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Saskatchewan Roughriders deliver hard-fought victory before sold-out stadium
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders delivered a 33-29 victory against the BC Lions in their first game in over 600 days, a hard-fought triumph for Saskatchewan's beloved football team. Hours before ...
Aug 07, 2021
Fajardo leads Roughriders to gritty 33-29 victory over Lions in season opener
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders stormed out of the gate Friday night but had to hold on for a hard-fought 33-29 victory over the B.C. Lions. The Riders (1-0) scored touchdowns on their first thr...
Aug 06, 2021
Nine-run fifth inning propels Blue Jays to 12-4 rout of Red Sox
TORONTO - A massive nine-run outburst in the fifth inning sent the Blue Jays in flight to a significant victory in the opener of their crucial four-game set against the Boston Red Sox on Friday. The B...
Aug 06, 2021
Canadian duo wins bronze medal in women's C-2 500 canoe sprint
TOKYO - Canada's Katie Vincent and Laurence Vincent-Lapointe have won a bronze medal in the women's doubles 500-metre canoe sprint. It's the first medal for Vincent and the second for Vincent-Lapointe...
Aug 06, 2021
Feds reach tentative deal with striking border guards days before restrictions ease
WASHINGTON - Canada's border agents reached a new tentative agreement with the federal government late Friday after a daylong work-to-rule campaign left long lines of semi-trailers and passenger vehic...
Aug 06, 2021
Federal government says proposed coal mine in southwestern Alberta can't proceed
OTTAWA - The federal government says the proposed Grassy Mountain coal project in southwestern Alberta cannot proceed. Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made the announcement ...
Aug 06, 2021
More restrictions as COVID-19 cases spike in B.C.'s Okanagan: top doctor
VANCOUVER - British Columbia health officials announced circuit-breaker restrictions in the central Okanagan region amid a surge of COVID-19 cases driven by the highly infections Delta variant. Provin...
Aug 06, 2021
Raptors confirm sign-and-trade deal sending star guard Kyle Lowry to the Miami Heat
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have confirmed the sign-and-trade deal sending star guard Kyle Lowry to the Miami Heat. In exchange for the six-time all-star, Toronto gets veteran guard Goran Dragic and...
Aug 06, 2021
Weekly Scoreboard: Aug. 6-8, 2021
Have sports scores or schedules you'd like to see on our weekly scoreboard? Submit them to news@rdnewsNOW.com.--Mixed Martial ArtsAug. 6 - Jett Grande (Red Deer) vs. Damon Morosko - PREVIEWWestern Can...
Aug 06, 2021
54,000+ Red Deerians, 59% of eligible, now fully vaccinated, with province at 66.4%
Red Deer now sits at 47 active cases of COVID-19, up one since Thursday.The city's total number of recorded cases is up two to 5,843, while recoveries are up one to 5,753.Red Deer's death toll stemmin...
Aug 06, 2021