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Canada women to play two international soccer friendlies in Brazil next month
Canada will head to South America next month for a pair of women's friendlies against Brazil during the November FIFA international window. The seventh-ranked Canadians will take on No. 9 Brazil on No...
Oct 26, 2022

Canadian Nathan Rourke to start at quarterback for Lions in regular-season finale
Quarterback Nathan Rourke will make it back with the B.C. Lions before the start of the CFL playoffs. The Victoria native is expected to start Friday night when B.C. (12-5) visits Winnipeg (14-3) in t...
Oct 26, 2022

Branson's God and country tourism draws patriotic Christians
BRANSON, Mo. (RNS) - A night at the Dolly Parton Stampede is a microcosm of life in these polarized United States. For nearly two hours, on a hot August night, a capacity crowd divided by North and So...
Oct 26, 2022

Mulroney wants Université Laval to train next cohort of Quebec leaders on world stage
MONTREAL - Universit Laval formally launched an $80-million fundraising initiative on Wednesday for its Carrefour international Brian-Mulroney, with the former prime minister taking on a central role ...
Oct 26, 2022

Tigers name Owen MacNeil captain
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Tigers are proud to announce their leadership group for the 2022-23 WHL Season.After a process of rotating alternate captaincies, the organization has announced via...
Oct 26, 2022

Southern Alberta gets new provincial court judge
EDMONTON - Alberta is appointing four new judges to the Provincial Court of Alberta, including Mark Mastel who has been appointed for the Southern Region.He will fill an existing vacancy in the region...
Oct 26, 2022

Saskatchewan First: Province seeking more autonomy over resources, economic future
REGINA - Premier Scott Moe has his eyes set on flexing Saskatchewan's autonomy with legislation akin to Alberta's proposed sovereignty act. Lt.-Gov. Russell Mirastry, in the throne speech, has laid ou...
Oct 26, 2022

Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke nominated for two CFL individual awards
TORONTO - A stellar first half of the season earned quarterback Nathan Rourke nominations for two of the CFL's top individual awards. The Victoria native was named the B.C. Lions' nominee as top Canad...
Oct 26, 2022

Herschel Walker faces abortion allegation from 2nd accuser
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A woman came forward Wednesday to accuse Herschel Walker, the anti-abortion Republican running for U.S. Senate in Georgia, of encouraging and paying for her 1993 abortion - an accus...
Oct 26, 2022

Video game studio helps Nova Scotia's Lunenburg make its mark in the world of golf
From Moe Norman to Mike Weir and Sandra Post to Brooke Henderson, Canada has a rich golf history. But there's also a little-known golf hotbed in Lunenburg, N.S. Located on the south shore of Nova Scot...
Oct 26, 2022