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Canada's Malcolm Gordon, Gavin Tucker added to November UFC card in Las Vegas
TORONTO - Canadian flyweight Malcolm (X) Gordon and featherweight Gavin (Guv'nor) Tucker have been added to the UFC Fight Night card Nov. 20 in Las Vegas. Gordon takes on Ukraine's Denys (Psycho) Bond...
Oct 4, 2021
Fairview Emergency Department to be without physician coverage for 24 hours starting Tuesday
The Fairview Health Complex Emergency Department will be without physician coverage temporarily for 24 hours starting on October 5 at 7 a.m. Coverage will return on October 6 at 7 a.m.Alberta Health S...
Oct 4, 2021
Grande Prairie records 40th COVID-19 death, 145 new cases added over weekend
The City of Grande Prairie recorded its 40th death as a result of COVID-19 over the weekend.The death recorded in Grande Prairie was one of 21 in Alberta from October 1-3. 2,752 Albertans have now die...
Oct 4, 2021
Ex-minister denounces racism against senator he called mouthpiece for China
OTTAWA - A former diplomat and cabinet minister is denouncing the anti-Asian racism directed at a Canadian senator he's called a mouthpiece for China. Chris Alexander says he has serious concerns that...
Oct 4, 2021
NDP to request recount in Toronto's Davenport riding, where Liberals won by 76 votes
OTTAWA - The NDP is to ask a judge for a recount in a Toronto seat where it lost to the Liberals by 76 votes. The New Democrats say they will go before a judge on Tuesday to ask for a recount in Daven...
Oct 4, 2021
Missouri governor denies clemency to death row inmate
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday declined to grant clemency to death row inmate Ernest Johnson, despite requests for mercy from the pope, two federal lawmakers and thousands of petition signers. Jo...
Oct 4, 2021
Blue Jays come up painfully short of playoff spot despite September surge
TORONTO - A storybook ending to a most unusual regular season was within reach for the Toronto Blue Jays, who used a September surge to make things very interesting down the stretch. The Boston Red So...
Oct 4, 2021
Veteran McLeod Bethel-Thompson to start at quarterback for Argonauts versus Redblacks
TORONTO - McLeod Bethel-Thompson wants to help the Toronto Argonauts achieve something they've yet to do this year. Bethel-Thompson will make a second straight start Wednesday night when Toronto (4-3)...
Oct 4, 2021
RCMP arrest 23-year-old male after "crime spree"
Grande Prairie RCMP say one man is facing charges after what police call a "crime spree" that occurred on Saturday afternoon.Mounties say the crime spree started with a call at 12:35 p.m. about an arm...
Oct 4, 2021
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign veteran receiver D'haquille (Duke) Williams to CFL deal
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed free-agent receiver D'haquille (Duke) Williams on Monday. The six-foot-three, 225-pound Williams returns to the CFL after spending time with the NFL's Buff...
Oct 4, 2021