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O'Toole promises to scrap Liberal infrastructure bank, high-speed internet for all
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is promising to scrap the Liberal government's infrastructure bank and ensure every Canadian has high-speed internet by 2025. Getting more shovels in the grou...
Sep 01, 2021
Singh says he's not worried about Blanchet remarks as NDP tries to boost Quebec seats
MONTREAL - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh tried to strike an optimistic tone Wednesday in Quebec, where his party is trying to hold onto its sole seat and recapture ridings it lost in the last election. Sin...
Sep 01, 2021
Official reports progress in defending Lake Tahoe from fire
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters reported progress Wednesday in the battle to save communities on the south end of Lake Tahoe from an approaching forest fire after the stiff winds and sear...
Sep 01, 2021
Canada set to open Rugby World Cup qualifying campaign against U.S. Eagles
Despite having played just two matches since the 2019 Rugby World Cup, 22nd-ranked Canada opens qualifying for the 2023 tournament on Saturday against the 16th-ranked U.S. Eagles. The game in St. John...
Sep 01, 2021
Greens fall far short of full slate of election candidates, sources say
The Green party will be nearly 100 candidates short of a full slate in this month's federal election, the latest blow to leader Annamie Paul's attempts to reshape the party. Three senior party sources...
Sep 01, 2021
Raiders part ways with director of player personnel
With the official start of their season now just a month away, the Prince Albert Raiders have made a big shift in their hockey operations department. The team announced today they were parting ways wi...
Sep 01, 2021
Mother nature leaves mess for Prince Albert
A swath of broken tree branches litter Prince Albert's streets and properties following a storm that rolled through the city Tuesday night.City crews have already started the clean up process. Parks m...
Sep 01, 2021
Quebec cabinet minister Pierre Fitzgibbon returns after ethics violation resolved
Quebec Premier Franois Legault has welcomed Pierre Fitzgibbon back to cabinet after he withdrew in June because of ethics violations. Legault told a news conference today alongside Fitzgibbon that he ...
Sep 01, 2021
Fresno State offensive lineman Dontae Bell tops CFL Scouting Bureau's top-20 list
Dontae Bell, a senior offensive lineman at Fresno State, is the No. 1 prospect on the CFL scouting bureau's first top-20 list. Bell, a six-foot-seven, 326-pound native of Victoria, was listed first on...
Sep 01, 2021
After years in basketball, volleyball, Stewart switched to shot put -- and is golden
When Greg Stewart stepped into the circle for his first throw on Wednesday and pulled the shot put tight into the broad neck of his 7-2 frame, he thought of the words of his coach Dylan Armstrong. "Dy...
Sep 01, 2021
