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Flames sign first-round draft pick Samuel Honzek to entry-level contract
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames have signed 2023 first-round pick Samuel Honzek to a three-year, entry-level contract. The deal announced Wednesday carries an average annual value of US$950,000 at the NH...
Jul 26, 2023
Alberta government says clinic offering faster doctor access for a fee is an outlier
CALGARY - The Alberta government says a Calgary medical clinic charging its patients fees for faster access to a physician is an outlier and it will take action against any clinic that follows suit. A...
Jul 26, 2023
Local coach reflects on experience, gold medal at NAIG
A Prince Albert softball coach is coming home from the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) with a new medal to add to his trophy case. Brock Perry was the bench boss for Saskatchewan's 16U softball...
Jul 26, 2023
Shoal Lake 40 files lawsuit against federal government, Winnipeg over water diversion
WINNIPEG - An Anishinaabe community in northwestern Ontario is suing the federal government and the City of Winnipeg, claiming it hasn't been compensated for a diversion to supply Manitoba's capitalwi...
Jul 26, 2023
Blue Jays trade Trent Thornton to Mariners for minor leaguer Mason McCoy
TORONTO - Right-handed reliever Trent Thornton has been traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Seattle Mariners. Infielder Mason McCoy was sent to Toronto in return. McCoy was assigned to the Blue Jay...
Jul 26, 2023
Struggling Toronto FC trades veteran defender Matt Hedges to Austin FC
Toronto FC has traded defender Matt Hedges to Austin FC for up to US$475,000 in general allocation money, the club announced Wednesday. The struggling Major League Soccer side will receive $375,000 in...
Jul 26, 2023
3 Marines found at North Carolina gas station died of carbon monoxide poisoning, officials say
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Three U.S. Marines found unresponsive in a car at a North Carolina gas station died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the local sheriff's office said Wednesday. Deputies from the Pend...
Jul 26, 2023
British Columbia's record-breaking wildfire season, by the numbers
British Columbia's wildfire season is the most destructive on record, with more than 15,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 20...
Jul 26, 2023
Quebec judge denies request to appeal decision maintaining school prayer space ban
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has refused to allow a Muslim organization and a civil rights group to appeal a lower court decision maintaining the province's ban on prayer spaces in public sch...
Jul 26, 2023
Demolition of National Hotel could begin as early as next week
A historic building in Prince Albert could be days away from its demolition.Earlier this year, the City of Prince Albert confirmed the owner of the National Hotel applied for the building to be demoli...
Jul 26, 2023
