Author Archives:
Government developing new label for made-in-Alberta food products
Agriculture and Forestry Alberta is developing a new label for farmers and processors to put on their products.Minister Devin Dreeshen made the announcement Saturday morning, saying the label will hel...
Jul 10, 2021
Lowe helps Rays beat Blue Jays 5-2 for 6th straight win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Brandon Lowe homered twice and Mike Zunino also connected, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Saturday for their sixth consecutive win. Ryan Yarbr...
Jul 10, 2021
No shortage of familiar faces with Toronto Argonauts for quarterback Nick Arbuckle
The COVID-19 pandemic may've cost Nick Arbuckle an entire football season but he feels it made him a better quarterback. Like all other CFL teams, the Toronto Argonauts opened their training camp Satu...
Jul 10, 2021
Back to the future: MLB draft returns, makes All-Star debut
NEW YORK (AP) - Ben Cherington's first amateur draft as general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates was brief and remote, held amid the coronavirus pandemic that grounded scouts and wiped out nearly all...
Jul 10, 2021
Finance minister says Canada is committed to proposed global corporate tax rate
VENICE, Italy - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is all in on a "historic" effort to prevent multinational companies from shopping around for lower tax rates. Freeland and other finance ...
Jul 10, 2021
From football field to the sidelines, Paul Mariner left a powerful impression
Former England striker Paul Mariner experienced football at its highest level, playing at the 1982 World Cup and winning both the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup. He saw a different side of the game when he t...
Jul 10, 2021
Ethiopia's ruling party wins national election in landslide
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party on Saturday was declared the winner of last month's national election in a landslide, assuring a second five-year term for Prime Ministe...
Jul 10, 2021
Alberta Sports Hall of Fame inductee Mark Tewksbury visits new 2SLGBTQ+ exhibit
2SLGBTQ+ athletes are being recognized at the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.True to You in Sport, the Hall's latest exhibit, is expected to stay up for six months.It focuses on four Hall inductees, incl...
Jul 10, 2021
Canada suffers second straight rugby beatdown on July tour, losing 70-14 to England
LONDON - Canada suffered through another painful rugby lesson Saturday, conceding 10 tries in a 70-14 loss to England at Twickenham. The 23rd-ranked Canadian men's record against No. 3 England dropped...
Jul 10, 2021
Canadian Michael Woods earns King of the Mountain honours at Tour de France
QUILLAN, France - Canadian Michael Woods survived a crash at the Tour de France on Saturday to claim the polka dot jersey as leader of the King of the Mountains classification. Slovenia's Tadej Pogaca...
Jul 10, 2021