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QB Trevor Harris ready to start for Alouettes against Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Speaking with his mental performance coach was part of Trevor Harris's preparations this week before his first start for the Montreal Alouettes. The nine-year CFL quarterback, who was trade...
Nov 05, 2021

Playoffs on the line as Whitecaps host Sounders in regular-season finale
VANCOUVER - For the first time in four years, the Vancouver Whitecaps are on the cusp of a playoff spot - and clinching the berth remains firmly within the club's hands. It's been a roller-coaster sea...
Nov 05, 2021

AFSC responds after taking heat from Lacombe mayor
The Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) is renewing its commitment to Lacombe after coming under fire from the city's mayor.rdnewsNOW contacted the AFSC after receiving a column submissi...
Nov 05, 2021

Decline in COVID numbers continues, but slowing
Red Deer now sits at 232 active cases of COVID-19, down six from Thursday. Meantime, the city's total number of recorded cases is up 15 in the last day to 9,135, while recoveries are up 21 to 8,826.Re...
Nov 05, 2021

Conservative 'mini-caucus' on vaccine mandates won't contradict O'Toole, says MP
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP who is part of a group planning to advocate for those facing consequences for being unvaccinated against COVID-19 said Friday the cohort won't do anything to contradict Lead...
Nov 05, 2021

Industry group says climate pledges risk making Canada an outlier with competitors
Canada's climate pledges risk putting the country out of step with its economic competitors, the head of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers said Friday. Tim McMillan says that as Canada i...
Nov 05, 2021

Toronto FC has the chance for some payback against D.C. United in MLS season finale
TORONTO - A 7-1 drubbing at the hands of D.C. United on July 3 was the nadir of Toronto FC's dismal MLS season. First-year coach Chris Armas was fired the next day in the wake of the 1-8-2 club suffer...
Nov 05, 2021

British Columbia phasing out mink farms because of COVID-19 spread
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it is phasing out mink farming because the threat of COVID-19 transmission is too great. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says mink are a rese...
Nov 05, 2021

Market Watch: November 5
Big Picture U.S. Markets Keep Climbing U.S. stocks continued their march higher to new closing records, as investor sentiment continues to trend positive in the wake of a strong earnings season and di...
Nov 05, 2021

Cuomo prosecutor seeks more time to finish investigation
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A prosecutor investigating accusations that former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo groped a woman has asked a judge for more time, saying the criminal complaint filed last week by the l...
Nov 05, 2021