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Toronto Blue Jays rally for wild victory over Tampa Bay Rays in 12 innings
TORONTO - Teoscar Hernandez crushed his second home run of the game in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a wild 10-9 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. Afte...
Jul 27, 2019

Smugglers offer cash to troops, others to drive migrants
SAN DIEGO - On the surface, it seemed like a simple task: Drive to a spot a few miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, pick up people and then drop them off at a McDonald's or other spot past the city...
Jul 27, 2019

Canada's Naughton and Cornett settle for squash bronze after semifinal losses
LIMA, Peru - Canada is on the board at the Lima Pan Am Games. Squash players Hollie Naughton of Mississauga, Ont., and Samantha Cornett of Deep River, Ont., secured bronze medals ...
Jul 27, 2019

Tyson keeps museum post after sexual misconduct probe
NEW YORK - Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will keep his job as head of the Hayden Planetarium at New York's American Museum of Natural History after the museum concluded its investigation into sex...
Jul 27, 2019

‘We’ve got to live for them’: Wounded Warriors Weekend
Wounded Warriors Weekend (WWW) was never supposed to make it to 2019.The first WWW was in 2012 where injured and ill Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans, first responders, and their families arriv...
Jul 27, 2019 Veterans and volunteers gather together in front of the Camp Independence sign outside of their Tobin Lake area cottage for Wounded Warriors Weekend (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).

5-time All-Star Tulowitzki retires after leg injuries
BOSTON - Troy Tulowitzki, a five-time All-Star with the Colorado Rockies who has missed most of the past two seasons with leg injuries, announced his retirement on Thursday, more than three months aft...
Jul 27, 2019

Remains ID'd as those of Colorado girl missing 34 years
GREELEY, Colo. - The disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews shortly after singing "Jingle Bells" with classmates at a 1984 Christmas concert stunned this rural town in northern Colorado. Her ca...
Jul 27, 2019

RCMP getting air support from military in hunt for homicide suspects
The RCMP are getting some help from the Canadian military as they continue the hunt for two young homicide suspects in northern Manitoba. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale tweeted last night&n...
Jul 27, 2019 Military air support arrives for manhunt in Manitoba. (Manitoba RCMP)

PHOTOS: International Street Performer Festival takes over downtown
Some juggled and danced while others watched and laughed as the North Battleford International Street Performer Festival took over downtown Saturday.Dozens flocked to watch an array of entertainers an...
Jul 27, 2019 Duo Spandy Mandi juggle for dozens of residents who flocked to downtown North Battleford for the festival. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Oilsands mine in public interest despite 'significant adverse' effects: panel
CALGARY - A federal-provincial panel says a proposed northeastern Alberta oilsands mine would be in the public interest, even though it would likely significantly harm the environment and Indigen...
Jul 27, 2019