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Canadian Rourke leads B.C. Lions into Calgary to face Stamps in intriguing matchup
Nathan Rourke and the B.C. Lions will get to know the Calgary Stampeders very well over the next few weeks. B.C. (6-1) visits Calgary (5-2) on Saturday night in the first of three meetings between the...
Aug 10, 2022
Noon Interview: Shila Sharps Aug. 10
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alive After 5 is a street festival that runs on Wednesdays in Riverside Veterans' Memorial Park right across from Towne Square.There are two more opportunities to check out this fun...
Aug 10, 2022
Quebec public health wants smelter's arsenic emissions cut to 5 times provincial norm
MONTREAL - Quebec's public health director is recommending that arsenic emissions in a northwestern Quebec city be reduced to five times the provincial standard. Dr. Luc Boileau told reporters today t...
Aug 10, 2022
City of North Bay to dedicate field in honour of Blue Bombers head coach O'Shea
He's a six-time Grey Cup champion and member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. But on Saturday, he'll merely be known as Mike O'Shea from North Bay, Ont. On Saturday, the city of North Bay will d...
Aug 10, 2022
Donations rolling in for Rajesh John Fundraiser Auction
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Another fundraiser has been created as the community rallies around the family of Rajesh John, who tragically was found dead on Sunday in the Crowsnest Pass.Known to his friends as ...
Aug 10, 2022
Montreal public health investigating after man dies from legionnaires' disease
Montreal public health officials say they are investigating a deadly case of legionnaires' disease in the city's east end to see if it is linked to two other cases detected in the area. The city's pub...
Aug 10, 2022
VIDEO: Attendance, revenues up amid extreme heat during Stampede 2022
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede has just wrapped up its first full Stampede after cancelling the event in 2020, and hosting a scaled-down version in 2021.The three-day ev...
Aug 10, 2022
Edmonton's Marco Arop breaks Canadian record in 1,000 metres at Diamond League meet
MONACO - Marco Arop shattered the Canadian record in the 1,000 metres en route to a second-place finish at the Herculis Diamond League meet on Wednesday. The 23-year-old from Edmonton, who won bronze ...
Aug 10, 2022
Forward Mo Babouli returns to CPL, signs with York United through 2024
TORONTO - York United FC of the Canadian Premier League has signed former Toronto and Forge FC forward Mo Babouli through the end of 2024. The 29-year-old Babouli, who was born in Syria but came to Mi...
Aug 10, 2022
Drones tackle Penticton blaze as cool weather helps bring B.C. fires under control
PENTICTON - Drones are helping map hot spots in a wildfire blazing on the fringes of British Columbia's Okanagan region, as cooler and calmer conditions help firefighters bring blazes elsewhere under ...
Aug 10, 2022