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Designated player Victor Wanyama says he's 'happy again' at CF Montreal
Victor Wanyama is feeling rejuvenated at CF Montreal. The club's designated player - whose resume includes 154 English Premier League appearances - is training with a smile on his face again after fal...
Feb 05, 2024

Rebels This Week: February 6-12
REBELS RECAPIt's been a tough go so far for the Red Deer Rebels on their five-game eastern road trip with their winless streak having reached a season-long four games (0-2-0-2). SUN. FEB. 4 - A third ...
Feb 05, 2024

Silent streak: Edmonton Oilers eye NHL record in hushed pursuit of history
EDMONTON - The first rule of being on a winning streak is you don't talk about being on a winning streak. At least, that's the mantra inside the Edmonton Oilers dressing room. The Oilers can tie the N...
Feb 05, 2024

AMA reacts to Premier Smith's transgender youth policy
The Alberta Medical Association's section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has released a statement, following Premier Smith's new transgender youth policy.The statement is as follows: AMA Statement...
Feb 05, 2024

World Cup schedule reveal a timely reminder that the world is coming to Canada
TORONTO - Canada has known it is co-hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup since June 2018 when the FIFA Congress chose the so-called united bid of Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. over Morocco. But Sunday's par...
Feb 05, 2024

Advantage or Disadvantage? Three-player curling team debate revived after Howard win
Team Glenn Howard qualified for the Montana's Brier by running the table as a three-player squad at the recent Ontario playdowns. The team's short-handed success has renewed debate around the sport as...
Feb 05, 2024

Justice Department proposes major changes to address disparities in state crime victim funds
The Justice Department proposed changes Monday to rules governing state-run programs that provide financial assistance to violent crime victims in order to address racial disparities and curb the numb...
Feb 05, 2024

Tropical New Brunswick home to Dr. Seuss-like tree from around 350 million years ago
FREDERICTON - An enigmatic fossil uncovered seven years ago in a New Brunswick quarry has been found to reveal an extinct tree with a narrow trunk and a top like a pompom, a remnant from a time before...
Feb 05, 2024

Family of Black girls handcuffed by Colorado police, held at gunpoint reach $1.9 million settlement
DENVER (AP) - The Black girls lay facedown in a parking lot, crying "no" and "mommy" as a police officer who had pointed her gun at them then bent down to handcuff two of their wrists. The youngest wo...
Feb 05, 2024

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says delaying Artemis II mission to 2025 right call
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says he agrees with NASA that a planned mission to the moon should be delayed until September 2025. Hansen says he and his NASA crewmates were happy ...
Feb 05, 2024