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Spooner, Daoust give Canada's women's hockey team a 7-0 quarterfinal win over Germany
CALGARY - Natalie Spooner scored twice and had an assist to lead Canada to a 7-0 quarterfinal win over Germany in the women's world hockey championship Saturday. Melodie Daoust's goal and two assists ...
Aug 28, 2021
UPDATE: LPS investigating serious vehicle-pedestrian collision
LETHBRIDGE, AB - UPDATE: LPS has confirmed that the pedestrian died as a result of their injuries. More details here. The Lethbridge Police Service is investigating a collision involving a pedestrian....
Aug 28, 2021
Hurricanes sign Candiens forward Kotkaniemi to one-year, US$6.1-million offer sheet
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes say they've signed an offer sheet with Montreal Canadiens centre Jesperi Kotkaniemi. The team says the agreement would see the 21-year-old restricted free agent...
Aug 28, 2021
'Clearly discriminatory and systemically racist': Report on B.C. school board
VICTORIA - An independent report has found systemic racism in a northern British Columbia school district and calls for a provincewide investigation of the issue. Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside...
Aug 28, 2021
Star running back Harris eager for season debut as Blue Bombers host Stampeders
WINNIPEG - It's better late than never for Andrew Harris. The star running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2-1) will make his season debut Sunday at home against the Calgary Stampeders (1-2) after...
Aug 28, 2021
UNA, AHS to enter formal mediation for new collective agreement
The presidents of United Nurses of Alberta's (UNA) locals have met with the union's Bargaining Committee and instructed it to proceed as quickly as possible to negotiate a new Provincial Collective Ag...
Aug 28, 2021
Switzerland into women's world hockey semifinal with overtime win over Russia
CALGARY - Laura Zimmerman scored the overtime winner for Switzerland in a 3-2 quarterfinal victory over Russia at the women's world hockey championship Saturday. Zimmerman catapulted the Swiss into Mo...
Aug 28, 2021
Residents warned as Louisiana braces for Hurricane Ida
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Hurricane Ida has strengthened to a Category 2 storm in the Gulf of Mexico as it approaches Louisiana. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm's maximum sustained winds in...
Aug 28, 2021
Quebec reports more than 600 new daily COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive day
MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting 604 new cases of COVID-19 today, but no additional deaths attributed to the virus. The number marks the third consecutive day that the province has logged more than 600 ...
Aug 28, 2021
Rivard smashes own world record, captures Canada's first gold at Tokyo Paralympics
In all the solo swimming workouts she did over the past year-and-a-half, Aurelie Rivard pictured her rivals pushing the pace in the lanes on either side. "Kind of like ghosts," Rivard said, with a lau...
Aug 28, 2021