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Former winners Kyle Bekker, Tristan Borges among finalists for CPL top player award
Previous winners Kyle Bekker and Tristan Borges are among the five finalists for the Canadian Premier League's Player of the Year award. Bekker, who won in 2020 and was also a finalist in 2019 and '23...
Nov 04, 2024

Sports betting roundup: NFL and college football were all about the favourites
The past weekend of football was all about the favourites. The favoured teams went 13-1 straight up and 10-4 against the spread in the NFL. In college football, the three most teams bet at the BetMGM ...
Nov 04, 2024

Trucking, construction expect 'labour crisis' with new temporary worker rules
OTTAWA - Dominique Lamothe said the trucking firm she works for will be in trouble once new rules for high-wage temporary foreign workers take effect on Friday. Groupe Nadeau, a Quebec-based trucking ...
Nov 04, 2024

Lacombe County reminds residents to practice safe burning practices year-round
Lacombe County Fire Services would like to remind residents that while fire permits are not required from November 1 to February 28, safety protocols must still be followed for any controlled burns. "...
Nov 04, 2024

Eckville resident wins $250,000
Eckville resident Barbara O. has won $250,000 from a September 13 draw on her EXTRA lottery ticket."I got so excited and showed my brother!" she said. "I waited a while to validate it in-store until t...
Nov 04, 2024

Albertans invited to give comments on province's Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Albertans are invited to participate in a conversation about the province's long-term savings fund, the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, by the Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on the fund ...
Nov 04, 2024

Jacques Villeneuve calls thieves of late father's bronze monument soulless idiots
MONTREAL - Jacques Villeneuve, the son of late Canadian Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, is lashing out at thieves who stole a bronze statue of his father from outside a Quebec museum in his hono...
Nov 04, 2024

Jacques Villeneuve calls thieves of late father's bronze monument soulless idiots
MONTREAL - Jacques Villeneuve, the son of late Canadian Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve, is lashing out at thieves who stole a bronze statue of his father from outside a Quebec museum in his hono...
Nov 04, 2024

Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. named finalist for Silver Slugger award
NEW YORK - Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was named a finalist for an American League Silver Slugger Award on Monday. Guerrero, who hit 30 homers and drove in 103 runs last season, wa...
Nov 04, 2024

Quebec plans to force new doctors to stay in the province and work in public system
MONTREAL - The provincial government says it will force new doctors trained in Quebec to work in the province's public health-care system for the first years of their practice. Health Minister Christi...
Nov 04, 2024