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Rourke: Underdog Lions have 'nothing to lose' against Bombers in West final
SURREY, B.C. - The B.C. Lions know the odds of making a Grey Cup appearance this season are not in their favour. Though the team earned a decisive victory over the Calgary Stampeders in the West Divis...
Nov 10, 2022
Cleanup of former gold mine in Northwest Territories to cost more than $4 billion
YELLOWKNIFE - Cleanup of one of the most contaminated sites in Canada is estimated to cost taxpayers more than four times what was initially expected. The Treasury Board of Canada recently approved a ...
Nov 10, 2022
Veteran running back Andrew Harris eager to rejoin Argos in time for East final
TORONTO - Andrew Harris's recuperative powers haven't diminished with age. The Toronto Argonauts veteran running back will play in the East final Sunday at BMO Field against the Montreal Alouettes. Ha...
Nov 10, 2022
B.C. Indigenous scholar Margo Greenwood appointed as senator
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new senator, Margo Greenwood, who will represent British Columbia. Greenwood is a decorated scholar of Cree ancestry who has e...
Nov 10, 2022
Sharks forward, Salewski commits to Lakeland College
Wilkie's Brooklyn Salewski has committed to the next chapter of her hockey journey with the Lakeland Rustlers for the 2023-24 season. Salewski, who is currently in her third year with the Battlefords ...
Nov 10, 2022
RCMP warn of new type of fentanyl circulating in the Battlefords area
Battlefords RCMP is warning the public that a new type of fentanyl is now in the Battlefords area. Fentanyl is often mixed in with other illegal street drugs and can be deadly even in small quantities...
Nov 10, 2022
Expansion St. Louis City gets to pick up to 5 players in MLS expansion draft Friday
Expansion St. Louis City FC gets to grow its roster Friday via the MLS expansion draft. The league's 29th team already has 12 players on its roster including two designated players - German midfielder...
Nov 10, 2022
Slipchuk happy to see Russian doping scandal at Beijing Games has gone to CAS
Mike Slipchuk is pleased to finally see movement on the controversial team figure skating event at last year's Beijing Olympics. But he laments the lost moment on the medal podium for all the affected...
Nov 10, 2022
Quebec sits top of table at mixed curling championship with win over Northern Ontario
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Felix Asselin's Quebec rink moved atop the championship pool standings with a 6-2 win over Northern Ontario on Thursday at the Canadian mixed curling championship. The second dr...
Nov 10, 2022
Ontario man arrested, awaiting U.S. extradition for alleged global ransomware crimes
A Russian-Canadian man from Ontario is in police custody and awaiting extradition to the United States for his alleged participation in a global ransomware campaign, the U.S. Department of Justice ann...
Nov 10, 2022