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Ken Miller, beloved former Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach, dead at 82
REGINA - Ken Miller, a beloved former head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, has died. He was 82. The CFL team announced that Miller died Wednesday in Asheville, N.C., after a brief battle with c...
Aug 21, 2024
Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Guatemalan police on Wednesday arrested seven Guatemalans accused of having smuggled 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after b...
Aug 21, 2024
Tornado warning for parts of central Saskatchewan
All eyes are on the sky as forecasters try to predict whether a storm capable of producing a tornado will materialize. Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm that was loc...
Aug 21, 2024
Canadian baseball star Joey Votto announces retirement after 17 MLB seasons
TORONTO - Canadian baseball star Joey Votto is retiring. The 40-year-old first baseman announced his retirement in an Instagram post Wednesday evening. Votto played 17 MLB seasons, earning six all-sta...
Aug 21, 2024
B.C. First Nations life expectancy plunges by 6 years, says report
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia report tracking Indigenous health issues says life expectancy for the province's First Nations people has plunged by more than six years since 2017. The First Nations He...
Aug 21, 2024
Struggling B.C. Lions aim to correct passing game, snap losing skid
SURREY - With his B.C. Lions slogging through a losing skid, Rick Campbell is keeping the CFL season in perspective. Yes, the Lions have lost four games in a row. No, the return of Canadian quarterbac...
Aug 21, 2024
Canada's Pendrith finds groove in late summer, just in time for PGA Tour playoffs
Taylor Pendrith has always been able to find his groove as summer winds down. This year, it's made him the top Canadian in the PGA Tour's playoffs. Pendrith, from Richmond Hill, Ont., tied for fifth a...
Aug 21, 2024
Majority of Proline players backed Lions win in Rourke's '24 debut
Proline bettors were firmly behind Nathan Rourke's return to the CFL last week. Rourke made his '24 debut Sunday night when the B.C. Lions hosted the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. It was Rourke's first CFL g...
Aug 21, 2024
Brazil will restrict entry of some foreign nationals, aiming to curb migration to US and Canada
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreign citizens from Asia seeking refuge in the South American nation as a means to migrate to the United States and Cana...
Aug 21, 2024
Brazil will restrict entry of some foreign nationals, aiming to curb migration to US and Canada
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreign citizens from Asia seeking refuge in the South American nation as a means to migrate to the United States and Cana...
Aug 21, 2024