep 02, 2019

Mexico hands Canada first loss at Softball Americas Olympic Qualifier
SURREY, B.C. - Coach Mark Smith says Canada's women's softball team knows their Olympic fate is in their own hands. The squad dropped a 2-1 decision to No. 5-ranked Mexico at the Softball Americas Oly...
Sep 02, 2019

Cavan Biggio's two-run homer powers Toronto Blue Jays past Houston Astros 6-4
TORONTO - There are some games where it feels like the Toronto Blue Jays are taking years off of Charlie Montoyo's life. Toronto's 6-4 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon was one of...
Sep 02, 2019

September Scramble: MLB playoff spots, intriguing plots
All-Star ace Luis Severino heating up in the bullpen, maybe. Gavin Lux making his debut, Bruce Bochy saying farewell. Plus playoff spots and seeding. Major League Baseball is heading toward a Septembe...
Sep 02, 2019

Harry Potter removed from Tennessee Catholic school library
NASHVILLE - A Catholic school in Tennessee has removed the Harry Potter books from its library after the school's priest decided they could cause a reader to conjure evil spirits. In an email obtained...
Sep 02, 2019

Park Extension residents say evictions on the rise amid gentrification
MONTREAL - Residents of Montreal's Park Extension warn that evictions are on the rise amid gentrification in the province's poorest neighbourhood. Tenants and community advocates gathered at Parc Sain...
Sep 02, 2019

Ticats post second-half rally to register Labour Day victory over Argos
HAMILTON - Jackson Bennett and Bralon Addison scored fourth-quarter touchdowns as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats rallied for a 38-27 Labour Day win over the Toronto Argonuats on Monday. A...
Sep 02, 2019

Osaka sees a bit of herself in Gauff, 15, after US Open win
NEW YORK - Naomi Osaka looked across the net after ending Coco Gauff's U.S. Open in the third round Saturday night and saw the tears welling in the 15-year-old American's eyes. Osaka also saw a bit of...
Sep 02, 2019

France's Ferrand Prevot takes gold medal at mountain bike world championship
MONT SAINTE-ANNE, Que. - Catherine Prendel was going strong through the first half of Sunday's race at the UCI mountain bike world championship. But a spill on a mound of boulders in the third lap pro...
Sep 02, 2019