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Elks, Tiger-Cats hope to turn season around as they meet in Edmonton
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks are 0-6 and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats are 1-5 this season, sitting at the bottom of the CFL standings. But both their coaches know what it's like to be part of groups that w...
Jul 27, 2024
Farmers' markets and business groups feuding with Loblaws after disparaging text ad
Farmers' markets and business groups say they are "sad and disappointed" in NoFrills and its parent company Loblaw after the company sent a mass-advertising text message encouraging customers to "skip...
Jul 27, 2024
Rocket attack on town in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights wounds several people
BEIRUT (AP) - A rocket attack Saturday on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights wounded several people, including children, hours after an Israeli airstrike on south Lebanon killed three members of the...
Jul 27, 2024
Clippers keep traditional colours but add modernized logo for 2024-25
NANAIMO -The Clippers have a new look for the upcoming BCHL season.Orange, black and white will continue to be the team's primary colours but the Clippers have a brand new logo and will also sport a n...
Jul 27, 2024
Canadian swimmers advance out of heats, fencer defeated in quarters on Day 1 in Paris
PARIS - Summer McIntosh was one of several Canadian swimmers to advance out of their heats, while a first-time fencing Olympian beat a three-time defending champion as the Paris Games got underway in ...
Jul 27, 2024
Quebec police arrest suspect after pedestrian killed in alleged hit and run
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police are investigating a fatal hit and run that took place early on Saturday morning near Mont-Tremblant, Que, in the Laurentians region of the province. Police spokespe...
Jul 27, 2024
Crews make 'good progress' fighting fire that destroyed six homes near Golden, B.C.
The BC Wildfire Service says crews are "making good progress" containing a 55-square-kilometre wildfire near Golden, B.C., that destroyed as many as six homes in the region earlier this week. The Dogt...
Jul 27, 2024
Crews make 'good progress' fighting fire that destroyed six homes near Golden, B.C.
The BC Wildfire Service says crews are "making good progress" containing a 55-square-kilometre wildfire near Golden, B.C., that destroyed as many as six homes in the region earlier this week. The Dogt...
Jul 27, 2024
Israel orders the evacuation of an area designated as a humanitarian zone in Gaza
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's military ordered the evacuation Saturday of a crowded part of Gaza designated as a humanitarian zone, saying it is planning an operation against Hamas militants...
Jul 27, 2024
MLB roundup: Guardians edge Phillies 3-1 in matchup of teams with top records
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ben Lively struck out six in six innings to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night in a matchup of teams with the best records in ...
Jul 26, 2024