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Halifax council to ask Nova Scotia for consultation on strong-mayor powers
HALIFAX - Halifax's city council has directed the mayor to ask the Nova Scotia government for consultation on whether it is considering strengthening his authority. Council voted last week in favour o...
Jul 14, 2025
Lions pounce on Elks 32-14 for second straight win
EDMONTON - Nathan Rourke passed for 345 yards and two touchdowns as the B.C. Lions won the latest clash of the Canadian quarterbacks, emerging with an easy 32-14 victory over the Edmonton Elks on Sund...
Jul 13, 2025
Prince Albert National Park under wildfire emergency alert
Just after 6 p.m. on Sunday, Parks Canada issued a Wildfire Emergency Advisory Alert for Prince Albert National Park.According to the alert, the Buhl Wildfire is currently 40 km from the townsite of W...
Jul 13, 2025
Montreal Lake Cree Nation evacuates priority residents due to wildfire smoke
While there is no immediate danger to the community, leadership at Montreal Lake Cree Nation have issued an evacuation order due to smoke from the fire burning just to the north. "The smoke is fast-mo...
Jul 13, 2025
VIDEO: Venezuela wins Men's World Softball Championship for first time
In the final day of the WBSC Men's World Softball Championships, the team from Venezuela had a chance at redemption that was more than 10 years in the making. Back in 2013, Venezuela lost to New Zeala...
Jul 13, 2025
Canada outlasts Thailand 3-2 in women's Volleyball Nations League
ARLINGTON - The team from the Land of the Smiles went home disappointed after dropping a tough match to Canada in the women's Volleyball Nations League tournament on Sunday. Canada defeated Thailand 3...
Jul 13, 2025
Rodeo winners' circle filled with Albertans at Stampede
CALGARY - Albertans won three of seven events at the Calgary Stampede rodeo on Showdown Sunday. Breakaway roper Shelby Boisjoli-Meged of Langdon, saddle bronc rider Zeke Thurston of Big Valley, and st...
Jul 13, 2025
Nationals take high school shortstop Eli Willits with No. 1 pick in draft
ATLANTA (AP) - The Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma high school shortstop Eli Willits on Sunday night with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball's amateur draft in a selection seen by some as ...
Jul 13, 2025
Blue Jays pick shortstop JoJo Parker with eighth pick in MLB draft
ATLANTA - The Toronto Blue Jays selected shortstop JoJo Parker eighth overall in the first round of Major League Baseball's draft on Sunday. The six-foot-two Parker, 18, attended Purvis High School in...
Jul 13, 2025
Nationals take high school shortstop Eli Willits with No. 1 pick in draft
ATLANTA (AP) - The Washington Nationals selected Oklahoma high school shortstop Eli Willits on Sunday night with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball's amateur draft in a selection seen by some as ...
Jul 13, 2025