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Henry Burris leaves B.C. Lions for NFL coaching job
VANCOUVER - Henry Burris is no longer an offensive consultant with the B.C. Lions - after just 10 days on the job. The Canadian Football League club announced on Friday that Burris was leaving for a c...
Mar 25, 2022
Olympic champion Maude Charron leads Canada's Commonwealth Games weightlifting team
Five Tokyo Olympians, including Olympic and Commonwealth champion Maude Charron, will be part of Canada's 14-athlete weightlifting team at this summer's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. The ...
Mar 25, 2022
Patience and teamwork bring man off train bridge
It took time, patience and the efforts of a trained crisis negotiator to help get a man in distress safely off the train bridge on the weekend. Members of the Prince Albert Police were called to the b...
Mar 25, 2022
Climate protests held in cities across Canada as part of global movement
MONTREAL - Protesters gathered in cities across Canada on Friday to denounce government inaction on fighting climate change as part of a series of worldwide environmental protests. The events were par...
Mar 25, 2022
Alberta premier's political foe fears fraudulence in mail-in leadership vote
A major rival to Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he fears a mail-in leadership vote will be rampant with cheating and fraud - a claim that Kenney's campaign team says is baseless. Brian Jean, who la...
Mar 25, 2022
Canadians Lance Gibson Jr., Randi Field added to Bellator 279 card in Hawaii
Canadians (Fearless) Lance Gibson Jr. and (Ruthless) Randi Field have been added to the Bellator 279 fight card April 23 in Honolulu. The mixed martial arts promotion is holding back-to-back Hawaii ca...
Mar 25, 2022
Jays shortstop Bo Bichette focused on work ethic in off-season after all-star season
Bo Bichette dug in in the batter's box, facing teammate Jose Berrios in the first live batting practice of the Toronto Blue Jays' spring training. With the day's activities winding down, players, coac...
Mar 25, 2022
Framing starts soon on Hospice building
One last $100,000 donation from Canadian Tire and their 2x6 fundraiser has brought the Rose Garden Hospice to its fundraising goal and a $4-million total for the project. Malcolm Jenkins, owner of the...
Mar 25, 2022
SHA warns of fake text messages about COVID vaccinations
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it's aware of scam text messages that are making the rounds.One coming from a Manitoba phone number said the SHA is paying people $100 to get a COVID-19 vaccinat...
Mar 25, 2022
Utah bans transgender athletes in girls sports despite veto
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah lawmakers voted Friday to override GOP Gov. Spencer Cox's veto of legislation banning transgender youth athletes from playing on girls teams - a move that comes amid a natio...
Mar 25, 2022
