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Teepee Creek Stampede on this week
it is almost time for 4 Days in the Wild. The Teepee Creek Stampede starts Thursday and runs through Sunday.Wagon races start every night at 6:30.The pro rodeo slack is at 9 a.m. Friday with main perf...
Jul 10, 2023
Pierre Poilievre 'does not agree' with 'straight pride' message in photo at Stampede
OTTAWA - A spokesman for Pierre Poilievre says the federal Conservative leader does not agree with the message of "straight pride," after he was photographed with a man wearing a T-shirt bearing those...
Jul 10, 2023
Northwest Territories to increase minimum wage by nearly 5.6 per cent
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government says it plans to increase the minimum wage by almost 5.6 per cent to reflect an increase in the consumer price index. The territory says its minimum ...
Jul 10, 2023
'Driving Miss Daisy' director Bruce Beresford to helm biopic on golfer Moe Norman
Oscar-nominated director Bruce Beresford has signed on to helm a film based on the life of Canadian golf legend Moe Norman. The director behind "Driving Miss Daisy" and "Tender Mercies" says in a rele...
Jul 10, 2023
Severe thunderstorm watches issued
UPDATE: Severe thunderstorm watches have been upgraded to warnings for the MD of Greenview near Valleyview, New Fish Creek, Sturgeon Lake, Fox Creek, and Grande Cache, along with Big Lakes County near...
Jul 10, 2023
Yankees' Gerrit Cole and Diamondbacks' Zac Gallen to start MLB All-Star Game
SEATTLE (AP) - The New York Yankees' Gerrit Cole will start Tuesday night's All-Star Game for the American League and Arizona's Zac Gallen will open on the mound for the NL. AL manager Dusty Baker of ...
Jul 10, 2023
Blockade continues at Winnipeg landfill after deadline passes
WINNIPEG - Dozens of protesters are continuing to block a Winnipeg landfill after a city-imposed deadline ordering them to leave passed. The barricade at the Brady Road landfill was reinforced with mo...
Jul 10, 2023
Deputy minister had no reason to think Mendicino unaware of Bernardo move: department
OTTAWA - The federal Public Safety Department is defending a decision by its top officials not to contact the minister directly about the transfer of notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-...
Jul 10, 2023
Source: Redblacks have contacted Bethel-Thompson regarding CFL return
The Ottawa Redblacks have reached out to McLeod Bethel-Thompson about a potential return to the CFL. According to a league source, Ottawa (1-3) has made an inquiry to the veteran quarterback. On Satur...
Jul 10, 2023
Fernandez, partner out of Wimbledon mixed doubles with 3rd-round loss to British pair
LONDON - Canada's Leylah Fernandez and Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof lost 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to the British tandem of Olivia Nicholls and Jonny O'Mara on Monday in third-round mixed doubles action at Wimble...
Jul 10, 2023