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Scott Milanovich steps down as Edmonton's head coach to pursue opportunities in NFL
The CFL team with no name now doesn't have a head coach. Scott Milanovich resigned Monday as the head coach of the Edmonton Football Team to explore NFL opportunities. The move came just over a year a...
Jan 25, 2021
MLS season to kick off April 3 but still no clarity on what awaits Canadian teams
The Major League Soccer season will run April 3 through Nov. 7 with the MLS Cup final scheduled for Dec. 11. How the season will look for the three Canadian teams remains up in the air, however In ann...
Jan 25, 2021
First Nation calls for release of Site C report in open letter to premier
MOBERLY LAKE, B.C. - A First Nations leader is calling on the British Columbia government to release several reports on the Site C dam, claiming details of escalating costs and safety concerns have be...
Jan 25, 2021
Taillon excited to reunite with Cole, push for playoffs
NEW YORK - Jameson Taillon's trade from Pittsburgh to the New York Yankees started to soak in, and he thought about reuniting with former roommate Gerrit Cole. "Every night you get a five-star cooked ...
Jan 25, 2021
Halifax volunteers latest group to erect tiny shelters for homeless living in tents
HALIFAX - A group of Halifax volunteers have become the latest Canadians to begin erecting tiny shelters for the homeless, with two wooden structures going up recently in a gentrifying section of the ...
Jan 25, 2021
Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle on highway near Wetaskiwin
WETASKIWIN - RCMP in central Alberta say a man is dead after being hit by a vehicle while he was walking on the highway. Police say it happened Sunday on Highway 2A south of Wetaskiwin. They say a man...
Jan 25, 2021
RCMP officer in Alberta charged with off-duty sexual assault in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Alberta's police watchdog says an RCMP officer has been charged in a sexual assault of a woman in Edmonton.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says in a news release that it was dire...
Jan 25, 2021
Suspects sought in Bowden armed robbery
RCMP in Olds are investigating an armed robbery that occurred over the weekend in Bowden.It was just before 8 p.m. Sunday when Olds RCMP were called by a 19-year-old male who reported that he was walk...
Jan 25, 2021
New social media campaign targets COVID-19 misinformation with science
EDMONTON - A group of Canadian scientists and health experts is starting a campaign to debunk misinformation about COVID-19.The scientists involved are using the hashtag #ScienceUpFirst to provide inf...
Jan 25, 2021
Italian premier to offer resignation as government wobbles
ROME - Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte will formally tell his wobbly coalition government on Tuesday that he intends to offer his resignation, his office said Monday. Conte survived two confidence vote...
Jan 25, 2021