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Competitive Kenny Lawler hungry for third Grey Cup with Blue Bombers
VANCOUVER - Competition has always fuelled Kenny Lawler. Now the American wide receiver's insatiable drive to win is fuelling the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as they prepare to face the Toronto Argonauts in...
Nov 14, 2024
Arbuckle to make first-ever Grey Cup start when Argos face Bombers on Sunday
VANCOUVER - Nick Arbuckle thought his football career was over. The journeyman quarterback was a free agent this spring after the Ottawa Redblacks did not renew his contract. With no other CFL teams c...
Nov 14, 2024
B.C.'s chief vet tells clinics to set up bird flu protocols amid human exposure risk
British Columbia's chief veterinarian has told clinics that treat wild birds that they must establish protocols to prevent the spread of avian flu, warning of the risk of human exposure to the illness...
Nov 14, 2024
Local RM results finalized
As of 4 p.m. on Thursday, the election results for the rural municipalities were finalized.Here is a list of the RMs in the Prince Albert area:RM of PAReeve - Tyrel Tait (289 votes)Runner up - Eugene ...
Nov 14, 2024
Daughton returns as Mayor of Christopher Lake
The new Mayor of Christopher Lake is not really new at all.Prior to stepping down before the 2020 election, Denis Daughton had served four terms."I want to see some changes and a lot of the people wan...
Nov 14, 2024
Indigenous groups, government and industry launch $375M for conservation in N.W.T.
OTTAWA - K'ahsho Got'ine guardians Twyla Edgi-Masuzumi, John Tobac and Buddy Gully pulled more than 300 fish out of the waters last week, distributing them to community members in the Northwest Territ...
Nov 14, 2024
Ottawa names experts to advise on creation of national pharmacare program
OTTAWA - The federal government has tapped a panel of five experts to craft the path toward a universal pharmacare program. Dr. Nav Persaud, the Canada Research Chair in health justice, will chair a c...
Nov 14, 2024
The world's tallest teenager, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, plans to redshirt at Florida this season
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The world's tallest teenager might have to wait a year to become the world's tallest college basketball player. Florida coach Todd Golden said Thursday that Olivier Rioux, a 7...
Nov 14, 2024
The world's tallest teenager, 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, plans to redshirt at Florida this season
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The world's tallest teenager might have to wait a year to become the world's tallest college basketball player. Florida coach Todd Golden said Thursday that Olivier Rioux, a 7...
Nov 14, 2024
Purolator workers won't handle Canada Post packages if strike occurs, union says
Teamsters Canada says if Canada Post workers go on strike or are locked out, its members at Purolator won't handle any packages postmarked or identified as originating from the carrier. Spokesman Chri...
Nov 14, 2024
