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Riders’ offence looks to get things going in final three games of season
With just three games left in their CFL regular season, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are looking to round into form ahead of the playoffs."You always want to be playing your best football in the latte...
Nov 03, 2021

World Series TV viewers up 20% from 2020 but down from 2019
NEW YORK (AP) - World Series television ratings rebounded following the record low set last year. The Atlanta Braves' six-game victory over the Houston Astros averaged 11,750,000 viewers on Fox, the n...
Nov 03, 2021

Alberta's Kenney denies scapegoating chief medical officer for COVID-19 failures
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is rejecting accusations that he is blaming the province's chief medical officer of health for Alberta's failures in the handling of the fourth wave of COVID-19. "The b...
Nov 03, 2021

'Callous and inhumane': Lawsuit filed against Edmonton police for head injury
EDMONTON - A young Indigenous man is suing Edmonton police for an alleged assault that he says put him in hospital for more than a week. Lawyer Heather Steinke-Attia, who is representing Pacey Dumas a...
Nov 03, 2021

Prosecutor: Ruggs drove 156 mph before fatal crash in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was driving at 156 mph with a blood-alcohol content twice Nevada's legal limit before his sports car slammed into the rear of a vehicle th...
Nov 03, 2021

AP Source: Giants C Buster Posey will announce retirement
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey plans to announce his retirement Thursday, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision. The person spoke on condition of ...
Nov 03, 2021

Montreal police officer Roger Fréchette acquitted of sexual assault charge
MONTREAL - A Montreal police officer who was charged with sexual assault following an independent investigation by the province's police watchdog was acquitted Wednesday by a Quebec court judge. Roger...
Nov 03, 2021

Phil Murphy narrowly reelected governor in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy narrowly won reelection Wednesday, eking out a victory that spared Democrats the loss of a second gubernatorial seat. He's the state's first...
Nov 03, 2021

Île-à-la-Crosse RCMP searching for missing couple
UPDATE: Pictures have been provided by the RCMP.The le--la-Crosse RCMP are asking the public for assistance in locating two missing adult individuals. During the morning of Oct. 30, police received a ...
Nov 03, 2021

COVID self-testing kits now available to general public in La Ronge
Rapid self-testing kits for COVID-19 are now available in La Ronge for public use. Communities throughout Saskatchewan began receiving the testing kits last week, but the initial list provided by the ...
Nov 03, 2021