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B.C. Lions using adversity as fuel heading into West semifinal
SURREY, B.C. - It wasn't the regular season the B.C. Lions planned for. After starting the campaign 5-1, the Leos faced challenge after challenge - injuries, an extended losing skid, a quarterback con...
Oct 31, 2024

Canada's Marina Stakusic falls in straight sets in second round of Merida Open
MRIDA - Canada's Marina Stakusic dropped her second-round match 6-3, 6-3 to Serbia's Nina Stojanovic on Thursday at the Merida Open tennis tournament. Stakusic of Mississauga, Ont., had just one ace t...
Oct 31, 2024

Man who killed eagles on a Native American reservation gets nearly 4 years in prison
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A Washington state man who authorities said killed at least 118 eagles as part of a wildlife trafficking ring that operated on a Native American reservation in Montana was sente...
Oct 31, 2024

Town of Ponoka introduces new notification system
The Town of Ponoka has launched a new notification system that will keep residents informed with critical information more quickly.To receive notifications, citizens can download the Voyent Alert app ...
Oct 31, 2024

Brazil judge gives 2 former cops long sentences for the 2018 murder of leftist icon Marielle Franco
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A judge on Thursday handed down long sentences to two former police officers for the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco, an icon of Brazil' s politic...
Oct 31, 2024

Judicial recount dates set for two B.C. ridings to wrap up provincial election
VICTORIA - Vote counting in the British Columbia provincial election will finally conclude next week with judicial recounts set for two ridings. Elections BC says the province's Supreme Court has conf...
Oct 31, 2024

Ford Family Scholarship celebrates 10 years of community impact
The Ford Family Scholarship, a fund started in 2014 by Penhold's Eileen and Stewart Ford to help alleviate the financial burden of post-secondary education, is celebrating its 10th year of operations....
Oct 31, 2024

New Elks president, CEO Morris vows to curb turnover of players and staff in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Chris Morris played each and every snap of his 14-year CFL career wearing Edmonton's green and gold. He won three Grey Cups, and described the team as a family. As the new president of the ...
Oct 31, 2024

Mounties bust massive B.C. drug 'superlab' linked to transnational organized crime
Mounties have dismantled what they say is the largest, most sophisticated illicit drug "superlab" in Canada. Police say they believe organized crime ran the operation where there was mass-production a...
Oct 31, 2024

Brazil judge gives 2 former cops long sentence for the 2018 killing of leftist icon Marielle Franco
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A judge on Thursday handed down long sentences to two former police officers for the 2018 killing of Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco, an icon of Brazil' s politi...
Oct 31, 2024