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Van Aert wins 8th stage of Tour, Pogačar extends lead
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Belgian rider Wout van Aert won the eighth stage of the Tour de France on Saturday in Switzerland and two-time defending champion Tadej Pogaar slightly increased his overa...
Jul 09, 2022
Predators sign Filip Forsberg to $68M, 8-year contract
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Nashville Predators have re-signed Filip Forsberg to a $68 million, eight-year contract with an $8.5 million annual salary cap hit. The team announced the deal Saturday, ge...
Jul 09, 2022
Verstappen cruises from pole to win Austrian GP sprint
SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) - Max Verstappen comfortably won the sprint race from pole at the Austrian Grand Prix while Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. almost collided as they scrapped behi...
Jul 09, 2022
Interac services 'fully available' again after Rogers outage
Interac says its services are fully available again after debit transactions were halted by a widespread Rogers network outage impacting mobile and network services across much of Canada.Interac issue...
Jul 09, 2022
Big plays in second-quarter help lift Riders to win over Redblacks
Instead of celebrating a 28-13 win over the Ottawa Redblacks, Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson had to address the ejection of defensive tackle Garrett Marino from the game.In the fo...
Jul 09, 2022
Kazakhstan's Rybakina wins women's Wimbledon title, 1st Slam
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Elena Rybakina beat Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the Wimbledon final on Saturday to become the first tennis player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles championship. Ry...
Jul 09, 2022
Storm chaser sees three tornadoes touch down near Paynton
Storm chaser Jenny Hagan caught up with a big one Friday northwest of North Battleford."We've just seen three tornadoes touch down in the area - one north of Highway 16 (and) two south of Highway 16,"...
Jul 09, 2022
'Star power': Federal politicians use Calgary Stampede to lasso support from voters
CALGARY - There's more to the Calgary Stampede than a rodeo, cowboy hats and horses - it's also a major opportunity for politicians. Regardless of their political stripe, they into ride into the city ...
Jul 09, 2022
'Uniquely suited': Indigenous priest in charge of liturgy for Pope's visit
When Vatican officials were looking for someone in Canada to act as a liaison for program planning during the Pope's visit later this month, they had specific criteria. Ideally, the person would have ...
Jul 09, 2022
'Freedom Convoy' organizers discussed playing 'race card' with Métis heritage
OTTAWA - Organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" discussed using their ties to Metis identity to play the "race card" as part of an overall strategy to control their public image and garner sympathy for th...
Jul 09, 2022