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Canada's Priestman devastated for World-Cup winning Spain in wake of Rubiales scandal
TORONTO - Canada coach Bev Priestman says she feels "devastated" for Spain's World Cup-winning team, whose exploits on the pitch have been obscured by the scandal off it involving Luis Rubiales, the n...
Sep 8, 2023
In U.S., Canada's 'game plan' for Trump all about stepping up the tempo of talks
WASHINGTON - Canada's ambassador to Washington typically doesn't get a whole lot of notice before the president of the United States makes a decision with the potential to reverberate beyond the count...
Sep 8, 2023
Quarterback Ta'amu among 10 players revealed on Riders negotiation list
TORONTO - He's currently an NFL free agent but Jordan Ta'amu isn't necessarily out of pro football options. On Friday, the Saskatchewan Roughriders revealed the reigning XFL most valuable player as on...
Sep 8, 2023
'Marathon in a sauna': emergency projects aim to help B.C. salmon through drought
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's prolonged drought risks damaging the salmon population for generations and has led to a series of emergency, rapidly deployed projects in an effort to intervene. The Pac...
Sep 8, 2023
Vancouver cop charged after pedestrian struck in city's Downtown Eastside last year
VANCOUVER - Prosecutors in British Columbia have approved multiple charges against a Vancouver police officer a year after a pedestrian was hit by a police car in the city's Downtown Eastside. Const. ...
Sep 8, 2023
Alberta providing funding for new buses as part of student transportation initiative
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government is providing funding for more school buses in Alberta.On September 8, 2023, the province announced that up to $20 million in future funding is now available to...
Sep 8, 2023
Storm, NWJHL exhibition games this weekend
The Storm will visit Whitecourt Friday and host Drayton Valley Saturday for exhibition games. Game times will be 7 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Saturday. The Storm open the regular season in Spruce Grove Se...
Sep 8, 2023
Wolves soccer, running teams open their seasons this weekend
Northwestern Polytechnic Wolves soccer will open the season at home Saturday and Sunday versus Portage College from Lac la Biche. Game times will be 2:30 and 4:30 Saturday, noon and 2:00 Sunday at CKC...
Sep 8, 2023
The Wildlife Festival on at Evergreen Park this weekend
People will get a chance to see some different livestock at Evergreen Park this weekend.The Wildlife Festival started Friday and will go through Sunday.Jason Clevett, one of the promoters, says the fe...
Sep 8, 2023
De Grasse claims first medal of Diamond League season with bronze at Brussels
BRUSSELS - Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse claimed his first medal of the Diamond League circuit with a bronze in the men's 200 metres at the Allianz Memorial Van Damme in Brussels, Belgium on Frida...
Sep 8, 2023