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Emergencies minister mobilizes military to help fight B.C. wildfires
OTTAWA - Emergencies minister Bill Blair says federal assistance including military resources are being mobilized to help British Columbia's fight against hundreds of wildfires. Blair says he's approv...
Jul 14, 2023
B.C. drops Facebook, Instagram advertising in response to Meta's news block, says Eby
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it has stopped advertising on Facebook and Instagram to send a message to parent company Meta, which is blocking Canadian news from the social media pla...
Jul 14, 2023
Women in Motorsports program gives Chip Ganassi Racing a competitive edge
TORONTO - Chip Ganassi Racing has been at the forefront of hiring women to its IndyCar Racing team, a strategy that has helped put two of its drivers atop the season's standings. Anna Chatten, a gearb...
Jul 14, 2023
It's early, but Roughriders-Stampeders game has possible playoff implications
REGINA - It's only Week 6 of the 2023 CFL season, and yet the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Calgary Stampeders are preparing for a game with possible playoff implications. The 3-1 Riders host the 1-3 S...
Jul 14, 2023
Lethbridge College Kodiaks women's soccer team signs winger Evis
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge College Kodiaks women's soccer team has bolstered their roster.The Kodiaks announced on Friday, July 14 they have added winger Alexa Evis to the roster. Evis comes to t...
Jul 14, 2023
Win or lose, Redblacks rookie quarterback Crum is about to make history
OTTAWA - Dustin Crum is going to make history Saturday afternoon, whether he wins or loses. The Redblacks rookie will become his team's fourth different starting quarterback this season when Ottawa (1...
Jul 14, 2023
Beyond Van Gogh exhibit running at ENMAX Centre
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The ENMAX Centre is playing host to a showcase of one of the world's most famous artists.Beyond Van Gogh, the immensely popular traveling exhibit that has sold over five million ticke...
Jul 14, 2023
FIS removes tentative men's downhill races at Lake Louise from calendar
CALGARY - The International Ski and Snowboard Federation has removed a tentative men's downhill at Lake Louise, Alta., from next season's calendar. The governing body of skiing initially had the men c...
Jul 14, 2023
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will meet in the Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - This was the moment. If Novak Djokovic was going to be stopped in the Wimbledon semifinals, if his much younger and harder-hitting opponent, Jannik Sinner, was going to turn ...
Jul 14, 2023
N.W.T. confirms anthrax outbreak in Slave River Lowlands bison
FORT SMITH, N.W.T. - The Northwest Territories government is confirming an anthrax outbreak among the Slave River Lowlands bison population. The Department of Environment and Climate Change reported t...
Jul 14, 2023