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Divisional clash of Lions, Stampeders features quarterback intrigue
CALGARY - Which quarterback will grab the spotlight is a prominent subplot of Saturday's divisional clash between the B.C. Lions and host Calgary Stampeders. The season's first meeting of B.C. (6-1) a...
Aug 12, 2022

Restrictions may be gone, but 2022 world juniors feels like 'bubble' tournament
EDMONTON - Fans are welcome. Players are free to leave their hotels and the arena to walk the streets. But to United States coach Nate Leaman, this year's world junior hockey championships feels like ...
Aug 12, 2022

International partners had concern about Canada's 'ability to handle' convoy protests
OTTAWA - Two days before the Emergencies Act was invoked last February to quell anti-government convoy protests, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned ministers that international partners were concern...
Aug 12, 2022

Dispute over athlete agreement has bobsled pilot without funding for four months
Chris Spring is a four-time Olympian who's competed for Canada in bobsled for close to a decade. But for the past four months, he's received no federal funding due to a dispute over his athlete's agre...
Aug 12, 2022

Toronto FC looks to put an end to Portland Timbers' 10-game unbeaten streak
Toronto FC's new high-flying offence and somewhat improved defence gets a test Saturday in the form of the visiting Portland Timbers. The Timbers (7-6-12) are unbeaten in their last 10 league games (4...
Aug 12, 2022

Ruud Awakening: Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls to Norwegian at National Bank Open
MONTREAL - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the National Bank Open after dropping a 6-1, 6-2 decision to Norway's Casper Ruud in quarterfinal play Friday at IGA Stadium. The Montrealer was the...
Aug 12, 2022

Canada considered jobs, inflation in decision to return Russian turbine: documents
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show that Ottawa considered the impact on Canadian jobs and global inflation in its decision to return a turbine being repaired in Montreal to a Russian energy giant....
Aug 12, 2022

City of Iqaluit declares emergency due to water shortage
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The City of Iqaluit has declared a state of emergency due to a water shortage. The Nunavut capital says there has been a lack of precipitation this summer and flows in the Apex Rive...
Aug 12, 2022

COVID-19 booster eligibility expands to 18+ in Sask.
People in Saskatchewan looking to get their second booster shot will soon be allowed to do so.In a news release on Friday, Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab announced that the eligibility ...
Aug 12, 2022

Two-time champion Simona Halep advances past Coco Gauff at National Bank Open
TORONTO - Two-time champion Simona Halep has moved on to the semifinals of the National Bank Open. The Romanian player dispatched Coco Gauff of the United States 6-4, 7-6 on Friday. The 30-year-old Ha...
Aug 12, 2022