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Elks coach Jones not thinking about home losing streak ahead of Stampeders' visit
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks could have an infamous date with CFL history Saturday night. But the prospect of losing a CFL-record-tying 14th home game in a row isn't at the front of their minds. The E...
Sep 09, 2022
Canada's Olympic champion Kripps joining bobsled team as technical coach
CALGARY - Canada's Olympic bobsled champion Justin Kripps is becoming a coach. The 35-year-old from Summerland, B.C., is joining the national bobsled team as the program's new technical coach. The mov...
Sep 09, 2022
Wildfires in B.C. and U.S. prompt haze, air-quality statements in southern B.C.
VANCOUVER - Haze from wildfires burning in Washington state, Idaho and the British Columbia Interior is expected to create smoky skies across much of southern B.C. over the weekend. Environment Canada...
Sep 09, 2022
Snaw-Naw-As celebrates new mini soccer pitch
NANOOSE BAY - A bright new addition to Snaw-Naw-As First Nation territory is expected to be a big hit with local children.Several partners converged for a Wednesday, Sep. 7 ceremony for the opening of...
Sep 09, 2022
Health Canada approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids six months to four years old
OTTAWA - Health Canada approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine today for use in children between six months and four years old. The federal department says after a thorough and independent scientific revie...
Sep 09, 2022
Plans underway to display a massive painting of the Queen that hung in old arena
WINNIPEG - A massive painting of the Queen that was once a fixture during hockey games and concerts in Winnipeg may soon be on public display again. The painting's owner, Ron D'Errico, says he plans o...
Sep 09, 2022
Ex-Miss America Mund qualifies as ND congressional candidate
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Former Miss America Cara Mund has qualified to appear on the November ballot as an independent candidate for North Dakota's sole U.S. House seat, the secretary of state's office ...
Sep 09, 2022
Suspect in Memphis shooting rampage granted public defender
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee man accused of killing four people and wounding three others in a livestreamed shooting rampage that paralyzed Memphis and led to a city-wide manhunt was granted a pu...
Sep 09, 2022
Board puts abortion rights question on Michigan fall ballot
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan election board placed an abortion-rights proposal on the fall ballot Friday, obeying an order from the state's highest court and closing a record-breaking petition dri...
Sep 09, 2022
IAEA: Ukraine power plant needs safe zone to avoid disaster
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog says conditions at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant are increasingly precarious and a safety zone around it needs to be established ...
Sep 09, 2022