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Roughriders QB Cody Fajardo declares himself fit to play after concussion scare
REGINA - Saskatchewan Roughriders fans can breathe easier. Quarterback Cody Fajardo has declared himself ready to play. Fajardo's status for Friday's home game against the Toronto Argonauts was in que...
Sep 16, 2021

Support Worker Program certificate course launched in central Alberta
Non-Profit Agency Alberta Prairies Life Enrichment Training Studio Ltd. (APLETS), along with partner agency, the Central Alberta Brain Injury Society (CABIS), have teamed up to launch the Life Enrichm...
Sep 16, 2021

Red Deer active cases up after two days of declines, Alberta surpasses 2,500 deaths
*STATS BELOW--Alberta Health Services president and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu said 75 per cent of people in Alberta ICU beds are fighting COVID-19 and pressure on the health system continues to be severe.ICU ...
Sep 16, 2021

Lacombe council rescinds outdated policies and bylaws
Lacombe city council has rescinded historical policies identified as inoperative, obsolete, expired, spent, superseded, or otherwise ineffective. City officials say the data integrity project for gove...
Sep 16, 2021

Leaders' constituency offices charged taxpayer pennies in expenses for photocopies
OTTAWA - As the federal party leaders are promising billions in new spending on the campaign trail, a look at their office expense accounts show what the taxpayers are spending pennies on. Liberal Lea...
Sep 16, 2021

Lawyer charged in probe of Trump-Russia investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) - The prosecutor tasked with examining the U.S. government's investigation into Russian election interference charged a prominent cybersecurity lawyer on Thursday with making a false s...
Sep 16, 2021

Struggling Redblacks sign former NFL QB Devlin Hodges to three-year contract
OTTAWA - The struggling Ottawa Redblacks have signed former NFL quarterback Devlin Hodges to a three-year contract, the club announced Thursday. The 25-year-old Samford University product played eight...
Sep 16, 2021

NHL expects 98% of players to be vaccinated before season
CHICAGO - Jacob Trouba was the first NHL player who allowed himself to be publicly photographed getting jabbed with a dose of coronavirus vaccine, and his wife did rotations in the emergency room in F...
Sep 16, 2021

Young Canadian side gets chance to show its skills at Vancouver rugby sevens event
After a spate of retirements and with other veterans taking time off, Canadian coach Henry Paul will field a young squad at this weekend's HSBC Canada Sevens in Vancouver. The tournament marks the fir...
Sep 16, 2021

P.K. Subban executive producing upcoming docuseries 'Black Life: A Canadian History'
TORONTO - Homegrown hockey star P.K. Subban says he hopes to educate audiences and spark conversation with the new docuseries, "Black Life: A Canadian History." The Toronto-raised New Jersey Devils de...
Sep 16, 2021