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Calgary Stampeders to take on the B.C. Lions without veteran starter Bo Levi Mitchell
The Calgary Stampeders will chase their first win of the season without veteran starter Bo Levi Mitchell. The Stampeders placed the two-time winner of the CFL's outstanding player award on the six-gam...
Aug 18, 2021
STARS receives $1 million donation from Tourmaline Oil Corp.
STARS air ambulance says they will be receiving $1 million dollars from Tourmaline Oil Corp. The donation, which is pledged over a five-year term, is to help support missions flown from STARS' six Wes...
Aug 18, 2021
Attard family has ties to six horses that will be running in $1-million Queen's Plate
TORONTO - The $1-million Queen's Plate will be a family affair for Kevin Attard. The veteran trainer will have four horses -- including 2021 Woodbine Oaks winner Munnyfor Ro -- in the 13-horse field S...
Aug 18, 2021
Trudeau blames Taliban — not bureaucracy — for pace of evacuations from Afghanistan
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is blaming Taliban checkpoints rather than government bureaucracy and delays for what many see as the slow pace of Canada's effort to save former Afghan interpreters and their ...
Aug 18, 2021
Montreal man receives 18-year sentence for abusing African girl he brought to Canada
MONTREAL - A Montreal man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for bringing an eight-year-old girl from Africa to Canada and sexually exploiting her over a three-year period. The sentence was hand...
Aug 18, 2021
Hurricanes trade Zack Stringer to Pats for 10th pick in entry draft
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Hometown product Zack Stringer is heading to Regina in a trade with the Lethbridge Hurricanes and the Regina Pats.The Hurricanes acquire the 10th overall selection in the 2021 Western...
Aug 18, 2021
Economics of Blowing Soil
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- This year's drought conditions on most of the prairies, brought concerns about major erosion. For that reason, four municipalities in Southern Alberta, Newell County, the MD of Tabe...
Aug 18, 2021
Sergeant riding across Prairies to support PTSD program
MEDICINE HAT, AB. -- A military sergeant from Wawanesa, Man. is riding a bicycle 1,000 kilometres from Manitoba to Lethbridge to raise awareness and money to help those dealing with post-traumatic str...
Aug 18, 2021
Eight-lane tunnel under Fraser River to replace aging crossing in Metro Vancouver
RICHMOND, B.C. - An eight-lane tunnel under the Fraser River will replace an obsolete crossing that has frustrated Metro Vancouver drivers for decades. The B.C. government announced the new tunnel con...
Aug 18, 2021
AHS files labour practice complaint against nurses union
EDMONTON, AB. -- Alberta Health Services has filed an unfair labour practice complaint with the Alberta Labour Relations Board, saying the nurses union is bargaining in bad faith.The government agency...
Aug 18, 2021