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Canada star Alphonso Davies named top CONCACAF men's player for 2021
Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies has been named CONCACAF 2021 men's player of the year after helping Canada qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986. CONCACAF, the soccer federation...
Apr 04, 2022
Decorated Canadian sprint canoeist Laurence Vincent-Lapointe retires
Decorated Canadian sprint caoneist Laurence Vincent-Lapointe is retiring months after earning a pair of medals in her Olympic debut. The 29-year-old from Trois-Rivires, Que., announced her retirement ...
Apr 04, 2022
Northern premiers discuss Arctic sovereignty with PM in light of war in Ukraine
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's premier says he and the other two premiers of Canada's northern territories met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the national defence minister on Monday to discuss Arctic so...
Apr 04, 2022
Rebels to sport commemorative jerseys for Alumni Night
The Red Deer Rebels are throwing it back for Alumni Night this Friday.Presented by ATB, the Rebels will be wearing commemorative jerseys celebrating the team's 30th season in the Western Hockey League...
Apr 04, 2022
Trial set for man charged in alleged Ponoka assault
A trial date has been set for a man accused in an alleged assault in Ponoka last month.Jesse James Leckner, 31, of no fixed address, is scheduled for trial in Ponoka provincial court on Sept. 16, 2022...
Apr 04, 2022
Dem, GOP Senate bargainers reach $10B COVID agreement
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate bargainers have reached agreement on a slimmed-down $10 billion package for countering COVID-19, the top Democratic and Republican negotiators said Monday, but the measure dro...
Apr 04, 2022
Teen basketball phenom Fisher to decide on college or G League in next few weeks
TORONTO - Marlo Davis watched history unfold a few weeks ago like "it wasn't real." A night that began organically enough, the coach said, quickly turned into something magical as basket after basket ...
Apr 04, 2022
Quebec wildlife authorities say first cases of avian flu identified among wild birds
MONTREAL - Quebec wildlife authorities say the first three cases of bird flu in the province have been identified among wild birds. The province's Wildlife Department said today the H5N1 strain of avi...
Apr 04, 2022
Senate panel deadlocks on Jackson; confirmation on track
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked, 11-11, Monday on whether to send Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court nomination to the Senate floor. But President Joe Biden's nominee is...
Apr 04, 2022
Ottawa announces $7.5M for clean tech projects in Alberta
Four significant infrastructure projects in Alberta are getting funding from the federal government.Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources Canada, announced $7.5 million to support initiati...
Apr 04, 2022