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This year's World Series is 2nd-least watched on TV
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Houston Astros' six-game victory over the Philadelphia Phillies finished as the second least-watched World Series on television. The six games averaged 11,784,000 on Fox, down 1.3...
Nov 08, 2022
MLS Cup final averages combined 2.155 million viewers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles FC's victory over the Philadelphia Union on penalty kicks in the MLS Cup final was the second highest in the league's 27-year history for combined U.S. viewers. Saturday...
Nov 08, 2022
Former Pacific FC captain Jamar Dixon moves into CPL team's front office
Former captain Jamar Dixon has moved into the Pacific FC front office as the Canadian Premier League club's manager of football and player development. Dixon, 33, announced Sept. 30 that this would be...
Nov 08, 2022
Road to the Alberta Bowl begins this weekend
The following are the draws for the 2022 ASAA Provincial High School Football Playoffs that will lead up to the thirteenth Alberta Bowl. TIER I (School Pop. 1250+)Brian Fryer (Declared) DivisionQuarte...
Nov 08, 2022
Alberta Court of Appeal dismisses unvaccinated woman's case for organ donation
EDMONTON - Alberta's Court of Appeal has dismissed the case of a woman who was unable to get an organ transplant because she refused to take a COVID-19 vaccine. Annette Lewis was diagnosed with a term...
Nov 08, 2022
Nunavut politicians admonish ministers for not providing clear, prompt answers
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok says it's clear better communication and partnership is needed after members of the legislature chastised territorial ministers for failing to provide ...
Nov 08, 2022
Trudeau announces half a billion dollars more for rural high-speed internet access
OROMOCTO, N.B. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing an extra $475 million to the federal government's fund for delivering high-speed internet to rural homes across the country. Trudeau made t...
Nov 08, 2022
Quebec coroner says delays in getting to hospital 'very likely' led to baby's death
MONTREAL - A seven-month-old baby from a northern First Nations community who died of meningitis in April might have survived if it hadn't taken so long to get her to hospital, a Quebec coroner has co...
Nov 08, 2022
Alberta's Environment and Protected Areas Minister Sonya Savage heads to Egypt for Climate Change Conference
Environment and Protected Areas Minister Sonya Savage will be travelling to Egypt on Wednesday to represent the province of Alberta at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framewor...
Nov 08, 2022
Trump ally faces election defender in Arizona governor race
PHOENIX (AP) - The appeal of Donald Trump's movement will be put to the test Tuesday in the race for governor of Arizona, a crucial battleground state where the former president's allies have taken co...
Nov 08, 2022