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Arizona county's plan to hand-count ballots blocked by judge
PHOENIX (AP) - A judge on Monday blocked a rural Arizona county's plan to conduct a full hand-count of ballots from the current election - a measure requested by Republican officials who expressed unf...
Nov 07, 2022

Calgary Stampeders look to 2023 with Maier as Mitchell quarterbacking era likely over
CALGARY - Jake Maier took his job. What was likely Bo Levi Mitchell's parting message as a Calgary Stampeder quarterback was believe Maier deserves it. "If you're questioning anything, I can tell you ...
Nov 07, 2022

Canada Soccer to reveal World Cup roster on Nov. 13, 10 days ahead of Belgium game
Canada will announce its World Cup roster on Sunday, 10 days before opening play in Qatar against No. 2 Belgium. Coach John Herdman can name up to 26 players. The roster limit was 23 at past tournamen...
Nov 07, 2022

Sask. puts $400K into new MMIWG+ Community Response Fund
The Saskatchewan government is putting $400,000 into the new Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls+ (MMIWG+) Community Response Fund.According to a release from the government Monday, the fu...
Nov 07, 2022

BUH Foundation announces plans for 2022 Festival of Trees
The theme for the 28th annual Festival of Trees will be "A Royal Christmas". The festival will run from Friday, Nov. 25 to Friday, Dec. 2 at the Western Development Museum. Proceeds from this year's f...
Nov 07, 2022

Bonds, Clemens, Palmeiro on Hall of Fame committee ballot
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Rafael Palmeiro are on the eight-man ballot for the Hall of Fame's contemporary baseball era committee, which meets Dec. ...
Nov 07, 2022

Canada captain Christine Sinclair challenges Canada Soccer to step up in new memoir
Christine Sinclair reviews her distinguished soccer career and lays down a challenge for the future in her new memoir "Playing the Long Game." The Canada captain says it's high time for Canada Soccer,...
Nov 07, 2022

Saskatchewan Enhances Student Loan Repayment Assistance
The Government of Saskatchewan is helping address the rising cost of living for student borrowers by enhancing the Repayment Assistance Plan. On November 1, the Saskatchewan Student Aid Program and Ca...
Nov 07, 2022

Fernandez, Andreescu to lead Canadian squad against Italy and Switzerland at BJK Cup
Armed with a well-rounded lineup that has plenty of star power, Canadian captain Sylvain Bruneau is aiming high at this week's Billie Jean King Cup. "We're capable of everything really," he said Monda...
Nov 07, 2022

Senators ponder loosening French requirements for diplomats as Canada pivots to Asia
OTTAWA - A Senate committee studying the future of Canada's foreign service is pondering whether French needs to be a lower priority for recruiting diplomats. The foreign-affairs committee is looking ...
Nov 07, 2022