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Texas GOP voting changes on cusp of going to governor
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Republican lawmakers prepared Tuesday to send Gov. Greg Abbott their rewrite of the state's election laws, with the House approving the package after removing a bipartisan p...
Aug 31, 2021

Hutchinson likes what he sees as Canada kicks off final round of World Cup qualifying
TORONTO - At 38, Atiba Hutchinson has been part of four failed World Cup qualifying campaigns. Surrounded by a roster of rising stars, the veteran Besiktas midfielder has high hopes this time as Canad...
Aug 31, 2021

Elks release offensive lineman Jacob Ruby for breach of COVID protocols
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks have released offensive lineman Jacob Ruby for breaching the team's COVID-19 protocols. The Elks announced Ruby's release Tuesday, the last day of the team's 10-day isolat...
Aug 31, 2021

Riding snapshot: A look at the race in Kanata-Carleton
Kanata-Carleton Two-term Liberal MP Karen McCrimmon isn't seeking re-election in this west-Ottawa riding due to health challenges. City councillor and deputy Ottawa mayor Jenna Sudds is trying to keep...
Aug 31, 2021

Assembly of First Nations chief says keeping flags lowered honours children who died
OTTAWA - Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says leaving Canadian flags lowered continues to honour the lives of Indigenous children who died at residential schools. The flag ...
Aug 31, 2021

2021 had deadliest first half of a year for drug toxicity in B.C., chief coroner says
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner says at least 1,011 people died from suspected illicit drug overdoses from January to June, the highest death toll recorded in the first six months of a cal...
Aug 31, 2021

Liberals pledge to create new mental health transfer for provinces and territories
OTTAWA - A re-elected Liberal government would give provinces and territories $4.5 billion over five years in funding for mental health, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday. The funding wo...
Aug 31, 2021

REAL faces challenging weeks to get ready for Rider game vaccine passports
Roughrider fans will need to prove that they're fully vaccinated or provide a negative COVID test to get into Mosaic Stadium as of Sept. 17, when the Green and White take on the Toronto Argonauts at h...
Aug 31, 2021

Sask. NDP leader wants health minister to resign, Shahab advice to be heeded
The leader of the Saskatchewan NDP is repeating his Friday call for the resignation of the province's health minister, Paul Merriman.In speaking to media on Monday in front of Merriman's Saskatoon off...
Aug 31, 2021

Canada's Zachary Gingras captures bronze in men's 400m at Tokyo Paralympics
TOKYO - Standing on the podium at the Tokyo Paralympics Tuesday, Canada's Zachary Gingras wished his family were in the crowd. The 20-year-old from Markham, Ont., had just won bronze in the T38 men's ...
Aug 31, 2021