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CFL Draft Needs a Makeover
The CFL enters the next stage of the 2019 season with its draft set for May 2 and suffering a bit in comparison with the job the NFL did with its player draft last weekend.I have to admit, when you ha...
May 01, 2019
Alberta Masters Games Still Needs Volunteers
Organizers with the 2019 Alberta Masters Games say they are short 300 volunteers out the total 600 they need.1,200 athletes will be competing at the Games in Rocky Mountain House and Clearwater County...
May 01, 2019
Israeli Eurovision hero says there's no place for boycott
JERUSALEM - Israel's winner of last year's Eurovision song contest said Monday there was no place for boycott calls of this year's competition in Tel Aviv, saying that to snub such a popular world eve...
May 01, 2019
Another soggy day in the forecast as rainfall warning issued for cottage country
It's shaping up to be another soggy day in Ontario's cottage country. Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Bracebridge, Huntsville and other communities north of Toronto that have alre...
May 01, 2019
Football players at Dalhousie University get 'smart helmets' that detect impacts
HALIFAX - Football players at Dalhousie University in Halifax are among the first in Canada to start using so-called smart helmets that transmit electronic alerts whenever a player's he...
May 01, 2019
ASIRT investigating sudden death
CALGARY- The death of a suspected hit-and-run driver in Calgary who went into medical distress during an arrest attempt is being investigated by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team.Police say t...
May 01, 2019
LPS charge man who allegedly kidnapped and assaulted girlfriend
LETHBRIDGE- Lethbridge Police have charged a 54-year-old man in connection with an alleged incident where his girlfriend was kidnapped, assaulted and unlawfully confined.LPS responded to a home on Apr...
May 01, 2019
Semenya loses appeal against IAAF testosterone rules
GENEVA - Caster Semenya lost her appeal Wednesday against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners. The Court of Arbitration for Sport's panel of three judg...
May 01, 2019
Semenya loses appeal against IAAF testosterone rules
GENEVA - Caster Semenya lost her appeal Wednesday against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners. The Court of Arbitration for Sport's panel of three judg...
May 01, 2019
More rain in Mozambique, deaths up to 38 after 2nd cyclone
PEMBA, Mozambique - More rain is forecast for northern Mozambique, where the death toll from Cyclone Kenneth jumped to 38, as flooding and pounding rains hampered efforts to deliver aid to badly hit c...
May 01, 2019