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'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
B.C. says progress being made following court ruling on First Nation's treaty rights
BUICK, B.C. - The British Columbia government says it's making progress as it responds to a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that found it breached a First Nation's treaty rights by approving industrial deve...
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
B.C. capital facing shortage of COVID-19 isolation shelter spots for homeless
VICTORIA - British Columbia's housing minister says the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened homelessness in the province's capital, with the region facing a lack of shelter spaces for those who test positi...
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
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
Former Vancouver mayor Philip Owen, force behind Insite clinic, dies at 88
VANCOUVER - Former Vancouver mayor Philip Owen, a driving force behind North America's first life-saving supervised drug injection clinic, has died. Owen was 88. A statement from his family says he di...
Oct 01, 2021
Canada, Germany pushing wealthy countries for more climate money
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada and Germany have made "a lot of progress" convincing rich countries around the world to pony up more cash to help the developing world figh...
Oct 01, 2021