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Edmonton Elks trade veteran quarterback Trevor Harris to Montreal Alouettes
EDMONTON - Veteran quarterback Trevor Harris is heading back to the East Division. The Edmonton Elks traded Harris to the Montreal Alouettes on Sunday for defensive end Antonio Simmons. Both players a...
Oct 17, 2021
Bayern sends message to rivals with 5-1 win at Leverkusen
LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) - Bayern Munich wanted to send a message to fellow title contenders like Bayer Leverkusen. Message sent. Bouncing back from a rare loss to Eintracht Frankfurt in its last game...
Oct 17, 2021
Governor General arrives in Germany for first international visit
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary May Simon arrives Sunday in Berlin to begin her first international visit on behalf of Canada in the German capital. May Simon's four-day state visit will include a meeting wit...
Oct 17, 2021
Senior army commander says 90 per cent of military personnel are fully vaccinated
A senior military commander in Western Canada says he doesn't expect much opposition from Canadian Forces personnel over mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations. Ottawa is requiring federal employees, includi...
Oct 17, 2021
Gang with past abductions blamed for kidnapping missionaries
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A gang blamed for kidnapping five priests and two nuns earlier this year in Haiti is now accused of kidnapping 17 missionaries from a U.S.-based organization, including a ...
Oct 17, 2021
Bill Clinton to be released from California hospital
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) - Bill Clinton spent a fifth night at a Southern California hospital where he is recovering from an infection but is expected to be released Sunday after making great progress, a s...
Oct 17, 2021
Alberta set to vote on rejecting equalization, premier says it's about leverage
EDMONTON - Albertans will cast ballots Monday in a referendum that is technically about rejecting equalization but has morphed into more of a Prairie festivus airing of grievances. "(This) is not abou...
Oct 17, 2021
Senior army commander says 90 per cent of military personnel are fully vaccinated
A senior military commander in Western Canada says he doesn't expect much opposition from Canadian Forces personnel over mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations. Ottawa is requiring federal employees, includi...
Oct 17, 2021
New Monday meal service fills bellies, massive need in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A newly-created weekly meal service is providing a hot start to the week as the weather cools.Nanaimo Foodshare, in partnership with St. Paul's Anglican Church, recently created a new by-don...
Oct 17, 2021
Knife found beneath Parliament to be returned to Algonquin nations in historic move
OTTAWA - An ancient Indigenous knife unearthed during the renovation of Centre Block will be the first artifact found on Parliament Hill to be returned to the stewardship of the Algonquin people who l...
Oct 17, 2021