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Rinse and repeat: Calgarians back to water restriction as new pipe problems found
CALGARY - Residents in Calgary and surrounding communities, fresh off having to conserve water for weeks due to a water main break, are soon going to have to do it all over again. Mayor Jyoti Gondek s...
Aug 07, 2024

Redblacks aim to keep rolling against visiting Roughriders
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks are looking to pick up right where they left off. Coming off a bye week, the Redblacks (5-2) will look to extend their four-game home winning streak when they host the Sa...
Aug 07, 2024

Rafael Nadal withdraws from the US Open, the 3rd Grand Slam tournament he'll miss this year
Rafael Nadal pulled out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, making it the third Grand Slam tournament he's missed this season and raising more questions about his future in tennis at age 38. Nadal's announ...
Aug 07, 2024

Woman, child dead in Tuesday's B.C. highway crash involving six vehicles
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Police in British Columbia's Fraser Valley say the people who died in Tuesday's multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 were a local woman and a child. A statement from RCMP Highway Patrol...
Aug 07, 2024

GPLT hosting local film launch party
Local film production company Banished Bird Films is holding a launch party Wednesday, August 7 to celebrate the start of production on their new film Booty Call. Producer Jessica Ray Moutray says the...
Aug 07, 2024

Canada's Newman wins bronze in Olympic women's pole vault
PARIS - Alysha Newman has won Canada's first-ever Olympic medal in women's pole vault, claiming bronze on Wednesday with a Canadian-record height of 4.85 metres. Newman, from Delaware, Ont., finished ...
Aug 07, 2024

Federal government reviewing how Toronto terror suspects arrived to Canada
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says federal departments are reviewing how two men with suspected links to a terrorist group abroad were allowed into Canada. Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi...
Aug 07, 2024

Buoyed by three straight wins, a confident Toronto FC looks to extend Leagues Cup run
It's been three weeks and three wins for Toronto FC since a 3-1 loss at Inter Miami CF in MLS play. The teams renew acquaintances Thursday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in round-of-32 Leagues Cup action, ...
Aug 07, 2024

City of Grande prairie to begin storm line and structure repairs in multiple neighbourhoods
The City of Grande Prairie has begun repairs and replacement of stormwater infrastructure across several neighbourhoods.The project focuses on removing and replacing damaged storm drains and pipes as ...
Aug 07, 2024

More than 2,000 Quebec hotel workers set to strike for one day on Thursday
MONTREAL - Hotel workers in three of Quebec's largest cities are set to walk off the job Thursday in the middle of the busy summer tourist season. The one-day strike will affect 23 hotels in the Montr...
Aug 07, 2024