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Canadian rider Alex Cataford breaks collarbone after going down in Spain one-day race
Canadian cyclist Alex Cataford will be out four to six weeks after breaking his collarbone in the Prueba Villafranca-Ordiziako Klasik one-day race. The 28-year-old from Ottawa went down when his front...
Jul 28, 2022
AHS and HSAA ratify collective agreement
Alberta Health Services (AHS) and the Health Sciences Association of Alberta have ratified a new collective agreement.Officials say the four-year agreement expires on March 31, 2024, and sets out the ...
Jul 28, 2022
Alberta to spend $87 million on youth mental health supports in schools
The provincial government has announced funding aimed at supporting the mental health of youths across Alberta.Among the total of $87 million announced on Thursday, July 28, 2022, approximately $42 mi...
Jul 28, 2022
AHS encourages simple precautions to reduce risk of West Nile virus infection
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding Albertans to take precautions to protect themselves against West Nile virus infection."With exposure to mosquitoes, comes risk of West Nile virus," says Dr. ...
Jul 28, 2022
Blue Jays president Shapiro says he supports ActiveTO after asking for it to be moved
Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro says his comments about ActiveTO in early June were widely misinterpreted. Shapiro spoke with reporters on Thursday, his first public appearance since writing ...
Jul 28, 2022
Daley protests LGBTQ+ intolerance at Commonwealth Games
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) - Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley protested intolerance toward the LGBTQ+ community at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on Thursday. The British diver, who is ma...
Jul 28, 2022
Daley protests LGBTQ+ intolerance at Commonwealth Games
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) - Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley protested intolerance toward the LGBTQ+ community at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on Thursday. The British diver, who is ma...
Jul 28, 2022
Highway double take: Albuquerque sign spelled without 'R'
ALBUQUERQUE, N,M. (AP) - It made drivers on Route 66 and Interstate 40 in New Mexico do double takes. A newly upgraded state Department of Transportation sign erected last week that pointed drivers to...
Jul 28, 2022
Morales-Williams persevered through pandemic to become one of Canada's top sprinters
Virtually every day after COVID-19 closed high schools and shuttered sports facilities in Ontario, Christopher Morales-Williams would get dressed as if he was going to track practice. Instead, the 17-...
Jul 28, 2022
Toronto FC looks to move on after painful penalty shootout loss in cup final
TORONTO - Having lost one cup final this week in a painful penalty shootout, Toronto FC now sees itself facing 12 more. That's how many games left Toronto (6-12-4) has left in the MLS regular season. ...
Jul 28, 2022