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Tadej Pogacar eyes Champs Elysees, 2nd Tour de France title
SAINT-EMILION, France (AP) - Tadej Pogacar is all but guaranteed to win a second straight Tour de France title after completing the penultimate stage unscathed Saturday. With the final day of the race...
Jul 17, 2021
Goalkeeper Max Crepeau and Canada looking to beat U.S. and win Gold Cup group
When goalkeeper Max Crepeau went down at the MLS is Back Tournament in July 2020, he told the referee to give him a minute to recover. Unfortunately that minute turned into six months. Crepeau was hur...
Jul 17, 2021
Quick facts about the three Nova Scotia party leaders ahead of Aug. 17 election
HALIFAX - Here are a few quick facts about the three Nova Scotia party leaders ahead of the Aug. 17provincial election. At dissolution, the Liberals had 24 seats in the legislature while the Progressi...
Jul 17, 2021
Ground-penetrating radar search for graves begins in Delmas, Saskatchewan
DELMAS, SASKATCHEWAN - A group of Saskatchewan First Nations is beginning their search for unmarked graves at the grounds of the former Delmas/Thunderchild Indian Residential School. The Battlefords A...
Jul 17, 2021
Local golfers compete in major amateur tournaments
The 2021 Alberta Open Championship and Alberta Ladies Amateur Title tournaments are now in the books.The Open was played on the Links course at Wolf Creek Golf and RV Resort in Ponoka this weekIt was ...
Jul 17, 2021
'Leprechaun' Joe Hittel honoured for huge 2020 Make-A-Wish contribution
Three years, three rappels, and about to add a fourth, Red Deer's 'Leprechaun' Joe Hittel was taken by surprise on Friday.The 86-year-old was invited atop the Stantec Building where he usually heads b...
Jul 17, 2021
'We're back': Montreal festival promoters happy to return but looking to next year
MONTREAL - In downtown Montreal, it's festival season. In the city's entertainment district, a musical act was conducting a sound check on stage Friday evening - the second day of the French-language ...
Jul 17, 2021
N.S. Premier Rankin to visit lieutenant-governor this morning as election looms
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin appears set to launch a provincial election campaign this morning with a visit to the lieutenant-governor. The premier's office has announced Rankin will be v...
Jul 17, 2021
BoC's Macklem: early lessons to be learned from navigating pandemic's economic impact
OTTAWA - Whenever Tiff Macklem needs a break, he jumps on the exercise bicycle he bought during the pandemic and does a hard workout to clear his mind. The bike has helped the Bank of Canada governor ...
Jul 17, 2021
Salmon and other sea life affected by recent heat waves, experts say
VANCOUVER - A sweltering heat wave in much of Western Canada in the last week of June had cascading effects on sea life, experts say. Scott Hinch, director of the Pacific salmon ecology and conservati...
Jul 17, 2021