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New mounds make Provs possible at Nechako fields
They're right here in town and they're already underway, the BC Minor Baseball Bantam AA Provincials. Two fields at the Nechako ball park are hosting the 36 games carrying on into this weekend and whi...
Aug 01, 2019

Big Guy Lake look for win in Winnipeg
It's a huge weekend for Big Guy Lake as the Men's fastball squad heads to Winnipeg for what they hope will be a winning weekend. The local team is one of 23 teams competing in the Canadian Native Fast...
Aug 01, 2019

Boris Johnson's party suffers defeat in UK special election
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's governing Conservative Party has a lost a special election, leaving it with a wafer-thin working majority in Parliament of just one vote. Jane Dodds of ...
Aug 01, 2019

Guerrero homers twice, powers Blue Jays past Orioles 11-2
BALTIMORE - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit two of his team's five home runs to back a solid performance by fellow rookie Trent Thornton and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-2 Thursday ni...
Aug 01, 2019

Japan downgrading South Korea trade status, raising tensions
TOKYO - Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved the removal of South Korea from a "whitelist" of countries with preferential trade status, a move sure to fuel antagonism already at a boiling point over rec...
Aug 01, 2019

Kaye, Sinclair and Charron named players of the month by Canada Soccer
TORONTO - Mark-Anthony Kaye, Christine Sinclair and Samuel Charron have been named Canada Soccer's players of the month for July. Kaye were honoured for their play with Los Angeles FC and the Por...
Aug 01, 2019

ACLU: 911 children split at border since 2018 court order
SAN DIEGO - More than 900 children, including babies and toddlers, were separated from their parents at the border in the year after a judge ordered the practice be sharply curtailed, the American Civ...
Aug 01, 2019

Saudi changes allow women to travel without male consent
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia issued new laws early Friday that grant women greater freedoms by allowing any citizen to apply for a passport and travel freely, ending a long-standing and ...
Aug 01, 2019

Woman pleads guilty to throwing cup at Florida congressman
PENSACOLA, Fla. - A woman has pleaded guilty to throwing a sports drink at a Florida congressman who frequently appears on television supporting President Donald Trump. Federal court records show that...
Aug 01, 2019

Family Affair: McClintock-Rini wins silver and stepdaughter Rini takes bronze
MALA, Peru - Whitney McClintock-Rini was about three minutes in to a post-event interview when the emotion of the day really sunk in. The Canadian water-skier, her hair still wet after...
Aug 01, 2019