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Canadian Alphonso Davies caps '20 season with Champions League title
Talal Al-Awaid isn't surprised to see Alphonso Davies starring on soccer's world stage, but even the Edmonton soccer coach is somewhat taken aback by the 19-year-old Canadian'...
Aug 24, 2020
Flames to determine in off-season if what they have is worth keeping
Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving says he is impressed with how his team came together this season through some unprecedented times - from a very public coaching change to a playoff r...
Aug 24, 2020
Retired Brazil soccer star Ronaldinho released in Paraguay
ASUNCION, Paraguay - Retired Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho was released from house arrest Monday after spending five months detained in Paraguay for entering the country with a false passport. Para...
Aug 24, 2020
Military lifts order grounding Snowbirds team, some restrictions still in place
OTTAWA, On. - The Snowbirds are allowed back in the air after a deadly crash this spring saw the aerobatic team's iconic jets grounded in British Columbia for more than three months.The Royal Canadian...
Aug 24, 2020
City approves $42-million for Exhibition Park expansion
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A major hurdle for Exhibition Park's new Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre was cleared Monday.Lethbridge City Council approved a few motions to help finance the 268,000 square foot proje...
Aug 24, 2020
Province to spend $15 million on CAR T-cell therapy for cancer patients
EDMONTON, AB. -- The Alberta government announced Monday morning that it will fund a $15 million cancer therapy program, accessible in Calgary and Edmonton.The treatment is known as CAR T-cell therapy...
Aug 24, 2020
76ers fire Brett Brown after being swept out of playoffs
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia 76ers fired coach Brett Brown on Monday, a day after his seventh season ended in a post-season sweep. The 76ers were 43-30 this season and had woefully underachieved in...
Aug 24, 2020
Report: Argonauts quarteback Bethel-Thompson opting out of CFL contract
Toronto Argonauts quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson reportedly is opting out of his CFL contract. Ian Rapoport of The NFL Network reported Monday that Bethel-Thompson was opting out of his ...
Aug 24, 2020
Lethbridge has zero active COVID-19 cases
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has released Monday's report on COVID-19, detailing the numbers over the past three days.Since Friday's update covers the tests that were completed on Thursd...
Aug 24, 2020
Local virus cases in Gaza raise fears of a wider outbreak
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Authorities in the Gaza Strip on Monday announced the first coronavirus cases spread through the community, raising fears of a potentially devastating outbreak in the imp...
Aug 24, 2020