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Despite obstacles, Vancouver Whitecaps '100 per cent' the right move for Ryan Gauld
VANCOUVER - It's been a tumultuous few weeks for the Vancouver Whitecaps and their latest acquisition, Scottish star Ryan Gauld. There were complicated negotiations combined with travel woes and COVID...
Aug 03, 2021
Soil erosion: a land owner's responsibility
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- When some farmers hear the words "soil erosion" it probably brings to mind the stories of their fathers and grandfathers who related the frightening time known as the "dirty 30's". ...
Aug 03, 2021
"Citizen Walk About" raising funds & awareness for people with disabilities
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Three local organizations are coming together to help those with disabilities. The Southern Alberta Community Living Association (SACLA), South Region Self-Advocacy Network (SRSAN), a...
Aug 03, 2021
LaPolice, Nichols together again, this time with the CFL's Ottawa Redblacks
OTTAWA - Paul LaPolice has been down this road before. The 51-year-old American is entering his first season as head coach of an Ottawa Redblacks squad that posted a CFL-worst 3-15 record in 2019. So ...
Aug 03, 2021
Head coach Khari Jones, Montreal Alouettes will have to wait to open '21 season
MONTREAL - Khari Jones and the Montreal Alouettes will have to wait a little longer to resume play. The CFL kicks off the 2021 season, after cancelling the 2020 campaign due to COVID-19, on Thursday n...
Aug 03, 2021
NCAA gender equity review recommends combined Final Four
A law firm hired to investigate gender equity concerns at NCAA championship events released a blistering report Tuesday that recommended holding the men's and women's Final Fours at the same site and ...
Aug 03, 2021
Vaccines aren't foolproof but prevent most serious illness, death from COVID-19
OTTAWA - U.S. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham says he is infected with COVID-19 but because he is fully vaccinated, he is mainly suffering from what feels like a mild sinus infection. For public health...
Aug 03, 2021
Toronto Argonauts facing a tough 2021 regular-season CFL schedule
The CFL schedule maker has done Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts no favours. The league kicks off its abbreviated 14-game '21 schedule Thursday night after cancelling the '20 campaign due to t...
Aug 03, 2021
Nunavut releases path forward to live with COVID-19, ease public health restrictions
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government has released a long-term plan that will work toward treating COVID-19 like any other vaccine-preventable disease. The plan, which is called Nunavut's Path: Li...
Aug 03, 2021
Allegations of sexual assault against N.L. police breed mistrust among women
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - With a growing number of sexual assault allegations surfacing against officers with Newfoundland and Labrador's provincial police force, women in St. John's, N.L., are calling for c...
Aug 03, 2021