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Shea Patterson, Royce Metchie named top offensive, defensive Honour Roll players
TORONTO - Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Shea Patterson and Toronto Argonauts safety Royce Metchie were named the CFL Honour Roll's top offensive and defensive players on Tuesday. Patterson earn...
Aug 06, 2024
Young boy dead in northern Alberta after drowning while kayaking with father: RCMP
EDMONTON - Police in northern Alberta say a young boy has drowned while kayaking with his father. Slave Lake RCMP say the pair failed to return from their boating trip as scheduled Saturday evening. M...
Aug 06, 2024
Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader
BEIRUT (AP) - The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Tuesday it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader. The choice of Sin...
Aug 06, 2024
Brown off to solid start as CFL starter with Ottawa Redblacks
It's back to the grind for Dru Brown and the Ottawa Redblacks. Ottawa (5-2) comes off its bye week hosting Saskatchewan (5-3) on Thursday night. The Redblacks should be the fresher team given the Ride...
Aug 06, 2024
Body of missing woman found in Saskatoon landfill, police say suspect dead
SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatoon police say they have found the remains of a missing woman in a city landfill and that a suspect in her death has since died. Officers began searching the landfill in May f...
Aug 06, 2024
Ottawa considers changes to reduce number of temporary foreign workers in Canada
OTTAWA - Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault says the federal government is considering new regulations that could make fewer employers eligible to hire temporary foreign workers. It's part of a su...
Aug 06, 2024
Canada's poor record predicting tornadoes must be improved to save lives: researchers
MONTREAL - On July 24, Environment Canada issued a tornado warning for the area around Lachute, Que., northwest of Montreal, urging people to take shelter. The warning was accurate: a tornado touched ...
Aug 06, 2024
Saskatchewan latest province to restrict cellphone use in school classrooms
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says students won't be allowed to use cellphones in class in the upcoming school year. The move, announced Tuesday, applies to all kindergarten to Grade 12 classro...
Aug 06, 2024
Veteran quarterback Dominique Davis signs on with Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed veteran American quarterback Dominique Davis on Tuesday. The move comes after veteran backup Caleb Evans suffered a knee injury in Montreal's 33-16 road win ov...
Aug 06, 2024
Whitecaps Girls Elite squad looks to defend national title, then face CONCACAF's best
The Vancouver Whitecaps women are headed to the new Northern Super League next year. But there are more immediate matters at hand. It starts this week with the League1 Canada Inter-Provincial Champion...
Aug 06, 2024
