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Vernon Adams Jr. throws four touchdown passes, leads Als over Redblacks
OTTAWA - Vernon Adams Jr., threw four touchdown passes Friday night to help the Montreal Alouettes to a 51-29 win over the Ottawa Redblacks. Eugene Lewis and Jack Wieneke each caught two of those TD p...
Sep 03, 2021
Osaka tosses racket, loses US Open match to Fernandez, 18
NEW YORK (AP) - Naomi Osaka smacked her racket against Arthur Ashe Stadium's court. Moments later, she chucked her equipment, sending it bouncing and skidding halfway to the net. Then came a full-on s...
Sep 03, 2021
Riders reflect on nail-biting 2019 Labour Day Classic as 2021 edition approaches
It was a celebration for the ages after the 2019 Labour Day Classic.And it was exactly how Saskatchewan Roughriders punter Jon Ryan and kicker Brett Lauther drew it up."(On the) Thursday before that L...
Sep 03, 2021
Artist Dunn's work focusing on nature featured in Allen Sapp Gallery show
The myriad of colours and light in nature is what draws Jean M. Dunn to her work.The North Battleford artist's show, natural occurrences, is currently running at the Allen Sapp Gallery, lower level ar...
Sep 03, 2021
Elections Canada posts cap of about $30M on three big parties' campaign spending
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer has announced the initial ceiling on parties' expenditures in the election campaign now in full swing. The spending limits are based on the length of the vote...
Sep 03, 2021
Alberta announces $100 gift card as incentive to get fully vaccinated as cases surge
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney, two months after declaring victory over COVID-19, is now offering $100 to Albertans who aren't fully vaccinated to curb nation-leading cases of the illness that have a...
Sep 03, 2021
Depth key as depleted Vancouver Whitecaps look to extend three-game win streak
VANCOUVER - When Thomas Hasal last made a start for the Vancouver Whitecaps, the team was at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, desperate to turn its season around. Now, as the 22-year-ol...
Sep 03, 2021
Canada could see above 15K daily COVID-19 cases next month, Tam says
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says there is an urgent need for more people between 18 and 39 to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to reduce the impact of the Delta variant. "This is a cr...
Sep 03, 2021
Fortin's lawyers fight bid to toss his lawsuit over removal from vaccine post
OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's lawyers are fighting a federal attempt to quash their client's lawsuit over his removal as head of Canada's vaccine distribution campaign. In a newly filed Federal Cou...
Sep 03, 2021
Twin Rivers Curling Club not expecting vaccine requirement to start season
Curling season is just around the corner, and as such, the Twin Rivers Curling Club is readying preparations for the return of the sport this fall.Earlier this week, Curling Canada sent out a release ...
Sep 03, 2021