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Riders’ Leonard ready to return after three-game suspension
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are getting back one of their key defensive weapons.Defensive end A.C. Leonard is to make his return to the lineup Saturday against the host Calgary Stampeders after missi...
Oct 01, 2021

Business owners brace for proof of vaccine implementation
Providing proof of vaccination has begun for specific businesses in the Battlefords.Rachel Lee, owner of the Beaver Grill Express, said most people coming in to the building have been ready for the ch...
Oct 01, 2021

Elections Canada confirms recount going ahead in Quebec riding
OTTAWA - Elections Canada is confirming that a recount will take place in a Quebec riding with a close result after a "potential anomaly" was discovered with a ballot box after the votes were validate...
Oct 01, 2021

'I don't want to die:' Saskatchewan woman scared after surgery in Alberta cancelled
EDMONTON - A Saskatchewan woman says she is worried she will lose her eyesight or possibly die after a surgery scheduled in Alberta for a rare cancer in her face was cancelled because she's not a resi...
Oct 01, 2021

Toronto FC looks to extend unbeaten run to five games as the Chicago Fire visit
Toronto FC looks to continue its climb out of the nether regions of Major League Soccer and dispatch another team under new management when it hosts Chicago Fire FC on Sunday. Toronto (5-15-7) rallied...
Oct 01, 2021

Stampeders hope to use bye week rest to their advantage against Roughriders
CALGARY - Craig Dickenson solicited some help from the CFL head office in order to prepare for his team's road game against the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday. The head coach of the Saskatchewan Rough...
Oct 01, 2021

Michael Spavor thanks, Canada, world, asks for privacy after Chinese prison release
OTTAWA - Michael Spavor is thanking Canadians and the world for their support one week after his 1,020-day ordeal in Chinese prison came to an end. Spavor, along with Michael Kovrig, were released a w...
Oct 01, 2021

RCMP arrest three more in Big River First Nation homicide case
Additional charges have been laid in connection to the abduction and death of a man last year on the Big River First Nation.Riley Ahenakew, 30, Stephanie Starblanket, 37, and Roderick Dreaver, 26, hav...
Oct 01, 2021

Canada to welcome Costa Rica, Mexico to Edmonton in November for World Cup qualifiers
Canada Soccer will welcome Costa Rica and Mexico to Edmonton in November for World Cup qualifying games, hoping chilly weather and artificial turf at Commonwealth Stadium will make the CONCACAF visito...
Oct 01, 2021

Queen's Plate champion Safe Conduct tops 12-horse field for $400,000 Breeders' Stakes
TORONTO - Safe Conduct returns to Woodbine Racetrack on Sunday, albeit on a different surface and with a different rider. Safe Conduct captured the $1-million Queen's Plate on Woodbine Racetrack's Tap...
Oct 01, 2021