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Roughriders extend win streak to four in a row to start CFL season
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders extended their CFL winning streak to four games Friday with a 30-23 victory over the Toronto Argonauts. Saskatchewan improved to 4-0 while the Argonauts dropped t...
Jul 04, 2024

Argentina in Copa America semifinals, beats Ecuador on penalty kicks
HOUSTON (AP) - Defending champion Argentina advanced to the Copa America semifinals, beating Ecuador 4-2 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw Thursday night after conceding a tying goal in second-hal...
Jul 04, 2024

Man who stabbed South Korea's opposition leader sentenced to 15 years in prison
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A man who stabbed South Korea's opposition leader in the neck earlier this year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, court officials said. The knife-wielding man at...
Jul 04, 2024

Orphan B.C. orca calf unseen since May 10 despite family sightings: researchers
VICTORIA - A whale research group that was involved in efforts to rescue an orphaned orca calf from a Vancouver Island lagoon says she has not been seen since May 10, despite multiple recent sightings...
Jul 04, 2024

CSIS director David Vigneault stepping down after seven years on the job
OTTAWA - David Vigneault says he is stepping down from his job at the head of Canada's spy agency. The director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, who spent seven years at the helm, is lea...
Jul 04, 2024

Another emergency department disruption for Fairview health Complex.
Alberta Health Services says the emergency department at the Fairview Health Complex will be without an on-site physician from 7 a.m. Friday, July 5 until 7 a.m. Saturday, July 6.Anyone with a medical...
Jul 04, 2024

Prairie provinces collaborating on economic corridors
Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba have reached a year of collaboration on economic corridors, and will continue to do so with a focus on enhancing strategic infrastructure to better trade and transp...
Jul 04, 2024

Alberta invests in methane emission reduction research
The Alberta government is investing $15 million over five years for the Natural Gas Innovation Fund (NGIF) Accelerator's Emissions Testing Centre program with the goal of testing new technologies, red...
Jul 04, 2024

Alberta RCMP conducts traffic enforcement over Canada Day long weekend
This Canada Day long weekend, from June 28 to July 1, Alberta RCMP removed a total of 101 impaired drivers from provincial roadways.According to Alberta Mounties, of the 101 impaired motorists, 79 dri...
Jul 04, 2024

Brazil police indict ex-President Bolsonaro for money laundering, criminal association, sources say
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's Federal Police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds the far-right leader receive...
Jul 04, 2024