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Lions, Stampeders looking for bounce-back efforts in CFL week 2 action
CALGARY - The B.C. Lions and Calgary Stampeders find themselves in similar spots heading into Thursday night's game at McMahon Stadium between the two winless CFL teams. The Lions lost their opening g...
Aug 11, 2021

Winnipeg Jets announce vaccination requirement for fans to attend home games
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets will require all fans to be fully vaccinated to attend home games at Canada Life Centre this season.The Jets' parent company, True North Sports and Entertainment, made the...
Aug 11, 2021

Alberta adds 501 COVID cases in one day, most since end of May
*Editor's note: The province released daily data on Tuesday, Aug. 10, but rdnewsNOW did not publish an update. Data below is primarily presented as a two-day change.There are 69 active cases of COVID-...
Aug 11, 2021

Here are the key players in the military's sexual misconduct scandal
OTTAWA - The Canadian military has been roiled by allegations of misconduct and questions about due process. Here are the key players in the scandal: Gen. Jonathan Vance: Former chief of the defence s...
Aug 11, 2021

Bethel-Thompson leads upstart Toronto Argonauts into Winnipeg against Blue Bombers
Another week, another rough West Division road opponent for McLeod Bethel-Thompson and the Toronto Argonauts. Toronto (1-0) visits the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday night. Bethel-Thompson threw for ...
Aug 11, 2021

Vancouver Whitecaps striker Lucas Cavallini to miss several weeks with knee injury
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps say striker Lucas Cavallini will miss the next several weeks with a knee injury. Cavallini, 28, suffered a grade two-plus PCL sprain in the first half of Vancouver'...
Aug 11, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Feds to roll out vaccine passports for foreign travel
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says fully vaccinated Canadians will soon be able to get a government document that will certify their COVID-19 vaccine history for the purpose of interna...
Aug 11, 2021

Habitat for Humanity gets $400,000 from feds for Blackfalds builds
Four new homes built by Habitat for Humanity volunteers and trades partners are now complete in Blackfalds.To boot, the Government of Canada announced this week it's given Habitat for Humanity Red Dee...
Aug 11, 2021

Veteran running back Wilder Jr. accumulates 161 net offensive yards in Edmonton debut
It certainly hasn't taken James Wilder Jr. long to scrape the rust off his game. The six-foot-three, 230-pound running back accumulated 161 total offensive yards in the Edmonton Elks season-opening 16...
Aug 11, 2021

Former NFL player Nate Burleson joins 'CBS This Morning'
NEW YORK (AP) - CBS News is bringing a little of the NFL to its morning show, hiring former football player Nate Burleson as one of the three co-hosts of "CBS This Morning." Burleson has been host of ...
Aug 11, 2021