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Northern Super League signs multi-year deal with Hummel to provide team uniforms
TORONTO - The Northern Super League has signed a multi-year partnership with Hummel to become its official kit provider. Founded in 1923 by the Messmer family in Germany and now based in Denmark, Humm...
Dec 18, 2024

Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands
WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown, instead telling House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans ...
Dec 18, 2024

Albertans can brace for tax hikes, some cuts in 2025
The Canadian and Alberta governments are set to implement a series of changes to your taxes in the new year.The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has compiled a small list of the major upcoming tax ...
Dec 18, 2024

Theodore Tugboat replica partially sinks at Ontario dock, awaits effort to refloat
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The Theodore Tugboat replica that was long a fixture in the Halifax harbour is listing heavily with its red-capped head just above water after partially sinking Tuesday in Ontar...
Dec 18, 2024

Montana's top court upholds landmark ruling in youth climate case over greenhouse gas emissions
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents' constitutional right to a clean environment by permitting oil, g...
Dec 18, 2024

Red Deer Titans want YOU for their winter training camp
It's just about time for another year of rugby with the Red Deer Titans.The organization is appealing to prospective players, both for junior and senior leagues, to join them when winter camps begin J...
Dec 18, 2024

Riders sign Canadian defensive back Jayden Dalke to one-year contract extension
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders signed Canadian defensive back Jayden Dalke to a one-year contract extension Wednesday. The six-foot-one, 200-pound Dalke was slated to become a free agent in Feb...
Dec 18, 2024

Sentencing Friday for Quebecer convicted of killing spouse, two children
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Quebecer convicted this week in a triple domestic murder that left a woman and her two young children dead in a Montreal suburb will be sentenced on Friday. Mohamad Al Ballouz was ...
Dec 18, 2024

Survivors' Secretariat warns it's at risk of bankruptcy without funding decision
OTTAWA - The Survivors' Secretariat says it will be bankrupt by the end of the month unless Canada makes a decision on whether it will fund the group's work. The organization documents what happened a...
Dec 18, 2024

Sylvan Lake updates waste pick up schedule for the holidays
The Town of Sylvan Lake has added an additional recycling pick up day to help households with holiday waste, and has shared guidelines on live Christmas tree disposal.The Public Works department will ...
Dec 18, 2024