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Semien, Gurriel Jr. lead Blue Jays over Athletics in wild comeback win
TORONTO - A six-run rally in the eighth inning, highlighted by a grand slam from Lourdes Gurriel Jr. - and a three-run walk-off homer from Marcus Semien in the ninth - pushed the Blue Jays over the Oa...
Sep 03, 2021
Vernon Adams Jr. throws four touchdown passes, leads Als over Redblacks
OTTAWA - Vernon Adams Jr., threw four touchdown passes Friday night to help the Montreal Alouettes to a 51-29 win over the Ottawa Redblacks. Eugene Lewis and Jack Wieneke each caught two of those TD p...
Sep 03, 2021
Osaka tosses racket, loses US Open match to Fernandez, 18
NEW YORK (AP) - Naomi Osaka smacked her racket against Arthur Ashe Stadium's court. Moments later, she chucked her equipment, sending it bouncing and skidding halfway to the net. Then came a full-on s...
Sep 03, 2021
Notley, Phillips blast new COVID measures, advocate for vaccine passports
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two prominent members of Alberta's NDP are calling out Premier Jason Kenney and his announcements of new COVID-19 restrictions.On Friday, Kenney announced the return of a face mask ma...
Sep 03, 2021
Frost advisory for Red Deer and surrounding region
Meteorologists with Environment Canada have issued a Frost advisory for many parts of central Alberta.As of 3:37 p.m. on Sept. 3, a Frost advisory is in effect for:Camrose Co. near Bashaw and Meeting ...
Sep 03, 2021
Red Deer with 393 active cases of COVID-19
Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count has risen by 22, bringing the total number of active cases in the city now to 393.Recoveries rose by 19 on Friday to 5,976. The number of coronavirus cases identi...
Sep 03, 2021
Elections Canada posts cap of about $30M on three big parties' campaign spending
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer has announced the initial ceiling on parties' expenditures in the election campaign now in full swing. The spending limits are based on the length of the vote...
Sep 03, 2021
Alberta announces $100 gift card as incentive to get fully vaccinated as cases surge
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney, two months after declaring victory over COVID-19, is now offering $100 to Albertans who aren't fully vaccinated to curb nation-leading cases of the illness that have a...
Sep 03, 2021
Depth key as depleted Vancouver Whitecaps look to extend three-game win streak
VANCOUVER - When Thomas Hasal last made a start for the Vancouver Whitecaps, the team was at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, desperate to turn its season around. Now, as the 22-year-ol...
Sep 03, 2021
Canada could see above 15K daily COVID-19 cases next month, Tam says
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says there is an urgent need for more people between 18 and 39 to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to reduce the impact of the Delta variant. "This is a cr...
Sep 03, 2021