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Female football player from Ponoka celebrating national championship
A Ponoka youth is among the province's first female tackle football players celebrating a national title over the weekend. Emily McMillan was part of Team Alberta who won the U18 Women's National Cham...
Jul 11, 2022
Avalanche promote Joe Sakic to president of hockey operations
DENVER (AP) - The Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche have promoted Joe Sakic to the role of president of hockey operations. Sakic was the architect behind a team that captured its first title sin...
Jul 11, 2022
Oilers give Evander Kane OK to negotiate with other teams
The Edmonton Oilers have granted Evander Kane permission to speak with other teams before the NHL's free agency period opens and Colorado's Nicolas Aube-Kubel went from celebrating with the Stanley Cu...
Jul 11, 2022
Vanessa James and Eric Radford announce retirement from competitive figure skating
OTTAWA - World bronze medallists Vanessa James and Eric Radford announced their retirement from competitive figure skating Monday. James and Radford finished 12th in pairs at the Beijing Olympics in F...
Jul 11, 2022
Kenney wants federal climate plan on agenda at premiers' meeting in B.C.
VICTORIA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he'll be raising the alarm over the federal government's emissions reduction plan when he meets with Canada's premiers over the next two days. Kenney says ...
Jul 11, 2022
Saving Grace Animal Society announces first ever golf tournament
Saving Grace Animal Society (SGAS) will be hosting their first ever fundraising golf tournament this summer. The organization is putting out the call to golfers, sponsors and animal enthusiasts to joi...
Jul 11, 2022
Wetaskiwin men charged in Ponoka man's death
Two Wetaskiwin residents have been charged following the death of a young Ponoka man last week. On July 8, 2022, at 8:25 p.m., Wetaskiwin RCMP responded to a report of an altercation on 40 Avenue, eas...
Jul 11, 2022
N.S. killer's abuse of spouse had roots going back generations, inquiry hears
HALIFAX - Domestic violence extended back generations in the family of the man who carried out the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia, a document released Monday by a public inquiry reveals. The summar...
Jul 11, 2022
St. Andrews still packs appeal and a test through centuries
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) - Jack Nicklaus posed atop the Swilcan Bridge, birdied the last hole he ever played in a major championship and had no intention of ever returning to St. Andrews, not wantin...
Jul 11, 2022
Federer unranked for 1st time in 25 years; Djokovic to No. 7
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Roger Federer dropped out of the ATP rankings entirely for the first time in a quarter-century on Monday, while Novak Djokovic slid four spots to No. 7 a day after winning Wi...
Jul 11, 2022