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RCMP investigating homicide in Banff after bar fight
BANFF, AB - Mounties say they are investigating a homicide in a well-known tourist town in Banff National Park.RCMP says in a news release that Banff officers were alerted to a fight around 2:30 a.m. ...
Aug 05, 2022

Injury-depleted Argos excited to renew bitter rivalry with stingy Tiger-Cats
TORONTO - McLeod Bethel-Thompson is ready to face more pressure off the snap when his Toronto Argonauts host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at BMO Field on Saturday. Toronto's starting quarterback will be wo...
Aug 05, 2022

Star fly half Sam Malcolm to return to Toronto Arrows for fifth MLR season
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have re-signed star fly half Sam Malcolm for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old Kiwi has played in 37 matches, including 36 starts, for the club since its...
Aug 05, 2022

Government to use regulation to ban handgun imports in two weeks
The federal government plans to fast-track a ban on the import of handguns into the country without the approval of Parliament using a regulatory measure that comes into effect in two weeks, Public Sa...
Aug 05, 2022

Evacuation orders, alerts expanded near wildfire burning in B.C.'s south Okanagan
Unpredictable wildfire behaviour in British Columbia's southern Okanagan has forced the evacuation of the entire community of Olalla and an evacuation alert for the village of Keremeos, just a few kil...
Aug 05, 2022

Alberta's Legal Aid lawyers vote for new job action
EDMONTON, AB - Defence lawyers working with Legal Aid Alberta have voted to stop taking any cases for two weeks.They say it is their response to what they call the provincial government underfunding t...
Aug 05, 2022

Alberta government expands temporary rent assistance program
LETHBRIDGE, AB - For Albertans struggling to make ends meet, an extra $100 can go a long way. The Alberta Government announced on Friday, August 5, 2022, that it is expanding the Temporary Rent Assist...
Aug 05, 2022

Canada adds three wrestling medals at Commonwealth Games
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Canada has added a handful of medals to its tally at the Commonwealth Games. Freestyle wrestlers Ana Godinez-Gonzalez of Surrey, B.C., and Toronto's Lachlan McNeil both ea...
Aug 05, 2022

88-year-old Claresholm woman celebrated for losing 122 lbs
CLARESHOLM, AB - Alberta's biggest "losers" are being recognized.Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS Club) has announced its members who lost the most weight by the end of 2021, regardless of how long it t...
Aug 05, 2022

Stampeders coach Dickenson remains in COVID protocol; will miss game in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Calgary Stampeders coach Dave Dickenson remains in COVID protocol and will miss Friday's road game against the Ottawa Redblacks. The team announced via Twitter that special teams coordinator ...
Aug 05, 2022