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Canadian junior Weekes falls to Germany's Altmaier in National Bank Open debut
MONTREAL - It was just a few short years ago that Jaden Weekes was at IGA Stadium as a fan with dreams of one day playing on the ATP Tour circuit. On Saturday, the 17-year-old Montreal native took the...
Aug 06, 2022
Canadian wrestlers Di Stasio, Randhawa capture Commonwealth Games gold
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Justina Di Stasio and Nishan Randhawa both won gold medals to lead a Canadian wrestling medal haul Saturday at the Commonwealth Games. Canada also struck gold at the track...
Aug 06, 2022
Nine people from the Peace part of Team Alberta at Canada Summer Games
Eight athletes and a coach from the Peace will be part of Team Alberta at the Canada Summer Games.The games start Saturday with the opening ceremony and will run through August 21 in Niagara, Ontario....
Aug 06, 2022
Grande Prairie RCMP is seeking the publics help in locating a missing woman
Update on August 11, 2022 at 4:15 p.m. - Grande Prairie RCMP say Kelsie Ford has been found safe and unharmed.Grande Prairie RCMP is seeking the publics help in locating 37-year-old Kelsie Ford.Ford w...
Aug 06, 2022
Hockey Canada's board chair Michael Brind’Amour steps down
CALGARY - The chair of Hockey Canada's board of directors has resigned. Michael Brind'Amour told the board Friday evening he was stepping down immediately, Hockey Canada said Saturday in a statement. ...
Aug 06, 2022
Northern athletes undaunted by their challenges at Canada Games
YELLOWKNIFE - Athletes from across Canada's North will be among those competing at this month's Canada Summer Games, including some in sports rarely seen in their home territories. Nunavut is sending ...
Aug 06, 2022
Hockey Canada's board chair Michael Brind’Amour steps down
CALGARY - The chair of Hockey Canada's board of directors has resigned. Michael Brind'Amour told the board Friday evening he was stepping down immediately, Hockey Canada said Saturday in a statement. ...
Aug 06, 2022
Alberta jobs minister Doug Schweitzer quits cabinet, to resign seat soon, too
CALGARY, AB - Alberta's jobs minister is leaving politics even earlier than planned.Doug Schweitzer, in a brief message posted on social media, says he has resigned from cabinet as the minister for jo...
Aug 06, 2022
Artists to cash in when work is resold with update of copyright laws
OTTAWA - Artists are to get paid when their work is resold in a shakeup of copyright laws that would give them a slice of collectors' profits. Painters, sculptors and other visual artists stand to get...
Aug 06, 2022
Pandemic benefits were too generous with businesses, stringent with workers: experts
OTTAWA - Benefits rolled out at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic allowed vulnerable Canadians to stay healthy while maintaining an income, but business supports were excessive and show the outsized ...
Aug 06, 2022