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Canada's Marco Arop captures second consecutive Diamond League 800 title
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Marco Arop held off Olympic champion Emmanuel Korir to capture his second consecutive Diamond League 800-metre title on Thursday in Lausanne. The 22-year-old from Edmonton, who...
Aug 26, 2021
Dane Evans gets start at quarterback for Hamilton Ticats versus Montreal Alouettes
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats look to Dane Evans to put an end to their losing ways. Evans will make his first start of the season Friday night when Hamilton (0-2) visits the Montreal Alouttes (2-1). Vetera...
Aug 26, 2021
US proceeding with Kabul pullout despite deadly ISIS attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is pressing ahead with the evacuation of Americans and others from Afghanistan after attacks that killed at least 12 U.S. servicemembers and dashed hopes of endin...
Aug 26, 2021
Mandatory masks for NLSD students returning to class
The use of masks will be mandatory for all Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) students. That's according to NLSD's Return to School Plan released Thursday, which states all students and staff will...
Aug 26, 2021
Canadian travellers to United Kingdom not required to quarantine starting Monday
OTTAWA - Canadian travelling to the United Kingdom will not be required to quarantine upon arrival as of Monday regardless of whether they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The British Department...
Aug 26, 2021
Canadian woman stuck in Afghanistan worries she will die as military ends operations
A Canadian woman stuck in Afghanistan says she's worried she will die before she is able to return to her Ontario home and is blaming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The woman, who says her friends cal...
Aug 26, 2021
Province reports another triple-digit day of new COVID-19 cases
Another 158 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported by the provincial government Thursday. This brings the total to 53,004 reported cases; 1,602 cases are considered active and 50,808 cases are ...
Aug 26, 2021
Singh stops in Winnipeg, makes housing promises with Indigenous candidates
WINNIPEG - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh reiterated housing commitments as he made election campaign stops in Winnipeg ridings with significant Indigenous populations. Singh's first stop on the Man...
Aug 26, 2021
PWHPA to hold Dream Gap Tour international showcase tournament in Nova Scotia
TRURO, N.S. - The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association will hold a Secret Dream Gap tour tournament Nov. 12-13 in Truro, N.S. Teams from Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Boston will participa...
Aug 26, 2021
Israeli PM and Biden postpone meeting because of Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett have postponed their White House meeting as Biden focused his attention on dealing with the aftermath of deadly explosi...
Aug 26, 2021