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Bayern says Canada's Davies 'looking good' for Champions League quarterfinal in April
MUNICH - Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann says it's "looking good" that Canadian star Alphonso Davies will be back for next month's Champions League quarterfinals. Bayern hammered visiting Red ...
Mar 08, 2022

Lululemon founder starting new venture to find cure for type of muscular dystrophy
VANCOUVER - The founder of athletic wear firm Lululemon Athletica is donating $100 million to help find the cure for a rare genetic disorder. Chip Wilson was diagnosed with facioscapulohumeral muscula...
Mar 08, 2022

Canadian women down Panama to reach semifinals of CONCACAF U-20 Championship
SAN CRISTBAL, Dominican Republic - Canada survived dreadful conditions Tuesday to defeat nine-woman Panama 1-0 in quarterfinal play at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship and move within one wi...
Mar 08, 2022

467 new COVID cases in Alberta Tuesday
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The province has released its latest report on COVID-19 for Tuesday, covering statistics from the past 24 hours.467 new cases were confirmed across the province in that time period, b...
Mar 08, 2022

Canadian Gaming Association CEO says NFL gambling suspension shows system works
Paul Burns says the NFL's suspension of Atlanta Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley is proof positive the system works. The NFL banned Ridley for at least the 2022 season Monday for gambling on games last ...
Mar 08, 2022

Texas county official to resign after problems with primary
HOUSTON (AP) - The election administrator in Texas' most populous county submitted her resignation Tuesday following problems with last week's primary, including about 10,000 mail ballots that weren't...
Mar 08, 2022

Jury picked for alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A jury was selected Tuesday for the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 because they were angry over pandemic restrictio...
Mar 08, 2022

Pentagon says Poland's jet offer for Ukraine 'not tenable'
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The Pentagon said Tuesday that Poland's offer to give its MiG-29 fighter jets to the U.S. so they can be passed to Ukraine raises serious concerns for the NATO alliance and the p...
Mar 08, 2022

AHS revoking staff COVID vaccine policy March 10
EDMONTON, AB - Health Minister Jason Copping announced Tuesday that Alberta Health Services (AHS) is removing its staff vaccine policy as of 4:00 p.m. March 10, 2022.Copping says it's a good time to r...
Mar 08, 2022

Manitoba's McEwen hands Nova Scotia's Flemming his first loss at the Brier
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Manitoba's Mike McEwen defeated Paul Flemming 7-4 on Tuesday morning to hand the Nova Scotia skip his first loss at the Tim Hortons Brier. McEwen stole two points in the sixth end ...
Mar 08, 2022