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Taliban press on, take another Afghan provincial capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban on Monday took control of another provincial capital in Afghanistan, an official said, the insurgents pressing on with their relentless offensive as American and ...
Aug 09, 2021

Melissa DeRosa, top aide to Gov. Cuomo, resigns from role
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Melissa DeRosa, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aide, has resigned from her role, she told the media Sunday night, about a week after a state attorney general report found the gov...
Aug 08, 2021

Veselinovic's goal helps Whitecaps tie Galaxy 1-1
CARSON, Calif. (AP) - Ranko Veselinovic scored his first MLS goal to help the Vancouver Whitecaps tie the LA Galaxy 1-1 on Sunday night. Veselinovic, a 22-year-old defender, capped the scoring with a ...
Aug 08, 2021

Mitchell's friends cheer gold medallist while wearing her old racing skin suits
EDMONTON - As Kelsey Mitchell was cycling for Olympic gold in Tokyo, her friends back home in Edmonton were donning her old racing skin suits and cheering her on as they watched the track competition ...
Aug 08, 2021

CF Montreal goalkeeper James Pantemis enters COVID-19 protocols
WASHINGTON - CF Montreal says goalkeeper James Pantemis has been placed in COVID-19 protocols. The club says in a release that it "continues to follow and abide by all of the COVID-19 protocols as set...
Aug 08, 2021

Abraham Ancer of Mexico wins FedEx St Jude Invitational
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Abraham Ancer of Mexico won the FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama and Sam Burns with a 6-foot birdie p...
Aug 08, 2021

Blue Jays beat Red Sox after three-run homer by George Springer in 8th inning
TORONTO - An eighth-inning, three-run homer from George Springer provided the Blue Jays with the perfect ending to their triumphant 10-day, 11-game Rogers Centre return. The Blue Jays fell behind by a...
Aug 08, 2021

Road closure on 48 Avenue between 48 Street and 47 Street
Red Deer drivers are advised of a temporary road closure on 48 Avenue today.The closure is between 48 Street and 47 Street with Electric Light and Power crews completing work on a transformer in the a...
Aug 08, 2021

Bill Davis, Ontario's 18th premier and a celebrated Tory, dies at 92
TORONTO - Bill Davis, the 18th premier of Ontario and one of the country's longest-serving premiers, has died at 92. A statement from his family says Davis was surrounded by his relatives when he died...
Aug 08, 2021

NDP calls for inquiry following report on province's first wave response
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition is repeating its call for a public inquiry following the release of an independent report into the United Conservative government's handling of the first wave of the CO...
Aug 08, 2021