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Blue Bombers acquire veteran quarterback Collaros from Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Zach Collaros is off to his third CFL team this season. The Toronto Argonauts dealt the veteran quarterback to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Wednesday just prior to the league's trade de...
Oct 11, 2019
RCMP focusing on road safety for long weekend
MEDICINE HAT, AB - RCMP will be out in full force this Thanksgiving long weekend, reminding motorists that they need to use caution on Alberta highways.RCMP are participating in Operation Impact, an a...
Oct 11, 2019 Travellers head west on the Trans-Canada Highway Friday morning - Photo by Bob Schneider
Many issues on minds of voters as advance polls open
REDCLIFF, AB - The federal election is now in the home stretch, and voters are now able to have their say on who they want to represent them in Ottawa.While election day takes place October 21, advanc...
Oct 11, 2019 A sign outside of the Redcliff Seniors Drop-in Centre shows voters it's a location where they can vote in the advance poll. - Photo by Colton McKee
Blue Bombers embrace snowy weather heading into home game against Als
Winnipeg Blue Bombers rookie receiver Kenny Lawler was doing snow angels on the turf on Friday. It might be a sign of things to come. With winter weather hitting Winnipeg this week, the Bombers (...
Oct 11, 2019
Canada condemns Turkish military incursion in northern Syria as destabilizing
OTTAWA - Canada has joined its major allies on Wednesday in firmly condemning Turkey's military incursion into northern Syria. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland made Canad...
Oct 11, 2019
Family Affair: Leafs lick their wounds after 'unacceptable' loss to Lightning
TORONTO - Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock gathered his players at Toronto's practice facility Friday morning. That part shouldn't come as a surprise - teams usually meet before hitting t...
Oct 11, 2019
Eskimos hope to lock up playoff berth and eliminate Lions
EDMONTON - A win over the visiting B.C. Lions on Saturday won't just ensure the Edmonton Eskimos make the playoffs. It also will buy the Eskimos some time to get their game straightened out ...
Oct 11, 2019
Bedbound and 'bored stiff' Ozzy Osbourne cancels tour dates
LOS ANGELES - Ozzy Osbourne says he's going off the rails on a crazy train while stuck at home with health woes, but plans to be back on track soon. Osbourne says in a video posted to Twitter Wednesda...
Oct 11, 2019
Alberta incorporates energy war room as Canadian Energy Centre, work starts soon
EDMONTON - Alberta's energy war room is now a legal entity with a new name, a new managing director and a plan to be running by Christmas. Energy Minister Sonya Savage said the Canadian Energy Centre ...
Oct 11, 2019
Shepard Smith leaves Fox News Channel
NEW YORK - Shepard Smith, whose newscast on Fox News Channel seemed increasingly an outlier on a network dominated by supporters of President Trump, says he is leaving the network. His last broadcast ...
Oct 11, 2019