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Toronto Blue Jays drop third straight in 4-1 extra-inning loss to Detroit Tigers
TORONTO - The Blue Jays continue to flounder in extra-inning games this season. Toronto lost 4-1 in 10 innings to the Detroit Tigers at Rogers Centre on Friday, the team's eighth loss in its 10th outi...
Aug 20, 2021

Canada opens women's world hockey championship with 5-3 win over Finland
CALGARY - Sarah Fillier scored the game-winner for Canada in a 5-3 win over Finland to open the women's world hockey championship Friday in Calgary. The 21-year-old from Georgetown, Ont., scored at 7:...
Aug 20, 2021

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime loses to Stefanos Tsitsipas in Cincinnati quarterfinal
CINCINNATI - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the men's singles competition at the Western & Southern Open on Friday. Auger-Aliassime fell to No. 2 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Gre...
Aug 20, 2021

Where the election leaders are for Saturday, Aug. 21
OTTAWA - Where the leaders are on Saturday, Aug. 21 The main national party leaders' scheduled public appearances for Saturday, Aug. 21. All times are local. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau Justin Trude...
Aug 20, 2021

Water quality advisory issued for Ebeling Beach
Alberta Health Services is advising the public not to swim or wade in Gull Lake at the Ebeling Beach area at Aspen Beach Provincial Park due to elevated levels of fecal bacteria currently present in t...
Aug 20, 2021

B.C. may not move to Step 4 by Sept. 7 as COVID-19 case counts increase: top doctor
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's top doctor says the province may not advance as expected to the next step in its COVID-19 restart plan as case counts surge in the Interior Health region. As provincial ...
Aug 20, 2021

Missing Evans, Riders expect Redblacks to challenge their aerial attack
REGINA - Cody Fajardo hasn't connected on any long touchdown passes this season, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback isn't worried about it. The Riders are 2-0 heading into Saturday's game at...
Aug 20, 2021

176 of 221 Albertans in hospital with COVID-19 are unvaccinated
Red Deer now sits at 146 active cases of COVID-19, up nine since Thursday.The city's total number of recorded cases is up 18 to 5,995, while recoveries are up nine to 5,806.Red Deer's death toll stemm...
Aug 20, 2021

Raptors to open season Oct. 20 vs. Wizards - hopefully at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors tip off their 27th NBA season at home on Oct. 20 when they host the Washington Wizards. They're hoping that "home" is Toronto's Scotiabank Arena. After playing their enti...
Aug 20, 2021

Yukon sets out its path from pandemic to endemic for COVID-19 infections
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government has set out its framework for moving from the pandemic to an endemic approach, treating COVID-19 much like the flu. Premier Sandy Silver says the territory is schedul...
Aug 20, 2021