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Winnipeg Jets sign five depth players on second day of NHL free agency
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets made a series of moves around the edges of their roster Wednesday, signing five players to identical one-year, two-way contracts worth US$775,000 in the NHL. The club inke...
Jul 02, 2025

Alberta women buck tradition and blaze their own trail in ranch bronc riding
CALGARY - Sophia Bunney launched the first time she tried ranch bronc riding, landing "quite a ways away from the horse." "I'm very stubborn and I don't like being defeated," said the 18-year-old from...
Jul 02, 2025

Sinner, Alcaraz headline entry list for National Bank Open in Toronto
TORONTO - Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz highlight a strong entry list at this summer's National Bank Open men's tournament in Toronto. The world No. 1 and No. 2 will hit the court at Sobeys Stadium...
Jul 02, 2025

Leduc man arrested by ALERT on sexual exploitation charges; six victims identified so far
A 49-year-old man from Leduc, Alberta has been arrested for allegedly targeting girls in the Edmonton area.ALERT -- the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams -- and its Internet Child Exploitation (I...
Jul 02, 2025

Over 1,000 hectares now being conserved in southern Alberta Foothills
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has announced that another plot of land in the region will be protected.It has partnered with the Waldron Grazing Co-Operative to conserve the Bob Creek Ranch.Lo...
Jul 02, 2025

Toronto Raptors re-sign veteran guard Garrett Temple
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have re-signed veteran guard Garrett Temple. The Raptors announced the move Wednesday, but did not reveal any terms of the deal. Temple will play his third campaign in To...
Jul 02, 2025

Ottawa must pass a law revoking digital service tax before refunds are issued: CRA
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency says taxpayers who already paid the now-defunct digital services tax will have to wait for Ottawa to pass new legislation before they can get their refund. Prime Min...
Jul 02, 2025

Canada's Fernandez falls to Germany's Siegemund in second round at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON - Canada's Leylah Fernandez made an early exit from Wimbledon on Wednesday, falling 6-2, 6-3 in second-round play to unseeded Laura Siegemund of Germany. The 29th seed from of Laval, Que., s...
Jul 02, 2025

Weapons & drug trafficking charges laid in Crowsnest Pass
The RCMP has apprehended two people in Crowsnest Pass on a range of charges.Officers from the Crowsnest Pass detachment, along with the ALERT SCAN unit, searched a home along Tecumseh Drive northwest ...
Jul 02, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows 'there will be no Hamas' in postwar Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday vowed "there will be no Hamas" in postwar Gaza. U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel had agreed on terms for a 6...
Jul 02, 2025