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Canadian foreign minister urges China to stand down on Taiwan amid military exercises
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is calling for calm as the Chinese government announced a series of military exercises around Taiwan following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to ...
Aug 03, 2022

Iraqi cleric orders followers to continue protest in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AP) - Influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr told his followers Wednesday to continue their sit-in inside Iraq's government zone, and called for the dissolution of the parliament and early...
Aug 03, 2022

CFL names Collaros, Schoen and Acklin performers of the month for July
Winnipeg quarterback Zach Collaros, Blue Bombers receiver Dalton Schoen and Ottawa receiver Jaelon Acklin have been named the CFL's top performers for July. Collaros threw for 1,061 passing yards and ...
Aug 03, 2022

Slide over, bobsleds. Curling is coming to tropical Jamaica
Slide over, Jamaican bobsledders. A group of expats from the ice-free island are hoping to bring a whole new winter sport to their tropical homeland: curling. Three decades after Jamaica crashed the W...
Aug 03, 2022

Blue Jays place pitcher Stripling on 15-day injured list with hip strain
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed right-handed pitcher Ross Stripling on the 15-day injured list with a right hip strain. The move is retroactive to Sunday. Stripling last pitched in Toronto...
Aug 03, 2022

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Clayton Ruby, Canadian civil rights lawyer, dies at 80
Canadian civil rights lawyer Clayton Ruby has died at the age of 80, his law firm confirmed Wednesday. More coming The Canadian Press
Aug 03, 2022

Former Olympian Allison Forsyth on a mission to make soccer and others a safe sport
In hiring Allison Forsyth to "to get us to where we want to be" with safe sport, Canada Soccer has engaged a woman on a mission. Canada Soccer is looking to ITP Sport, the safe sport consulting and pr...
Aug 03, 2022

Attempted theft of copper wire causes power outages in Red Deer
Red Deer RCMP are investigating an attempted theft of copper wire that occurred on Aug. 1, 2022 at approximately 4:30 a.m. Mounties say an underground electrical enclosure near Bremner Avenue and the ...
Aug 03, 2022

Lethbridge ranked #1 in Canada on Crime Severity Index in 2021
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge once again has the highest Crime Severity Index (CSI) score in the country.Statistics Canada has released its report on police-reported crime in Canada for 2021. CSI scores...
Aug 03, 2022

Iran, US, EU to send envoys to Vienna for nuclear talks
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran, the United States and the European Union said Wednesday they would send representatives to Vienna amid what appears to be a last-ditch effort at reviving talks over Tehran's ...
Aug 03, 2022