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'We've always bounced back': Whitecaps seeking redemption in Portland
VANCOUVER - Bryan Meredith's debut for the Vancouver Whitecaps didn't go the way anyone wanted. Just 14 minutes into Wednesday's game against Los Angeles FC, the 31-year-old 'keeper had conc...
Sep 25, 2020
Good weather helping local farmers complete harvest
Warm weather throughout most of central Alberta this week has allowed for continued harvest progress throughout the region. According to the latest crop conditions report from Agriculture Financial Se...
Sep 25, 2020
Amusement fair operators ask for support during COVID-19 pandemic
A group representing amusement fair operators is calling for government support, saying the COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to its industry. The Canadian Association of Amusement Operat...
Sep 25, 2020
Alberta's top health official says province isn't in a second wave of COVID-19
EDMONTON - The province's chief medical officer of health says Alberta is not in a second wave of COVID-19, despite an increase in daily confirmed case numbers in recent weeks.Dr. Deena Hinshaw says s...
Sep 25, 2020
Forensic audit reveals key factors in Westerner Park's financial crisis
Inaccurate revenue projections for the Canadian Finals Rodeo and a lack of qualified financial staff are two key findings of a scathing forensic audit into what has led to fiscal difficulties for Red ...
Sep 25, 2020
Montreal Impact eager to return to winning ways against N.Y. Red Bulls
MONTREAL - An unusual, gruelling season is beginning to take its toll on the Montreal Impact. The club will play its sixth game in less than a month on Sunday when the Impact kick off agains...
Sep 25, 2020
Liberals strike deal with NDP to avert federal election
OTTAWA - The minority Liberal government has reached a deal with the New Democrats over legislation to support workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, securing the backing needed to survive a confidence...
Sep 25, 2020
As campaign heats up, Trump woos Latino, Black voters
ATLANTA - With fewer than 40 days left before the election, President Donald Trump unveiled his second policy plan in as many days as he tries to chip away at his Democratic rival's support among Blac...
Sep 25, 2020
GOP expecting Trump to tap Barrett for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - Republicans are expecting President Donald Trump to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court as he aims to put a historic stamp on the high cou...
Sep 25, 2020
Probe into 'discarded' ballots becomes campaign outrage fuel
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The news release from a U.S. attorney in Pennsylvania was provocative: Nine mailed-in military ballots had been "discarded" by the local election office in a swing county of one of t...
Sep 25, 2020