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Emphatic 4-1 win for Whitecaps over RSL in first game under new interim coach
VANCOUVER - Midfielder Ryan Gauld scored one goal and set up two others as the Vancouver Whitecaps defeated Real Salt Lake 4-1 Sunday night to win their first Major League Soccer game under interim co...
Aug 29, 2021

Last-minute Liegghio field goal gives Blue Bombers thrilling 18-16 win over Stamps
WINNIPEG - Rookie kicker Marc Liegghio made a 45-yard field goal with 37 seconds left in his first CFL start and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Calgary Stampeders 18-16 on Sunday. Calgary vete...
Aug 29, 2021

Ottawa Senators sign backup goalie Filip Gustavsson to two-year contract
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed backup goalie Filip Gustavsson to a two-year deal. The team said in a release Sunday that the first year of the contract is two-ways and worth US$750,000 in th...
Aug 29, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Fort St. John Hospital
FORT ST. JOHN - Northern Health (NH) declared a COVID-19 outbreak on the inpatient unit at Fort St. John Hospital, following lab-confirmed cases among patients and staff on the unit.As of Aug. 28, NH ...
Aug 29, 2021

Russia downs Germany 3-2 at women's world hockey championship
CALGARY - Oxana Bratisheva scored the game winner Sunday as Russia topped Germany 3-2 at the women's world hockey championship in Calgary. Veronika Korzhakova and Anna Savonina also scored for the Rus...
Aug 29, 2021

Prince George RCMP searching for the owner of a rare coin and stamp collection
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP are looking for the owners of a rare coin and stamp collection that was discovered on Aug. 3."We are looking to reunite the owners of this collection with their belo...
Aug 29, 2021

2 Jays homers enough for BerrĂos in 2-1 win over Tigers
DETROIT (AP) - Jos Berros pitched seven strong innings and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tigers 2-1 on Sunday, taking two of three in a low-scoring series with Detroit. Bo Bichette and Kevin Smith ho...
Aug 29, 2021

Edmonton Elks revise number of COVID-19 cases following false positive
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Elks say they have gone three-straight days without recording a new positive COVID-19 test. The news comes a week after Edmonton's game against the Toronto Argonauts, initially...
Aug 29, 2021

A list of milestones in Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister's political career
WINNIPEG - A timeline of major events in Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister's political career: Sept. 15, 1992: Pallister wins a provincial byelection in Portage la Prairie. He is re-elected in 1995 and...
Aug 29, 2021

Excerpts from an interview with Manitoba premier as he prepares to leave office
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has said that he plans to step down Wednesday. Here are some quotes from an interview with The Canadian Press: On low polling numbers: "If you govern with a...
Aug 29, 2021