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Roughriders’ Zack Fry to start in his first CFL game in Ottawa
Zack Fry is going to get to have someone special in the stands for his first CFL start - his dad Chuck.The Saskatchewan Roughriders take on the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday. Kickoff for the game is se...
Aug 07, 2024
Redblacks aim to keep rolling against visiting Roughriders
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks are looking to pick up right where they left off. Coming off a bye week, the Redblacks (5-2) will look to extend their four-game home winning streak when they host the Sa...
Aug 07, 2024
Organizers of Tony Cote Summer Games address wildfire, air quality concerns
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band haven't been advised of any heavy smoke or wildfire concerns as they prepare to host thousands of athletes and officials for the Tony Cote Summer Games in the coming days....
Aug 07, 2024
Rafael Nadal withdraws from the US Open, the 3rd Grand Slam tournament he'll miss this year
Rafael Nadal pulled out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, making it the third Grand Slam tournament he's missed this season and raising more questions about his future in tennis at age 38. Nadal's announ...
Aug 07, 2024
Woman, child dead in Tuesday's B.C. highway crash involving six vehicles
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Police in British Columbia's Fraser Valley say the people who died in Tuesday's multi-vehicle crash on Highway 1 were a local woman and a child. A statement from RCMP Highway Patrol...
Aug 07, 2024
Canada's Newman wins bronze in Olympic women's pole vault
PARIS - Alysha Newman has won Canada's first-ever Olympic medal in women's pole vault, claiming bronze on Wednesday with a Canadian-record height of 4.85 metres. Newman, from Delaware, Ont., finished ...
Aug 07, 2024
Federal government reviewing how Toronto terror suspects arrived to Canada
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says federal departments are reviewing how two men with suspected links to a terrorist group abroad were allowed into Canada. Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi...
Aug 07, 2024
Buoyed by three straight wins, a confident Toronto FC looks to extend Leagues Cup run
It's been three weeks and three wins for Toronto FC since a 3-1 loss at Inter Miami CF in MLS play. The teams renew acquaintances Thursday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in round-of-32 Leagues Cup action, ...
Aug 07, 2024
More than 2,000 Quebec hotel workers set to strike for one day on Thursday
MONTREAL - Hotel workers in three of Quebec's largest cities are set to walk off the job Thursday in the middle of the busy summer tourist season. The one-day strike will affect 23 hotels in the Montr...
Aug 07, 2024
WestJet says 10 per cent of fleet grounded after Calgary pummelled by hail
CALGARY - WestJet says 16 of its planes have been grounded after a massive hailstorm hit Calgary earlier this week. The Calgary-based airline says those aircraft - 10 per cent of its fleet - need subs...
Aug 07, 2024
